In a June 2021 interview with Yahoo!, Jasmine Chiswell revealed what sparked her interest in vintage fashion. "What first attracted me to dressing vintage, it was really just the Old Hollywood actors and watching old movies with my grandma," she explained. "I was like, 'Wow, they look like princesses. I would love just to dress that way.' And at the time I was really insecure."

The content creator also opened up to Yahoo! about her desire to transform her entire closet with retro looks, but hesitated due to fear of judgment. She recounted her first time stepping outside in vintage garb and getting looks because of it. She eventually tossed her fears out of the window, and the rest is history. "It took me some time to build the confidence to dress vintage outside of my house," she admitted (via Yahoo!). "And then I was like, 'Do you know what? This is the way I want to dress and I have to just build my confidence up and just do it.'"

Chiswell told Insider that she scores her vintage finds from all over the world, which inspired her first now-viral TikTok video on how people dressed in different cities during the 50s, including New York, Los Angeles, and Paris. Her follow-up video on more vintage trends from other cities further projected her into the spotlight, while putting retro fashion back on the map.