![]() But whatever, I always say that, you know, you do laundry for people that you love. Patric: What I always say, and I say it, you know, in a shameless plug for my book. Has that always been the way you've approached things? Like there was a reason, she wasn't just cleaning it for the heck of it. Was it the quilt or whatever? But she talked about it, she wanted to give it to her daughter. And you know what I particularly appreciated was there was that little wrinkle, which we'll talk about the bomber jacket moment when you're live filming.īut the stories that came out from it, and your care that I think the woman. I was like, "I know him." And that was so exciting. Implying that in 1933 she truly did spend $100,000 a year on clothes.īob: And she probably didn't have a dry cleaner then I would imagine.īob: Well, I have to get to your series, which premiered just a few nights ago on Discovery+ and HGTV. It was said in 1933 she had to have spent $100,000 a year on clothes to be named Best-Dressed Woman in the World. So it was kind of a fascinating thing.Īnd so, you know, if I'm going to open vintage clothes and say that my vintage clothes are the best vintage clothes, why not name the store after the Best-Dressed Woman in the World? So, you know, her husband was the richest man in the world. And her Sapphire sits next to the Hope Diamond. So when I was studying in college, and I was looking in labs, I mean, I was looking at her oak couture, you know, wardrobe, she left her jewelry to the Smithsonian. And when she died, she left her wardrobe to the University of Kentucky. She was from Lexington, and she was the first American woman to be named Best-Dressed Woman in the World in 1933. Patric: So it's named Mona Williams because as I said, I went to the University of Kentucky. So the name of your store, where did you get that from? Now I need to go back to your store for a minute because I passed over one of my notes that I'd written. So you shouldn't have these things in your closet or in your life that you're afraid of.īob: I love that idea. So if you want to wear your Tuxedo jacket to McDonald's, and you spill ketchup on it, no biggie. So nothing goes to the dry cleaner and nothing is off-limits. But I teach you everything because I believe that everything you own can be washed. So I have to kind of hold it till the end. So I'm afraid if I do it early, that, you know, then people are no longer interested. But it's the thing everybody wants to know. You learn about how to sort your clothes, wash them, dry them, and then stains. Patric: So at Laundry Camp, you basically learn how to do your laundry from beginning to end. So, you know, events are part of what draw people to you. But you have to listen to this.īob: Okay, good. Jill Renslow?īob: See, listen to the next episode. And, in fact, my next guest is going to be an SVP from Mall of America. So it kind of has held its own probably better than some of my counterparts.īob: Well, that's good to hear. But, you know, I mean, the Mall, it's kind of an entity. My store, we have a ton of locals because, like laundry product, you know, we get a local following. You know, obviously, we're, you know, tourism-centric. Patric: The last year has been interesting. And then I opened my own store.īob: And since you brought that up, I know you're at the Mall of America and you've been there for a while. And then, you know, from there, I've worked for a furrier. And so then from there, I moved to Lexington to go to the University of Kentucky and I worked for McAlpin's. They were bought by Belks a few years ago. And then I worked.īob: Haven't we all worked for profits? What is Proffitt's? So when I wanted to get my sort of first job while I was in college, I wanted to work in a department store. ![]() And I loved clothes ever since I was, you know, a wee lad. I want to hear, so how did you start out in retail, Patric? Well, Patric has been with SalesRX, my online retail sales training program, for a while. But, you know, you're kind of my retail idol, so I'm pretty excited to be here.īob: You're the best. I'm actually kind of starstruck, so I'm going to get through it. I am so excited to talk to you today, Patric. ![]() In this podcast I get to talk with Patric Richardson, author of Laundry Love and host of a new series on Discovery+ and HGTV about his background in retail, starting his store Mona Williams in the Mall of America, and his new show The Laundry Guy.īob: Congrats on your new show.
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