Hello, friends! and welcome to another video.
Today, I'm going to be undergoing a little bit of a dramatic wardrobe transformation.
I'm gonna get dressed head to toe in pastels.
One of the major trends of the last couple of years has been the emergence of this color.
Dubbed 'Millennial Pink'.
Millenial Pink is like a dusty, muted, pastel pink
And apparently, millennials wear it
Because it's called millennial pink?
I've also noticed recently that other pastel colors
Are like coming into fashion.
Like, I was at the mall the other day
And I just walked into a store and I was bombarded by just like
Very soft, bright, muted, pretty pastel colors
And I was just like;
As you guys might know, I don't have a lot of colors in my closet.
I mostly go for a few variations on like a very very dark grey or a black color.
So I don't have a lot of options for this pastel makeover in my closet.
So I asked my friend Lindsay, who is a stylist and youtuber
If she had any pastel clothes I could borrow
And she said yes.
She has a few different pastel outfit options for me.
I'm going to go over there, try them on, choose one
and then wear it around for the rest of the day.
Okay, let's go get pastel-ed!
Alright, wearing all dark colors as per usual
About to get
Tyler: Pastellized?
I feel like you're going to look like the character from the Candyland box.
Safiya: Oohh Queen Frostine??
no, who's the other one?
Tyler: Candyland lady
Safiya: That one!
Okay guys, here's my friend Lindsay, she's a youtuber and a stylist.
And so, she has thankfully agreed to help me out in my quest to become a pastel color.
Lindsay: I'm gonna dip you in pink!
Safiya:So as a stylist, what are your thoughts on like the millennial pink like pastel trend?
Lindsay: I have a theory about millennial pink, I feel like it's the grey of pinks.
It's not baby pink, its not bright pink, it's kinda that grey area that in between,
that I think is universally appealing to everyone.
Safiya: It's weird how it snuck in there.
Lindsey: It did!
Safiya: It's just wormed it's way in.
Lindsay: and all of a sudden it's on my body!
This is basically what Millennial Pink is.
Like, to it's pink core.
This is the grey of pinks.
You know, it's a little subdued,
It's a little darker pastel.
This is a very chic- little blue dress.
I do kind of like this.
Lindsay: Mhm.
Are you going to the other side?
You're feeling- What's happening??
Safiya: I'm having strange feelings.
Lindsay: This is nice too, this is kind of in that baby pink.
That subdued muted pink shade..
Safiya: I kinda think this is kind of cool. Let's try them both, why not?
Yeah, we're gonna try, which one?
Lindsay: This one you loved.
Safiya: Something about the shape of it, spoke to me, I really liked it.
And then we've got this one which
Lindsay: Pink and sparkly?
Safiya: Pink and sparkly
which is really the opposite of what I've got going on right now.
Lindsay : Exactly, and then our- this is
our millennial pink.
Safiya: Alright, let's do this.
Lindsay: Let's DO IT!
Lindsay: You look stunned, *laughs*
Tyler: You look like a disney princess right now!
Safiya: I feel like Carrie Bradshaw a little bit.
Lindsay: Yeah, yeah definitely. Well there's a lot of elements going on right now.
Safiya: There's a lot happening.
Tyler: I like the shimmer, right now.
I love the shoes, I will say.
Tyler: I do like the shoes too!
I think the shoes are super cool- They're a keeper
I feel just like very not- Lindsay: sweet?
Yeah, exactly.
Very sweet.
I feel like I wanna see you in something else.
Yeah-
Lindsay: I don't feel like it's you.
and I know we're really putting you in
something that's totally different.
but I-I don't know, there's something that's not connecting.
Can you put the glasses on?
The glasses are just everything. That's where all the
personality lies. Yes!
Well, let's switch up the dress. Let's see you in something else. So I really want
to tie this everything in together,
to where we've totally won you over.
And plus these tops, you can't do anything in them.
Yeah, if i do this. They just slide back up.
Ready? Ready.
Alright, I'm gonna put the blue one on next
and we'll see. Tyler : Ooooh
oh yeah- so blue.
Lindsay: wait, why are you walking- Tyler: yeah, why are you walking like that?
Safiya: I don't know. I'm just a little sideways walking
like a crab
I love this and you know what I'm gonna do?
Because everyone just puts.. I'm not a bow girl.
Let's tone it down, let's like just do a little tie.
Tyler: I like it.
It's cool. - I like it too
It's something about the sleeves, I feel dramatic.
But also a little bit like a bird.
Lindsay: Yeah, its kind of like a short bell sleeve and then
it's a wrap dress, which is really flattering.
Safiya: But it's very blue
Lindsay: but it's very blue- Yes, it's definitely not black
It's BLUE. Safiya: I don't know I
I have feelings.
Good ones?
Yeah, good ones.
We have one more so...
Tada!!
Oh, Nice!
I kind of like this one too.
Lindsay: It's a simplistic like, sundress shape.
So, it's nothing too crazy.
I feel like honestly, of the three you have worn, this feels like you.
- I agree.
There's something that just syncs together right now.
I feel really comfortable.
I think that we've found a winner.
Yeah!
That makes me so happy!
Remember earlier when I talked about just wanting to be a crayon?
Yes!
I think that you've achieved it.
This is your color!
So we have one element left and that's makeup.
So lindsey's gonna join us and we're gonna get maybe a little eyeshadow, something on the lip..
Just something to really add that pastel,
Head or face to toe element.
Okay, let's do it!
I'm moving my stuff over from my batpack.
Feels like a passing of the torch somehow.
Okay, so what do you think we're going to be going for in there?
Let's just see what's there!
But I think we're gonna do something that's not pink.
Okay, great.
To throw it off a little.
A little contrast.
Any of these?
Were you going for this one? Is that why you kind of looked -
Kind of, yeah. The unicorn purple.
I mean, I'm down!
Ooh! How about the mint green eyeliner?
YAS!
Okay, so we got a haul.
I'm gonna put this on, we're in the bathroom at the mall but it's
Lindsay : Really, really nice- gorgeous!
I'm just gonna dash these guys on.
Oh, it's a nice shade! Yeah!
It's more muted than it looks like in the tube.
I think that it kind of, almost I look-
My face looks like an upside-down flower.
You know you've got like a stem and like, a little sort of like, petunia. I like it though.
I kinda feel like I would wear this lip color in different situations.
Okay, so Lindsay has to head out. Very busy lady.
You know, I think that you fully equipped me as much as much as I can be equipped for the rest of the day.
Okay! Bye, Lindsay. Thank you! Thank you for all the help.
Of course. I'm gonna go style someone else.
See ya, Lindsay.
Over all, I'm pretty comfortable, the dress is pretty comfortable, the shoes are pretty comfortable.
Everything's going well so far.
In fact, I think I found a place I can call home.
This is a candy store right here and it seems to match my aesthetic.
Tyler : This is like pastel heaven.
This is a rosé gummy bear which seems to match me like perfectly.
Am I caramel now?
So as Lindsay said, this dress that I chose is pretty much the millenial pink color.
Now this color, also called tumblr pink which makes sense to me
because I associate the rise of this color heavily with the internet
has been popular for a few years now.
Like with rose gold iPhones,
Rosé Champagne,
And Rosé grape fruits on period panty ads.
It's pretty much taken over.
And brands have definitely started to notice and use it in many a marketing campaign.
One thing about Millennial pink is that because it's so soft and kind of neutral,
it looks great with other pastel colors.
Not only is this mixed pastel aesthetic theme seen more and more on the internet,
A unicorn toast,
Mermaid hair,
Pastel edits on tumblr,
But there are also some prominent examples from mainstream media including
Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel,
Drake's Hotline Bling music video,
And, both a pastel pink and a pastel blue were featured as
Pantone's Color Of The Year of 2016.
They usually only pick one of those.
So it does seem like millennial or tumblr pink
is the gateway pastel to other pastel colors.
And now, their popularity has been reflected in mainstream retail stores.
And Starbucks!
I feel like human fashion and Frappuccino fashion has kind of been just like
slowly converging so I am pretty sure we're gonna just dress as Frappuccino soon.
Okay, so we're gonna get some food, I am gonna try very hard not to spill anything.
A- Because we'll have to go back to Lindsay.
But also B- Because usually I wear darker stuff and I can just kinda rub it in.
I'm being very careful, I'm eating over my plate like this.
So far, that's been a winning strategy.
The only practical difference with wearing lighter or darker clothing
is just the spilling aspect in my opinion.
I think it might be because there are a lot of kids and teens at the mall today
But it feels kind of like school's out for me,
Like I'm like all wearing a really summery outfit,
Like a really summery color, like a really summery lipstick.
So, I'm kind of feeling like, like kind of more jovial.
I'm like, "Summer Break". Here we go!
I think that Lindsay left me with like a complete look,
But I am still itching for something.
I wonder if Lindsay would murder me if I got like a little like, baseball hat
Or a dad hat.
So we're in Forever 21 right now,
It's like Pastel. It's like pink, white, baby blue. I see a little bit of orange and mint green as well.
Look it's like my like Adam's top with the bell sleeve
But just in this like, baby blue and white stripes.
Clearly at least in Forever 21, the pastels are coming.
So I was interested in learning more about the history of pastels in general.
So historically, trend setters and fashionistas were members of royal courts.
And pastel colors weren't really in style among that crowd until the Rococo period
which began in France in the 18th century.
It was at it's height in the early to mid 1700s
And lasted pretty much until the end of the century.
Rococo art was characterized by a lavish,
Intricate and Asymmetric style as well as a mere exclusive use of pastel colors.
This movement influenced paintings but also architecture, decor and fashion.
In the fashion realm, a key trendsetter was Madame de Pompadour
who was the chief mistress of King Louis XV.
I can't pronounce anything in French, I'm very sorry.
She was a big fan of pastel colors
and notably used a combination of a pink dress and a blue dress
to get the King's attention to begin with.
Sound familiar, Pantone? Meh.
Of course, you can't draw the line perfectly, but you know
she was an influential member of the court, loved pastels,
Bada-bing-bada-boom, we're all wearing them.
I'm wearing them, you're wearing them,
The cake is wearing them,
The building is wearing them,
The painting is wearing them, we're all wearing them.
Tyler: That is a pretty significant 180 from your usual aesthetic.
The times are changing. I don't know if my wardrobe will be a change in but
where's the black in this store right now?
Tyler: Ah, there's black straps on those bags over there.
There's a couple tops. There's a couple tops but, not enough.
What do you think? Do you like the hat?
Tyler: Let's do it.
Gonna get some cat litter. Crusty's pooped it out.
Trendy cat mom, that's how I call myself.
You so have like a Amy Poelher from mean girls vibe right now.
You girls can be on.
So that was my head to toe transformation.
I had a great time, changing up my style,
Explore millennial pink and pastels, in general.
It was a big change for me because my wardrobe is mostly dark colors
as I probably said about a thousand times in this video.
I'm not sure if I'm completely converted yet,
I do like the accessories, I like the shoes, I like the hat.
So maybe, we'll see some accessories worked in, you know
Just to kind of accent the darker wardrobe.
I feel like I have a few theories about pastel colors and pink that I was trying
to piece together hopefully, some of it made sense.
There's not necessarily a lot of causation but there is a decent amount of correlation.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
A big thanks to Lindsay for helping me out with this project. She's great.
As I mentioned before, she has her own YouTube channel.
We filmed a collab on her channel. I'm gonna link that below.
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