- My body influences my style tremendously.
It doesn't hold me back from my style,
but it definitely influences what I'm able to actually buy,
what I'm actually able to wear.
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- I'm here today to try on ASOS' men's plus collection.
- The problem that I have with clothing is that
I have an hourglass figure, which is not something that men
would usually associate, I think, with masculine bodies.
- Clothing companies assume the wider you are,
the taller you are.
So because I am both short and wide, nothing truly fits.
Even this jacket is too long on me.
- My biggest problem is pants
fitting my thighs and my butt,
because the men's pants typically aren't made for that.
- I love my body. (laughs)
I love my curves, I love everything about my body.
- I do most of my shopping in store,
because I can pretty much see the size
and I can know what will fit.
I am truly afraid of ordering online.
- Shop at a lot of thrift stores.
I find shopping in person to be
a really stressful experience
when you know that a lot of the standard styles
don't fit your body.
I try to avoid shopping, to be honest.
- Hi. - Hi.
- I'm Chrissy. - Nice to meet you.
- I pulled some pieces from ASOS' new
plus size collection for men.
Do you wanna check it out?
- Uh, yeah.
- [Chrissy] What vibe are you goin' for today?
What are you feelin'?
- I just wanna go out of my comfort zone today.
My personal style is basically just a lot of black,
more so in recent years since I've gained weight.
Just 'cause I try to kind of hide myself,
as opposed to be visible to everyone else.
- [Chrissy] Anything drawing you in?
- I really like the color pallette for starters.
These are all colors that I definitely already wear.
- [Troy] That's an XL. - [Chrissy] That looks tiny.
- That looks like a medium.
- I typically wear a skinny jean,
unless they're a material like this.
Just because, you know, I work hard for my legs.
I wanna show them.
- Maybe some denim, I think--
- Maybe all denim. (laughs)
- I could, yeah. - [Chrissy] Yeah?
- I actually love this look.
I'm pleasantly surprised with how the jacket fits.
It's a little bit small, but it still looks really great.
I feel comfortable, but I also feel very fashion-forward,
confident, the pants fit really well.
I like very fitted pants so these looks really great on me,
and this shirt is a perfect size to go with this more
tailored jacket feel.
- I play with the fluidity of clothing so
I could be really feminine one day,
or really masculine one day,
so this look would definitely fit into my wardrobe.
I would wear this jacket over maybe like a black crop.
I really like it this way too.
I'm really feelin' it.
- I'm comfortable wearing denim,
but I usually go for something a little more fitted,
and it's nice to try a different style and
I think, pull it off.
The clothes made me feel a little bit uncomfortable at first
because I wasn't used to the way these fit on me.
But having seen the photos of myself,
I'm super, super into how I look.
So it's a really liberating experience, actually.
- I don't know, I just feel really shocked
by how much I love this look.
I think I look amazing, to be honest.
I didn't wanna be seen, but now I feel more comfortable
you know, just living loudly.
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- I hate being in front of the camera.
I am much more comfortable behind the camera.
I feel like I've kind of pushed through a fear that I had,
and ended up with something that I feel really great about.
So it was really fun.
- If I could change anything, I would say,
just more consistency in the sizes.
This is a 3 XL, and it doesn't fit like a 3 XL,
it fits more like a 2 XL.
So I guess I wish it was just a little bit bigger,
so that it was actually a little bit more oversize on me.
- You know, you wanna look a little different,
have a different type of appeal every day.
I really, really enjoy this particular look.
- I'm like, "Oh, I shouldn't wear that,
"I shouldn't be seen in that."
But now I think I should be, you know?