- I'm a 30-year old
who's desperately trying to feel something,
and that's why I am obsessed with TikTok.
It's just such a fun platform that you can learn so much.
I learned more from watching TikToks
than I did going to public school for 12 years.
Something that I came across is styledbylahrssen's page,
Emi is a young and upcoming designer and stylist
and I was like, "I need that,
I want that."
Because my style has kind of stayed the same,
I think I have a style.
It's kind of like, "I need to be able to sleep in it."
That's my style, is that I need to be able to sleep in it.
(emoji face snoring)
I'm also going on this cross country road trip,
which is kind of the vibe
that I'm giving Emi as a guideline
to pick clothes out for.
And just like me,
this RV is kind of like, broken and in need of a tuneup.
So, let's do this.
Let's see what she picks out, I'm really excited.
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- Hi, I'm Emi Lahrssen,
My TikTok is styledbylahrssen.
I'm a stylist, personal shopper,
I'm also a fashion design student,
And while I do all of this,
I'm definitely immersed in the fashion world.
- And now, TikTok style queen.
- And all roads led to TikTok, and here I am.
- Why is this the new way to like shop in style?
- For me, it's a big thing when I'm shopping
for one piece to make into consideration all of them.
And that's something that a lot of my followers said
that they don't have, like they'll buy one piece
and it won't match kind of what the rest of their wardrobes.
Whereas if they hire me, I'm buying them almost
a small capsule that solves that issue of not knowing
if this piece will go with that piece or just buying.
So it helps my client
and then the rest of the audience as well.
- You can like, study the person's social media profile,
talk to them and then combine those two things.
Not to mention you give a
(beep)
about the environment like your age group.
I think y'all are really cool.
I came to you in my natural form.
I am in sweatpants.
I have like stickers on me and this is a $7 sports bra
and I have no makeup on and no hair done
on purpose because I kind of just wanted
to come to you like ,"raw".
In your TikToks you have your clients
make a Pinterest board.
As I started making this board, I started to realize
that I'm really about this work from home style.
- [Emi] The first thing I see
it's a big mix of highs and lows.
So there's obviously
like comfortable silhouettes with the sweaters.
A lot of the pants are comfortable
but then you also liked the structure more on the bottom,
something patterned.
Here you have like some tailored pants.
You have some tailored shorts
but the colors are giving me a lot
of the 70's color palette like that
dark green burnt orange, that mustard yellow
and then neutral tones.
- [Kelsey] I am taking a cross country road trip
for two months
in an RV.
So I'm trying to pick things that I can be out
in like nature with.
- Since I know you're going to the cold,
it does translate well, there's a lot of sweaters.
So I'm going to be looking for a lot of colorful sweaters.
I'm excited to start shopping.
- Okay.
You have 72 hours on me.
I will see you next week.
(Emi giggling)
Good luck!
- Tomorrow's the day I start shopping for Kelsey.
I really want to just take some time to look
over the Pinterest board again.
So obviously at a quick glance, it's a lot of neutrals.
Considering that Kelsey told me she wanted to stray away
from lighter colors, just because she has a tendency to
get messy.
I decided that would translate more into earthy tones
perhaps a few pieces that are a bit lighter
but I want to stick mostly blues, greens, Browns, et cetera.
It's very clear that Kelsey wants very comfortable clothing
and clothing that she can wear both at home and then throw
on a cute pair of shoes and then be ready to head
out the door.
She also just sent me her sizes.
I asked for her bust measurement, her waist and her hips.
- Okay.
- All right, I'll see you guys tomorrow,
when I actually do the shopping.
Today is shopping day.
Right now I'm in Chelsea on my way to Crossroads
Crossroads my go-to store.
I love it.
I get the majority of my pieces there.
The first place I went was that knitwear section
because I really wanted to find a good selection
of turtlenecks and sweaters just
because there was a lot of it on Kelsey's board.
First order of business,
I'm going to look for fun, colored sweaters.
That not only match the silhouettes
but the colors that I've been talking about so much.
That was a big part of me sifting through the knitwear.
That was a very determinative factor
of which sweaters would stay
and which sweaters I would put back down.
I also like to grab a bunch of things
and then pick once I have a ton of things
just to make sure everything matches.
So I might pick up stuff that I will end up getting.
I had a good amount of sweaters that were solid color.
Some that were striped but
incorporated other colors into the color palette.
And then some that just fit the color palette perfectly
that I just really got lucky.
(Emi laughing)
Perfect.
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A little more livable than like a turtleneck.
Who wants to wear a turtleneck...at home? Not me.
(upbeat music)
But because I found so many sweaters so quickly
I really had to go
through my elimination process quite early on
Okay so right now,
it's like the elimination period.
So I'll set everything down and choose
and make sure everything kind of matches.
The elimination the process I go through
is probably the most important step.
It's where I put down everything I have and I look
through everything, making sure everything is cohesive
everything goes together and it all looks balanced
making sure I don't have 25 tops and two bottoms.
Not a fan.
I think it's something easy to throw on too.
It's a very crucial part of the process.
I think I'm good with sweaters.
Now I'm just gonna look for pants and t-shirts,.
I'm gone over to the pants where I kept it more simple.
They're tailored pants so they look a lot fancier
than they should,
but they're really comfy so...i don't know.
I didn't want it to be too overwhelming
because the sweaters, some of them have stripes,
the graphic tees, et cetera.
Okay, I just finished up at Crossroads.
I got the majority of the clothing
but now, there's this little thrift flea market right by it.
I'm going to look for some vintage jewelry.
(upbeat music)
I went to, two little boutiques
where I didn't really find anything.
I did find a little necklace for Kelsey.
I really think this necklace, she's gonna love it.
She's gonna...
(kisses popping)
I ended the day there.
I was tired.
My shoulders, they were about to fall off,
which is a common theme, every single weekend.
I didn't anything at the flea market.
I'm going to go home now
and make sure everything kind of matches.
I have a little bit of budget left
so I'm just going to finish that up tomorrow.
So I'll see you then.
It's officially day two of shopping for Kelsey.
I only have like, $50 left of the budget
so I'm now an extremely desolate street in Brooklyn
going to like the seventies, type
of vintage store to see if I can find anything really fun.
(upbeat pop music)
I have officially finished shopping
for Kelsey and I'm looking
at it right now and it just looks so cohesive.
I'm so excited for you guys to see it all.
I'm excited for Kelsey to see it all and try it all on.
I really wish I could have found some shoes for Kelsey but,
unfortunately I didn't.
Now what's left of the whole process
is to record the TikTok,
which I just show every individual piece
and then style it all together.
Here's how I styled, Kelsey.
The backstory of my, client lives in Los Angeles, but she
told me she wanted warmer clothes
for a vacation she was going on
and these are some inspo pics.
(gentle music)
That being said, here's what I got.
- Oh my god,
(Kelsey breathing in and out)
it's here.
She even decorated it, it's so cute.
I'm so excited.
Emi, my dear!
- So the first thing I want you to...
the toe, okay?
Inside the toe.
- Stop! A, middle finger, little dainty!
And I love a reusable environmentally friendly bag.
- Everyone needs one.
- I'm loving this already!
- They're silky.
So they look fancy, but they're so comfy.
- Way to go!
I love, love, love.
Stop!
- Those reminded me of the jeans
you had on your Pinterest boards
that had like the two tone on the knee.
Everyone needs a button down for layering.
- This is the lightest bottom.
They're like what, Khakis?
- They're tailored trousers.
- There's nothing I don't like so far.
(Kelsey laughing)
That's bigger!
- Again with the silky, but put together
- She really took that," I need to be able to fall asleep
at a moment's notice", note to heart.
- There's a matching top.
- Yes! I love a matching set.
Bell bottoms!
Even layering them on top of me like this,
I can tell these are going to be a fave.
I don't know what this is, but I love it already.
- Oversized flannel
for when you're drinking coffee in nature.
- This is also like when you bone a guide who
wears the same size as you.
And you're like," I'm just gonna..."
(Emi laughing)
I like these already cut they're silky!.
And the best part is you can't get them that dirty.
- And they're drawstring.
So if you need to loosen them up..
- I'm digging this.
- Cute little graphic incorporated more colors.
- Very hippy, I'm in the woods.
I'm an activist.
- A good, simple pair of black shorts.
- They're slippable denim.
Camo pants! This is exactly what
I was telling you I was trying to find!
This is good because its a great color
that kind of goes with everything
that you talk about incorps a wardrobe.
- We're getting to the warmer clothes now.
(Kelsey whimpers happily)
- Feels like my cat's belly.
- It's slouchy.
- Slouchy...
You had a pair of hoops, you let the hair down.
I'm in Gen Z now.
(Emi laughing)
- I love how it like also opens up again, the color palette.
So if you wanted to pair it
with another pair of pants.
A crop printed Sherpa, i believe.
- You've got the tees.
You've got the short silky pants.
You've got the heavy sweaters.
You've got the louses there's so much.
So what is your favorite outfit that you picked up?
- I love the monochromatic look.
It really, it makes you look put together
and all you did was just match the colors.
That is like Timothy Shirley May,
is my classmate falling in love with me.
(Emi laughing)
- The coordination of the stripe in the pan.
Obviously you could throw on the toe.
That would also add to the colors.
- Yeah.
- I feel like it's very seventies too.
Cause those pants have that flaring
and that orange.
- And those bell bottoms, you better watch out
if you're walking down the sidewalk next to me
cause I will run you over with my fierce draft legs.
- You can take off the flannel
if it's like bulky or whatever.
- I always try to be playing with my "andrage" side.
This is an easy way to
without like fully ransacking my boyfriend's closet.
- Everything for the most part matches everything.
So you can really interchange every top.
I'm going to say this with caution, but with every bottom.
- No, I truly think it's all interchangeable.
- I feel like there's a lot of color
but it's still the most versatile, you know.
- You're so right.
Well obviously I want to go try everything on
which I think will be such a fun montage moment.
Barbie girl in a Barbie world.
Just like dream.
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I'm on the cross country road trip.
Now, it was the hardest decision ever to pick
like what pieces to bring on the trip
because there was so much stuff, and so much good stuff.
I picked a lot of the really good basics.
Pieces that were outfits in themselves.
I'm so comfy and I don't have to think about it.
My favorite pieces are definitely the matching silk set.
I love the jeans.
I think they're are classic
with this like little flare at the bottom.
So fitting so cute.
Even though some people might look at that and be like," Oh
she just picked out a sweater."
It's the style and the aesthetic of it.
And it's really the shape of the sweater
and the way the sleeves hang
onto my wrist and create this trippy moment.
I think she just has an eye
for stuff like that, that I would never see.
I plan on using Emi again, for sure.
Especially when I'm looking to up cycle some
of my outfits because now that I have these staple pieces
we can only go up from here.
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