- Okay, I'm actually starting to like this sweater
a little bit.
I'm like, should I keep this sweater?
No, don't let me say that.
Don't you dare let me say that.
Strike it from the record.
(upbeat music)
- Hi, I'm Jasmine.
- Hi, I'm Merle.
- Hey, I'm Essence.
- And today we're gonna be styling
ugly Christmas sweaters!
- Ow.
- I love Christmas, I start celebrating
right after Halloween, and I listen to Christmas
music until March.
And then, actually, I don't.
I continue listening all year round.
I only get one new Christmas sweater a year,
because I'm a broke (bells).
But last year, I wore the ugliest sweatshirt.
It was so great, I loved it.
The spirit of the season, you know?
- Right.
- No, I don't understand that at all.
I'm worried I'm gonna be like the Grinch
of this video.
I don't dislike Christmas.
My festivities go into little children,
I feel like it's weird when adults love
Christmas so much.
- Yeah, so weird. - Sorry.
- So strange. - It's true.
- I love Christmas.
I take Christmas as an opportunity to bum out.
So, like I'm home with my family,
I'm in Georgia, I look real busted,
and that's what Christmas means to me.
Literally, and Mariah Carey.
'Cause you can't have Christmas without Mariah Carey.
- The whole ugly sweater thing
I think is like the one self-aware thing
Christmas has going for it, it's so cheesy.
But I appreciate that it can make fun of itself.
- I feel like when I wear it,
I just wear it by itself with leggings
or plain jeans, because that's the statement piece.
- [Essence] Right.
- So, to make it part of like an outfit
as just like, to compliment the rest
of the outfit would be hard.
- I also plan on leaning heavily
on like Rihanna for this, 'cause I feel like
she makes ugly things look good.
- How am I gonna be like Rihanna?
- [Merle] But we haven't seen these sweaters yet,
and we're gonna see them for the first time.
- Super excited.
- I'm excited!
- Meh.
- Merle's excited. - Merle, get together!
- [Jasmine] Oh my gosh!
What the (bells) I love it!
Look.
- Yeah, I see it.
- Look.
- I know. - [Essence] I'm into this.
- I actually don't think it's ugly enough.
- [Both] Ohh.
- Maybe cute with a skirt? - It's not bad.
Like a corduroy mini skirt, some tights, some boots.
- Merle's like, it looks better in the trash.
- I'm like (laughs) what are you people talking about?
- [Producer] Merle, are you ready to see yours?
- No.
- [Essence] Oh my god.
- [Merle] It's like a opossum,
it's like ugly cute, you know what I mean?
It's like so ugly it's cute.
I'm gonna be like traipsing around the office
making this sound. - Yes.
- Do I have any thoughts off the bat?
So (laughs) no.
I don't know, man, shorts?
Like, no, I don't know.
I'm gonna have to brainstorm on this, I think.
- [Merle] Oh my god, that's like fashion.
- I'm into it.
'Cause that's actually how I planned
on wearing my Christmas sweater, whatever it was,
it was gonna be a dress.
I was hoping it was kind of oversized,
and I have some thigh high boots
that I'm probably gonna wear with this.
And you girls better get your edges together,
'cause I'm snatching.
- Question.
- Yeah.
- Is this part of the same video?
Is this we style ugly Christmas sweaters,
'cause that's just cute as (bells).
- It's from the same store?
- It's the same store. - Is this yours?
Look at the difference between these.
Okay, well, this is gonna be fabulous,
let's be honest.
You could've made anything look good, though.
- True. - Oh, thank you.
- So, you didn't need this, is what I'm saying.
- So, the rules are, we have to style these,
wear them the entire day, and then take a photo
and post it on Instagram.
So, y'all gotta be cute, 'cause it's goin on the 'Gram.
- I didn't know that was part of the deal.
- Okay, so let's get styling.
(bells jingling)
- Ooh, jingle, oh.
- Oh no!
See, it's cause I'm the Grinch.
- Okay, so I'm gonna try and find a cute outfit
for this ugly sweater, which is really kinda cute.
It's not that bad.
My go-to is to like just feature the sweater,
so I would probably wear this
with a pair of leggings.
This is usually what I would just go for.
It features the sweater perfectly.
I guess...
Ugh, how do I make it cute?
- Hello, official video Grinch here.
I'm gonna try on some outfits with this sweater.
I don't think I'm gonna like any of these,
but I'm gonna do it anyway.
Here goes nothing.
Oh my god.
I hate this thing so much.
No.
I just feel like an embarrassed pet
that somebody dressed up,
and now I have to go out in public.
I'm not into this, I'm not into this at all.
Does that make me grumpy, maybe,
but I'm doing it, aren't I?
I'm doing it anyway.
- Too much.
Too much.
Too plain.
- This is look one, it's the Christmas sweater,
my fringy jeans, and then a booty.
You can't see that well here,
but this is like a matte leather black boot
and this is like a patent leather,
'cause you know, shiny, I was thinking holiday.
So, I don't yet which boot I will wear
if I go with this outfit.
It's very cas, very like, I feel like the cool teacher.
Like, you know, if I worked at a school,
everyone would wanna be in Essence's class.
Like, oh my god, I wanna take Ms. Gant,
she's so cool, like, she wears ugly Christmas sweaters
but she still makes them look cute.
- Can someone tell me what these are?
They ended up in my clothes,
and they definitely don't go with this.
I'm like a drunk sugar plum fairy.
- Okay, I think I found the one.
So, it's pretty simple, it's just a denim skirt.
I tucked in the bottom over here,
so that it looks good, and I'm wearing
these white little platform sandals.
I think it's pretty cute.
("Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy")
So, I put on a corduroy jacket
and look at this.
("Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy")
It looks like I'm wearing like...
A golf ball.
("Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy")
- Yeah, I'm not wearing these.
I don't know what these are.
- All right, y'all, here's look number two
with the boots.
I'm kinda into this.
Like, I actually didn't wanna be,
because I wanted to wear jeans
'cause they're more comfortable.
Those shoes are also more comfortable than these
for walking a long time, because I walk to work
from the train, which is like a 20 minute walk.
Which is not bad, but also like
it's a long time to be walking in
like low-key stripper boots.
- Okay, kinda like this, my bell bottoms.
(jingling)
I can dig it.
'Cause this still feels like me,
and then like, you know, what people
have done to me.
Maybe there's a little rock and roll in this outfit.
Jingle bell rock.
Okay, I hate myself right now.
- Is this too much?
Reasons I don't like it,
it is very top heavy.
This sweatshirt is already like
pom-poms everywhere, and then more fur.
So, it makes me look very huh,
and it makes me feel very huh!
Reasons why I do like it,
it's actually pretty fun.
This is not something I usually wear,
so I feel like, maybe I should
just give it a try because I might be telling myself
I don't like it because I'm just uncomfortable with it.
- All right, guys.
You can't see what I did with my lip.
I decided to mix two colors and give you
like some sparkly (smooching sounds)
holiday goodness.
So, yeah, I'm off to work now.
See you soon.
- Okay, I'm walking onto the Buzzfeed campus right now.
I'm really nervous, 'cause I feel so over the top.
But I'm just gonna own this.
Oh my god, Alaina come here.
I need you to be in this video.
- I saw you approaching and I thought,
oh my goodness.
- [Merle] Yeah,
oh my goodness what? - She is the most festive.
- All right, y'all, so I just spotted
my favorite photographer at the coffee machine,
Taylor, hi.
- [Taylor] Hey.
- Get in real quick.
I wanna ask you, because you have a really good sense
of style, you shoot me a lot,
just your general thoughts about my outfit today.
- It's definitely a lot.
(laughs)
I feel like this would be a good
like KiraKira moment.
Like, if you're gonna use it - [Essence] Ah, yes.
- for social, then a little bling.
Would I wear it to work?
Maybe not.
- Okay, thanks, Taylor, for that beautifully put shade.
- What are you wearing?
You got like animal on you.
- [Jasmine] It's faux fur.
- Oh god.
And then you got this ugly sweater?
- [Jasmine] You think it's ugly?
- Is it supposed to be pretty?
(laughs)
- [Merle] It's ridiculous. - I think it's kinda cool.
You know what'd be banging?
- [Merle] What?
- If it was like...
Can I? - [Merle] Yes, yes, yes.
- [Curly] If it was like, oh wow.
You know?
- A little Christmas delight?
- [Curly] It's very Selena-ish.
I think the secret of style is that you're oblivious
to what you're wearing.
- Thank god for Curly, 'cause he just
tucked this up in a way that I think
makes it look a lot cuter.
Also, he just gave me a hot little piece of advice
for my confidence, just today and any other day,
which is be oblivious to what you're wearing.
If you don't care, nobody else is gonna care.
So, you gotta own it.
That's why confidence is key.
- [Jasmine] What do you think about my outfit?
- I think it's pretty cool.
- [Jasmine] Yeah?
- It looks really cute, though.
- [Jasmine] Yay. - I just wanna keep
touching the balls.
- [Jasmine] I know, everyone keeps trying
to pull on my nubbins.
- You're what?
- [Jasmine] My nubbins.
- So, I just ran into a fellow style icon.
I just called myself an icon low-key,
'cause I said fellow.
But she really is one. - I think you are.
- Thank you.
Can I get your opinion on my outfit today?
- I love it, and I honestly saw it from
down the hall, and you were sparkling
and glittery, and I thought it looked great on you.
But, you rock everything, so I don't know.
- Oh my.
Hugs. - It looks great.
- Oh my good, can you tell that to Taylor?
(jingling)
- [Aria] Oh my lord.
You're dressed as a tree.
(jingling)
Two vibes, right here.
- Okay, Aria's doing this for a different video.
This is now how he normally looks.
- This is how I'm gonna start dressing, though.
- In contrast, we actually are quite the look.
- 'Cause it's two different moods.
- Does this make you happy?
- This makes me very, very happy.
'Cause this is kind of (mumbles), it jingles.
- Yeah.
- And then, this is kind of like it's own little,
it's like a thing. - Thing?
- Yeah, yeah.
- It's like, this is throwback,
this is kind of throwback type sweater.
It looks great, it looks real nice.
- It's nice.
- She always looks good
no matter what she wears. - What did you say?
- Nothing.
- So, overall, you think I did a good job?
- Very, very good. - Festive?
- Yeah, it's very, very sweet.
- [Rachel] Also, Aria, it's Merle and Christmas,
your two favorite things.
- Okay, all right. - Ohh.
- That's a lot. - [Aria] That's true.
- Rachel, all right, cut that.
That can cut.
- Hello again, my friends, we meet again.
I'm finally home.
As you can see, I have stuck to the challenge.
It has been a full day wearing my ugly Christmas sweater
that turned out to be like a favorite in the office.
It kept me very warm and that's a plus,
because I'm in New York, it's very cold.
And I don't know what's going on
with Buzzfeed's infatuation for the air
in the month of November, but it be cold
as all get out in the office.
So, this kept me very cozy, very warm.
All in all, great experience, had fun,
can't wait to see Merle and Jaz's looks.
I'm pretty sure they slayed it, as well.
- After wearing this for a day,
some people liked the jacket, some people didn't,
but I did feel kind of insecure
when a lot people were like,
"oh yeah, you look really bad in that."
But at at the same time,
some people really dug it, you know.
Like, maybe they didn't like it
'cause they weren't used to seeing me
in this kind of style.
But regardless, I think today was really fun.
I would love to wear a Christmas sweater
every single day of the year,
because Christmas is amazing.
- All right, so I made it through the whole day
wearing my sweater (chuckles)
and you know what?
Like any good Christmas movie,
there's been a little bit of a character arc here.
I think I ended up enjoying this
much more than I thought I would.
Mainly because so many people were just so happy
to see me wearing it, it seemed like it
really cheered a lot of people up.
But even though I'm not the most festive person
and even though this is not something
I would do for myself, it seems to have
a very positive effect on my coworkers,
which brings me joy.
So, I guess you could say
this Grinch's heart has grown three times,
because, call me crazy, but I'm into it.
(laughs) I'm into it more than I thought I would be.
Happy Holidays, everyone.
(upbeat music)