(funky music)
- I love the smell of pre-worn clothing in the morning.
Hey guys, it's Diana,
art director at Bustle,
and I am here for another episode of Thrift the Legend,
where we are going to create looks based on style stars
of the past and possibly the future.
We are at Goodwill this week,
and we are so excited.
By we, I mean me and my friend, Bry.
- Look at the hat I found.
- That's great,
but we need to figure out who
we're being inspired by this week.
- I'll just put this to the side.
- Just save it for someone else.
And the envelope, please.
- Ooh, who do you think it's gonna be?
- Someone fabulous.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
- Someone influential.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- Oh my god.
- [Bry] Oh, a gay icon.
- [Diana] It is Elton.
- [Bry] Elton John.
- There's so much to say about Elton.
I think starting with glasses,
ending with sequins.
- [Bry] Furs, colors.
He loves a platform.
Like really nothing is out of bounds with Elton.
- That's true,
but actually I might go like Tiny Dancer Elton.
In my mind, that's like 60s,
like hippie Elton.
I mean, I saw Rocket Man,
so I know everything about him.
- That's where her knowledge begins and ends.
This is going to be an extravaganza,
and I cannot wait.
- Let's go.
(funky music)
Is that Elton?
Maybe.
- [Bry] Something that I love about Elton
is he's just like unapologetically himself,
like since the 70s,
he just started doing whatever he wanted
with like no explanation.
He was like, "Yeah, this is me,"
and he was just kinda like, "I do whatever I want,"
so that's what I want to try and find in the clothes.
- My mission was to find like Blue Jean Baby,
L.A. Lady Elton John,
so I'm gonna go with denim.
Bry is definitely gonna have the sequins on lock.
- I immediately saw sequins,
and I was like, "Yes."
Ooh!
- [Diana] Overalls, overalls, overalls, overalls.
- I also think that something super important
is going to have to be to find some awesome glasses.
(funky music)
This is very like now Elton.
- Fun fact about me,
I was born and raised in a Goodwill.
I spent so much of my childhood shopping with my mom.
We would basically listen to Tiny Dancer
on the way to Goodwill.
That was my childhood.
(funky music)
- Elton loves a pattern.
Ooh, yeah, this is perfect.
Diana, this is like the mother lode over here.
- Oh my goodness.
- See, my normal is Diana's crazy.
- Oh my god.
Bry, would you say this is like modern day Elton?
Like daddy Elton?
- [Bry] Yes. - Yeah.
Also, I want that for my personal collection.
I don't know if the collar's big enough,
but I feel like the color's pretty good.
- Something I like about him is
that he brings sort of that Elton flair,
even when he's dressing down a bit.
He'll do like a patterned shirt,
or a solid colored tie.
(gasping)
- Oh my god, wait.
Actually, I want to keep this one a secret.
But you guys are going to love this.
This is perfect!
(funky music)
How's it going, Di?
- [Diana] I've tried a thousand pairs of jeans.
This is like kissing frogs.
- [Bry] I feel like finding the right pair of jeans
is always like one of the hardest parts.
- [Diana] Oh my god.
I look like a railroad conductor.
- [Bry] I mean, when it comes to Elton,
you can literally wear whatever you want,
because he just broke every rule that existed.
(upbeat music)
- Oh my god.
- I have never felt more right in an outfit.
- You're giving me Elton meets Harry meets Florence Welch.
- She's here.
They're all here.
Okay, these pants.
- [Diana] They're good on you.
- I'm not taking these off.
I'm wearing these out.
- [Diana] Okay, so could we talk about my baseball outfit,
sort of inspired train conductor chic.
- I think it's great.
I mean, I love the denim on denim,
the Canadian tuxedo.
I feel like we need to add like feathers or sequins or fur.
It needs like another something.
Do you have like a fur or anything?
- I mean, weirdly I do.
- Naturally.
Okay.
- Like she's fully fake, faux fur.
- See, that's what you needed.
(imitating playing piano)
You know what I think that we both need though
is jewelry.
- Oh, yes.
- This is fantastic.
- [Diana] Okay, that's very Elton.
Okay, what for me?
- You could definitely do some pearls.
Yeah, that's what you need.
Knight me.
Oh, Elton's a knight, right?
- He's a sir!
- There we go.
Oh, this is embarrassing.
- It's a choker.
Elton loves rings,
so I feel like already,
we are just like perfectly equipped.
- I think I wanna try one more look
that has a little bit more sequins.
- Oh, I have so many looks I want to try.
- Let's go.
- [Bry] Hey, Diana, I kicked the boots out for you.
- [Diana] I'm not Mrs. Incredible.
- [Bry] There we go, teamwork!
Something I love about these pants
is that they don't have any pockets,
which I love the idea of being so fabulous
that you don't have to carry anything yourself.
All right, I'm ready when you are.
- Oh my god!
- This old thing?
- [Diana] That is so Elton.
Is this like a woman's?
- Yes, it's from the DressBarn.
- I am basically just like having fun
with denim at this point,
but I threw on a boot
to just give it that little Elton flair.
- I hate to tell you this,
but you couldn't look any less like Elton John.
We need to find like a vest.
I feel like he loved like a fake fur vest.
Di, I found the perfect thing.
It's right here.
(laughing)
She's not here for my take on it. - Don't make me do it!
Put the vest on!
I feel like that automatically takes it to Elton.
Am I right?
- Okay, let's try my version of Elton.
Yeah, I mean, just layer everything you have.
Cute or insane?
- I think we need to try another look.
- I think you'll be really happy with my last look.
- Well, you can only go up from here.
- The bar has been so low.
- Me, on the other hand.
I've slayed two out of three.
I feel like this is like Elton on like a red carpet.
- [Diana] I'm also doing red carpet Elton.
- Twins!
- Oh my god.
It's so good.
We do match.
Two Eltons.
- [Bry] Look, it's like we're on a red carpet together.
- Look at the jacket.
- Oh, this is quite.
I feel like he also loves a tiger.
That is unconfirmed.
- Will you just look at these loafers?
I'm obsessed with these.
This is kinda just like what you wear to work everyday, so--
- Honestly, again,
like I feel like at home in this.
Literally, like Elton John,
I take this off, Blanche Devereaux.
- I don't think I won the Elton challenge, per se,
but we're kinda all winners in the end, aren't we?
- I think that we can both agree
that you did not win.
- Elton's style was a lot harder to embody than I thought.
I think I wanted to be
a little bit more wearable with my looks.
A little bit more of just an accent of Elton,
versus full-blown,
but I think next time,
maybe I'll just take one piece
and cherry on top, like these glasses.
- Shall we do a catwalk?
(funky music)
- [Diana] We learned a lot trying out
different vibes from Elton.
I think Bry had a lot of success with sequins, and--
- I can't resist a sequin.
- [Diana] Some flowy-ness.
- [Bry] Furs.
- [Diana] Furs. - Fake, of course.
- [Bry] I mean, I feel like we really killed it.
- We just want to shout out Goodwill.
Thank you so much for letting us take over your store,
and the best part about it
is that everything we buy here today
is going to go to a good cause.
Goodwills of New York and New Jersey, we love you.
- And don't forget to like and subscribe.
- There'll be a new episode every week.
See what we come up with next.
- See you next time.