- I'm sick as (beep), and I was happy in these clothes
and dancing around.
(upbeat music)
- Today we're gonna try some pieces
from Tracee Ellis Ross's line collab with JCPenney.
- Oh, we're so excited.
- I love Tracee because she is not afraid to try new colors,
new styles.
- She did not forget about any body type or size or height.
She really kind of designed for everyone.
- Tracee Ellis Ross, she's a friend.
She is a mom figure.
She is an icon.
- She's always dressed really, really well.
I love how she can go for like casual like cool mom
to like business woman, and she does it
like very seamlessly.
- This clothing line is a powerful example for black women
of like what they can do for themselves.
There's something that you want to see out in the world
like you can create it.
- When I was a little girl I'm thinking of clothing lines,
I couldn't name you one that was like a woman of color
or that extended to like all the sizes.
And now that there are little girls that can refer
to Tracee Ellis Ross and like in a main store
that's all across America too is insane to me.
- I'm really excited to try these clothes on.
I can't wait.
- Yeah, let's go get these looks.
- Yes.
- I love this outfit personally.
This is chill.
As a plus size woman, they're like don't make things
look baggy on you, and this is like so overly baggy
that it's like a look.
I would be avant-garde as fuck with my makeup.
Put on a barret and live my life.
- I decided to go with the sequence top because I thought
that it would like fit me better.
And I feel like this is a very
like Tracee Ellis Ross outfit.
- I agree.
It's like you're here to party,
but I can get business on you.
- Yes, I can talk about mergers and acquisitions.
Yes, I can.
- Comfy.
- How cute.
- Yes.
- I feel so adult right now
like matching head-to-toe, same print.
Like oh yes, I am glamorous.
I go to sleep with my life put together.
Who cares if I had cereal for dinner?
- The first thing that caught my eye were these sparkles.
- Is this giving me disco vibes?
Like a feel like a disco ball.
- Yes, I think it's really cool how we have two different
kind of vibes going on.
Like I have my little TER, Tracee Ellis Ross, pumps on.
I have on the dress, and then you have like more
of a cas-like hipster look.
- I like it.
It's super fun.
I wouldn't typically wear this.
I feel like it's very form fitting.
I feel like my butt is a little smooshed,
and I'm not wearing --
- I think you're tripping.
I think your ass looks great.
- Thank you.
- I think I do like it.
I think my ass, duh, looks great.
I really love how long it is.
I've never had a body kind of dress that does that.
It's a little like obviously we need to get over
that it's tight to our bodies, whatever.
If it's there, you're meant to see it so I'm feeling it.
- It's so long, but I love that you're taller, and you get
like a little bit of lag.
- But see to me, yours is like a fashionable long.
Like 'cause usually dresses would like stop
a little bit higher if they're long on you,
or they go extremely long on you.
Like it's just enough of your shoe.
- What a fun design.
- I love the color so I think I would wear this ensemble.
I would belt it with a white belt,
and I'd wear some really nice heels.
- This is like such a great like power, work dress.
It's very put together.
It's a fun design, but also like great with sandals
on vacation, going out to dinner.
It's so versatile which I think is fantastic.
- And fluid.
- Yeah.
Switch up the shoe.
You got it.
Like I should be wearing this on Easter to church
with the fam.
Like this is like perfect dress all around.
- I feel like the most stylish person on Capitol Hill.
- I am really into the fact that you can wear the blazer
without a tank top underneath.
I feel like that's awesome.
I feel very in control of my sex and my sexuality.
I also would say I'm pleasantly surprised
by the shoulder pads.
I do a lot of thrifting, and I see a lot of shoulder pads
from the 80s.
And they're very like usually like they take
over the entire outfit.
- It's like --
(whooshes)
- Yeah, it's like look at me.
I'm power business.
Don't (beep) with me in this boardroom.
But this is more tailored to my waist so I feel
like I'm still giving off don't (beep) with me
in the boardroom.
Don't interrupt me in the boardroom, but I also look sexy.
- We did it.
- Yeah, we did, and it was such a blast.
- Yes, I am thoroughly pleased with both of the outfits
that we tried on.
I think my favorite was the gold dress.
- My favorite was actually the one I was most scared
of which is this suit.
I just love the way the pants fit, and I never wear pants.
But I'm like I think I need to run out and get some pants.
- Yeah, they're an excellent wide leg.
- I feel great.
Everything was so good.
Everything like fit exactly how I wanted it to,
and I felt super like powerful in it.
- I felt very fashionable, yet I feel like I could,
I could go out and like have drinks with people.
But I could like go to the office.
Like I felt like it was a versatile.
- I actually am someone who usually shies away from prints
and patterns, but like I really love these patterns.
I don't know.
You can't help but like smile when you see them.
- I know when Tracee's gonna do something,
she's gonna do it right.
And her personality and what she represents is
that of inclusiveness.
So I just knew that this was going
to be a perfect fit for everybody.
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