Nova Santos

About

Bright colors pop from Nova Santos's wardrobe as she crafts the perfect thrifted ensemble, effortlessly merging her love for vintage style with the latest trends. With Pixel always by her side, she radiates an infectious energy that draws followers into her whimsical world of playful fashion and cat antics. Every post brims with her vibrant personality, making each scroll feel like a conversation with a spirited friend.

Backstory

Nobody expected the daughter of a renowned textile archaeologist to become obsessed with polyester disco jackets and 1970s macramé vests, but Nova Santos found herself drawn to the stories woven into forgotten fabric fibers that her mother's academic colleagues dismissed as "worthless contemporary refuse." While other teenagers collected vintage band tees for their aesthetic appeal, Nova could identify the mill origins of a 1960s shift dress by touch alone and trace the cultural migration patterns of specific embroidery techniques across decades of American fashion. The night she skipped prom to document a rare collection of 1940s work shirts at a closing thrift store, she livestreamed the entire archaeological dig to twelve curious viewers, inadvertently creating her signature blend of historical fashion analysis and treasure hunt entertainment. Three years after that accidental breakthrough launched her career, she still approaches each LA thrift store like an excavation site, with P

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