We are happy to have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Hector Quintanilla, founder at CEO of Archived Dreams, a well-established source of vintage fashion inspiration(and now also online store), followed by the likes of Highsnobiety, Jerry Lorenzo, Mike Amiri, and Virgil Abloh(RIP), just to name a few. Hector speaks about his upbringing, how he founded and grew Archived Dreams, and also ideas he wants to see in the world.    

CHAPTERS 

00:00:00 INTRO

00:01:27 CHILDHOOD AND UPBRINGING 

00:09:43 FASHION BEGINNINGS

00:14:08 THE START OF ARCHIVED DREAMS 

00:16:52 CREATING AN ONLINE STORE 

00:23:07 KEYS TO GROWING AN INSTAGRAM PAGE 

00:31:30 FAVORITE DESIGNERS 

00:48:05 VINTAGE FASHION 

00:51:20 ADVICE FOR GROWING COMMUNITIES 

00:54:10 THE FUTURE OF VINTAGE 

00:57:56 MEANING BEHIND "ARCHIVED DREAMS" 

01:01:54 HECTOR'S DESIGNS 

01:09:06 SUSTAINABILITY 

01:10:31 BUILDING A CHAIR 

01:12:52 VISION 

01:19:28 "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE?" 

01:22:34 BUILDING IDEAS - 3D PRINTING TEXTILES 

01:31:42 THOUGHTS ON YOUNG PEOPLE CREATING IN DIFFERENT MEDIUMS 

01:46:06 WHAT DOES DYFRENT MEAN TO YOU? 

01:48:13 A MESSAGE FROM J 

01:49:34 OUTRO   

Check out Hector: 

Instagram: @archived.dreams 

Instagram: @archived.dreams.studio 

Instagram: @archived.dreams.store 

Instagram: @hector.quint 

Youtube: Archived Dreams 

Website: archiveddreams.com