- Honestly, I got this in the mail and I opened it
and I was like, "What?"
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- Let's take a look.
- Wait a minute.
- We have a gray hoodie.
- It's pretty soft on the inside.
It feels like a nice cozy blanket.
- I feel like this is so just plain
that people are gonna be expecting a lot.
I'm therefore nervous.
- I'm loving this 'cause living in Portland,
street style is the go to style to wear.
- I love a good hoodie, but I feel like a quick DIY
would really make this pop.
- I typically don't wear hoodies, I don't know why.
- What I love about hoodies
is that they are such a blank canvas.
- I think I only own one hoodie and I cropped it,
so my goal is definitely to avoid cutting it.
- Now, as a Floridian, I don't know what this is.
I don't know how to style this.
I'm just very confused by long sleeves and hoods.
- She's a closet basic but a necessity.
We need her for winter.
- I'm just questioning if I have anything in my closet
that could go with this hoodie,
and it's making me honestly a little nervous.
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- Okay, I'm going to tie dye the hoodie.
I have my color here
and I'm going to just cover half of the hoodie.
It wasn't the smartest idea to choose red.
It looks like I just got out of a horror movie honestly.
Now I am going to do the process again,
but I'm going to mix another color.
I will wait until tomorrow to wash it and dry it
and see the results.
This is the result.
The hoodie turn out pretty good.
I mean, I love the color combination.
- My initial reaction is gonna be
to go with some gray jeans.
One of my go-to styles is a hoodie
with a jean jacket over it.
What I'm thinking is monochrome look.
Now the question is, do I wanna put a flannel
over the hoodie, because it's fall?
Maybe this black and gray with black jean jacket over that.
My favorite part about outfits is accessorizing.
I am an accessory snob.
So soft on the inside.
I actually really love this outfit.
All right, let's see what else we can do.
I'm thinking houndstooth suiting over this gray hoodie.
What do y'all think?
I would definitely wear this any and everywhere.
I am loving this.
- As you can see, this is the hoodie.
I have some shorts underneath.
This is actually my boyfriend's jacket.
I really like the look of overlaying hoodies with outerwear.
Here's another look.
I actually like this too.
I threw on a bucket hat and then shorts
and then this belt, and then tucked the hoodie in
and it kinda looks like it's a cropped hoodie.
I look like I'm gonna dance or something.
This is a super basic outfit.
I have sweats on.
Basically with any clothing item,
you can bunch it up, and then instead of tying it,
you can tuck it under your bra.
I wore a bra specifically to show you all.
Boom, look at that.
Wow, fashion.
- I have the hoodie on and it's pretty long.
This is actually lower than my crotch.
I could definitely make this into a skirt
and then the top half into a cute cropped hoodie,
but also this is a styling challenge,
so I don't necessarily have to DIY everything I do.
Okay, styling wise, this is definitely an option.
I love this jacket so much.
The funny thing is, I don't hate this look.
It's very comfortable, it's very baggy.
The jacket kind of steals the show.
I need my hoodie to become Beyonce.
I need her to pop out of Destiny's Child
and just be the center of attention,
and right now, she's kinda fading in the back.
So I did a thing.
I have started to cut.
So now this is a crop top.
What I'm really happy about
is the space I have for the skirt.
These are the materials I think I'm going to incorporate.
I have this waistband thing.
I can put that here to really make it an elastic waistband.
Beyonce's stylist, Marni, came out with a collection
of Barbie dolls that are so badass, and I love this.
I feel like I can fit some of it onto the hoodie.
I am so happy with how this is turning out.
I got my Barbie girls on here.
I found more random fabric in my house.
I added some of it and then I went a little bit crazy.
I added this fabric all on the hood.
- Dang!
Two aesthetics that I think could really fit
with the gray hoodie are the Y2K aesthetic
and the model off duty look.
Those are really trending and hot right now.
We shall see, we shall see.
What I'm thinking of doing
is putting a few graphics on this.
I'm gonna create a design via Adobe Illustrator,
print it out, iron it on, and then I have to find an outfit.
This is gonna be the back design.
I envision it to be a huge color block
on just the back of the hoodie,
and then for the sleeve design,
I envision this to trail along the left arm
and then I envision this
to be on the wrist of the right arm.
Let's hope for the best.
So now I printed the stuff
and my printer had a little hard time
accepting the iron-on printer paper.
We'll figure it out.
I'm really nervous.
I can always just turn the hoodie inside out.
My arm is getting sore.
Switch.
The glitchiness, the patchiness that I was worried about,
I actually really like what it did.
I added some accents to the sleeves, as well as the back,
and I really feel like these asymmetric square designs
really add a little extra uh to the outfit.
- I have no idea how I wanna style it yet,
but I do know that I wanna draw all over it
and I think the way that I draw on it
will inform the way that I style it.
This is the only gray sweatshirt I will ever wear.
I went with more of a low-key street wear vibe
for this outfit.
Let me get a beanie.
- I'm just gonna figure out different layers
I can wear with it.
Maybe I can wear a collared shirt underneath
or maybe I can layer a jacket on top of this.
I'm pulling out this overall skirt,
because I feel like it could be cute
to wear the hoodie underneath this.
I've also seen people wear hoodies under blazers.
I also have this really oversized denim jacket.
I'm trying on the hoodie with the overall skirt combo,
and it's not bad, but I don't know if I actually like it
as much as I thought I would.
So I'm trying on the hoodie tucked into a skirt
and with this oversized denim jacket on
and I actually really like it.
I'm wearing the hoodie
underneath this oversized leather jacket, dark denim
and with my Docs, and I really like it
but I don't know if it's my favorite.
We're close.
- I don't own a hoodie in my wardrobe at all,
but as far as making this cute,
I have no idea where to go with this.
I wanted to try on the hoodie first to get some inspiration
for how I'm gonna style this.
Thinking maybe going like a Kim Kardashian-esque route
because she just wears biker shorts and hoodies
and things you wear to the gym,
but then somehow she makes it look really fabulous.
Paired the hoodie with some leather leggings and heels
and it's just not looking Kardashian to me.
It's looking like 2 am in the Walmart.
After the club, I got cold, I threw on this hoodie.
Okay, so I went ahead and put on a corset belt.
I think it's definitely more flattering, that is for sure.
I'm still not loving it.
Part of me wants to take my scissors to this.
So I have my scissors.
I'm debating whether I'm going to cut this
into a cropped hoodie,
or I've seen those kind of above the chest
hoodies and long sleeves.
Here's the cropped look.
I actually think it's way cuter,
but it's just still pretty basic.
So I think I'm just gonna go all the way
and cut to the top.
There's no going back, so I really hope it's cute.
- Does this not scream 2020 to you?
Is this not the entire mood of the year?
I started to pull a couple of options.
I've got this green snakeskin skirt
that I think could be interesting underneath.
I just love this coat so much.
I like any excuse to wear it.
In theory, I think I like what's starting to happen,
but it just feels like grandma threw this on
to go to the grocery store,
which kind of is who I am as a person.
Okay, this time I threw on that jacket that I loved.
I think these old Prada eyebrow glasses are gonna be the one
because they're really freaky.
I'm thinking we're gonna go really heavy with gold jewelry.
I've got this funny little smiley face watch
and maybe this little sword could protect me.
So I thought I was done,
and I really want to paint the hoodie.
I've got a whole setup on the floor here with a tarp.
This could be so bad or so good.
- You know, I feel like we're gonna see it all,
whether it's tie dyed, cropped, cut, a two piece,
it's turned inside out.
I am going to attempt to keep this in this condition.
What I'm dealing with right now
is that I wanna put these jeans with it,
they're boyfriend jeans,
and then I have an oversized black shirt.
It's a very 90s vibe that I'm trying to pull off
because there's a fine line as a plus person
where you're wearing oversized clothes
and it looks fashionable,
or you're wearing oversized clothes
and it doesn't look fashionable.
You know, it's whatever.
I'm gonna see if I can tuck it in.
Do I look like Miss Trunchbull?
(laughs)
I don't know if this is an indoors look.
Ooh.
Oh wait, (laughs)
I'm kind of sad that I'm wearing this and that I like it.
Honestly, the Midwest jumps out.
This might seem basic to some people,
but this isn't what I wear.
I can't end here.
I will get dragged.
- [Janna] I ended up pairing my hoodie with a black skirt
and cropped the hoodie by tucking it underneath my bra.
For accessories, I'm wearing simple silver earrings
and this body harness chain to give the look some more edge.
Finally, I'm wearing my intense platform boots
to smash the patriarchy with.
And overall, I think it looks pretty badass.
- [Bianca] For my look, I wore the colorful hoodie
with leggings, a T-shirt and white boots.
And to add an extra pop of color,
I added the organza scrunchie
because I'm obsessed with it.
I will definitely wear it a lot.
- [Heather] I decided to pair the gray hoodie
with a houndstooth suit set, with a double breasted blazer,
because I felt like this really elevated the hoodie
to a more unique style, and I absolutely love this outfit.
- [Vivian] I turned my hoodie into a DIY two piece set
with a cropped hoodie top and a hoodie skirt.
These Barbies were designed by Beyonce's stylist, Marni.
They are so fierce, so confident and so stylish.
I can't believe I made it.
- [Kaiti] I like to call this the baby child
between my Y2K aesthetic and my street wear aesthetic.
I'm also a huge color coordinator, so I matched my tank
to my Gucci bag, as well as DIY ironed
these black squares onto the gray hoodie
so that it channels the black on my wide leg pants.
Overall, I freaking love this outfit.
- [Megan] I spent three hours drawing fun designs
all over the hoodie,
then paired it with ripped light wash denim pants,
white Air Force Ones, a chain necklace and a blue beanie.
This gray hoodie has inspired me
in ways that I didn't imagine possible,
and it might be the reason I go buy more
weird, ugly-ish basics and just make them custom.
- [Tamerra] For my outfit, I went ahead and DIY-ed
the sweatshirt to sit above the chest.
I paired it with a black lace camisole
and a black leather skirt, as well as some Nike's
to kind of go with the casual vibe.
I'm actually so pleased with how this came out.
I feel way cooler than I actually am.
- [Michelle] For the hoodie, I ended up pairing it
with an oversized blue denim jacket, preppy plaid skirt,
my chunky white FILAs and a pair of gold rimmed glasses
to match some of the details on my jacket.
It has this whole "I'm going to the library" vibe
that just really appeals to me.
- [Tayler] For my final look, I ended up splatter painting
the hoodie with some watered down acrylic paint.
I paired it with these wide leg jeans
and I've got my shiny red coat
with even shinier red boots to match.
For accessories, I tied a vintage satin scarf around my neck
and I added several pieces of gold jewelry.
- [Jazzmyne] When I first saw the sweatshirt,
I knew that I wanted to try to preserve it.
Then I found my oversized black shirt.
I put on a silver chain on the jeans.
I also put on my big hoops and my glasses
and I think it's dope.
I'm honestly gonna wear it.
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