- Oh my gosh,
someone's going to look at my (beep).
The children are going to run screaming.
(lounge music)
- Growing up, I've always been an athlete.
And most of my strength comes from my thighs.
So, I should be proud of them.
But in high school,
I was kind of made to feel like
having a muscular physique was
something to be ashamed of.
- I love my legs.
I think they are strong.
I think they are powerful.
I think they are beautiful.
But I have had very much insecurities
around wearing things that are extremely short.
- I'm actually someone who
doesn't have a lot of insecurities about my body,
but I would say that
I don't show my legs as much love.
My legs, to me, aren't the things that like
I'm paying attention to.
- Up until maybe two years ago,
I was always a skirts girl because
skirts kind of flowed over my hips
and over my thighs.
And when it came to shopping,
it was always harder for me to find pants that fit
than some of my smaller friends.
- First when I was a child,
my parents were like,
you wear a dress or you wear a skirt,
you wear spandex like shorter shorts underneath it,
so nobody can be seeing your ass.
Because you are taller,
you are fuller.
- So, for three days we are going to be
styling our outfits
to show off our legs.
Each day,
there's going to be a little added challenge
to push us further
into embracing our legs.
- Now it's time to go shopping. Let's go!
(lounge music)
- The first place that I am going to
is called Girlfriends.
So they have these skorts,
but this is also very small.
I probably haven't worn a skort since
I was in 3rd grade.
Immediately I'm going to pretty little thing.
- [Vivian] So I'm going to go to a thrift store
and try and be a little bit more sustainable.
I'm also going to check out
a small black owned business I love, Risk 22.
I don't even know where to start,
everything is so freaking cute.
I didn't even see this one online, but oh my gosh.
I feel like that's going to show my thighs
and like make me feel really confident and pretty.
This one is definitely more in my comfort zone.
Only thing is it covers too much of my thigh.
Which is like, not the point.
(cash register sound)
- So I am looking for a skirt,
maybe something in color.
I really like this one.
It's very different for me.
And I like the color
and it looks fun.
- I'm looking for a short dress.
It's kind of sheer-ish.
It is short!
I would not wear this.
I would be like, oh my gosh,
someone's going to look at my (beep).
- This is my thrift haul.
I got these overalls.
It's short shorts, it's bright white,
it's going to be a total look,
I have nothing like this in my closet.
So I also have this item
and it was $7.99.
I love this skirt.
And I think because it's a thicker fabric,
they'll make me feel more comfortable.
So I found this,
it's actually a pajama set.
But I think that'll look really cute
just as like, regular clothes.
So, I'm going to get it.
- [Jazzmyne] So these shorts,
I don't think I would ever wear,
just because I'm like,
I cannot pull those off.
This is damn-near denim underwear.
You can see the butt.
- We're here, let's go!
- Day 1 of styling my insecurities
and I am on my way to my friend's pop-up shop.
And I'm nervous.
- I'm excited-ish.
This is very chill.
It's a little skort.
This is going to be a casual look, I'm pretty sure.
I'm always a little, like, apprehensive
when I'm wearing something so short.
This is all on me, you know?
This is just like a internalized (beep) on myself.
- This is short, but I think it's cute.
The fit is like kind of distracting from the fact that
I am going to be showing a lot of skin.
- The legs.
- [Kate] Yup!
Giving us everything that we need.
- [Jordan] I have gotten a lot of compliments.
- Okay, we are shopping.
Nobody's been looking at me or anything.
I'm assuming they're used to this amount of ass.
The only other assumption is that
I'm just wild in my thoughts.
- I've been getting a lot of stares.
Even though I've been self-conscious about my thighs,
I think it's mostly been because my outfit's cute.
And I just have to remind myself that
it's fine I don't have a thigh gap
and my thighs rub together when I walk,
because I'm a human and that's what humans have.
We have thighs.
- It's the end of the day.
I felt honestly mostly like
my skirt was going to show my butt,
but I was less insecure about my legs
than I thought that I would be.
- I have been editing my outfit all day long
to distract myself from my thighs being out.
I've put this on.
I've had this as a necklace.
I've had this as a bracelet, I've taken it off.
I've put this on, I've taken it off.
I wish I could just be free
and not care so much about it.
And it still gets to me,
even though I feel like I'm empowered
and I wear whatever I want.
But I feel like this has been a step in the right direction.
- This little skort was easier
to wear than I thought it was going to be in public.
Didn't really get any stares.
It's all a lot in my head.
And a lot of internalized fat phobia.
- I can't wait for tomorrow, Day 2.
- [Vivian] This is my day 2 outfit.
I think because it's so summery and flirty,
I will ignore the fact that I have a lot of thigh meat out.
I hit up Carolina and I was like,
girl let's go get coffee or something.
I haven't been to this place.
Being exposed in a new place
and now also standing on the side of the road
that people watching me blog,
definitely don't feel super comfortable.
- I am wearing my dress.
We're going to go to dinner.
I'm excited,
but I am extremely nervous.
Just to think about what people
could be saying about me.
I'm going to do my best to stay positive.
I'm in the dress.
I'm in the outfit.
The boots, I'm going for it.
- We're here and I just got a rush of like,
lets leave!
- I just spent several hours at the hairdresser
for my birthday.
It was a new hairdresser,
not someone that I
have ever been to before.
I was in a new environment
in my shorts.
I was a little stressed,
but it was very manageable.
- There's people out and about,
so let's see if I can stay comfortable.
- [Vivian] It's Carolina!
- Tomorrow's my birthday and I'm really excited.
I'm going to wear my 3rd day outfit,
new shorts set.
- Alright, we went to dinner.
I was a little bit nervous
when I got up to go to the bathroom,
but everything was okay.
The back of my thighs have like
the worst, like leg impression
from the bench. So that's not fun.
- One man walked past me and said that I looked great.
And then another man walked past me
and then like rolled his eyes.
So I'm no longer talking to men.
- I think it was a bit more comfortable in this romper
because it's more flowy.
The negative self-talk is kind of slowing down a little bit.
I'm thinking less about the fact that
my thighs are out.
I feel really confident in this outfit.
And I got a lot of compliments,
there were a lot of baes out in the coffee shop.
Sometimes it's nice.
- It's my birthday!
And I'm wearing my new outfit!
And it looks so good!
Right, Luna?
Luna, look at my outfit.
Do you like it? Blink one for yes.
Blink!
She likes it!
- I'm going to meet up with Vivian.
We are going to be taking pictures for each other
because that is challenge.
This is the outfit.
This is honestly
more of a look than I thought it was going to be.
I'm actually kind of digging it.
Yeah, I like it.
Let's look.
But these are my cheeks.
(smacking)
- So I'm going to put together
like a really cute outfit,
I'm meeting up with Jazz
so we can take these photos together.
- I remember being in high school
and being a cheerleader,
getting dressed code violations.
I'm literally wearing the same
cheer uniform as the other cheerleaders.
They were not the same size or the same race as me.
I was the only dark skinned thick chocolate one.
So sometimes I wondered
if that had to do with it.
- So I'm walking down the street with these shorts on.
I am very self-conscious.
Going to take some cute pics
and we have to post them.
And then I'm going to get my tattoo.
- This is my look.
I have a red accent purse to go with my all white outfit.
I have these earrings, which I got from Nigeria.
I think this is cute.
- My thighs are still slapping together.
It's okay, maybe they slap so much they'll make a music.
- I love this outfit so much.
I took this picture at dinner.
Honestly, I'm just really excited to post the picture,
I think I look really cute.
[Jordan] Wearing clothes that fit you
and make you feel good,
for shorts like I have like a larger butt.
Sometimes I feel like I have to like cover it, you know?
But these shorts, like, so I didn't feel as insecure.
I didn't feel like, oh my God,
something's going to show
or people are going to judge me like,
my entire feeling about it has changed.
- Me and Vivian are here!
- With our thighs out!
- Yes, look at them! Look at them!
(groovy lounge music)
- I couldn't pick between the photos.
So I made kind of like a, a reel.
Okay, we're going to do this.
So I'm looking at my Instagram
and everything is so positive.
It's a lot of heart eyes, it feels good.
I mean, I do show my body on Instagram a little bit.
Just not necessarily highlighting my thighs.
- I think it is so special that
this week specifically I've been pushing myself
to let go of the rules
that I set up for myself
and it ending with a tattoo on my leg,
I absolutely love.
- This experience was really fun.
I loved wearing things that I don't usually.
The more comfortable the clothes are that you're wearing,
the more comfortable you're going to feel in general.
- I'm going to continue wearing short stuff because I can!
We're all allowed to!
Big thighs coming through!
(funky lounge music)