- I am a little pensive.
- This is so tough.
- You come in snapping your fingers
'cause you mean business, baby.
- Oh Megan, you're gonna hate me after this.
(pop music)
- Hi, I'm Megan, this is my mother,
and this is a professional stylist.
And today, they're gonna compete
to see who can put together a better girls' night
out outfit for me.
This is my mother, Laurie.
I've known her 27 years. (Laurie laughs)
This is gonna be very interesting to be
because whenever we go shopping together,
she'll inevitably pick up something
and go, "Megan, this would look great on you.
"I love this."
And I go, "Mom, that's terrible.
- What I notice the most is that nothing matches.
The textures of things are way different,
but she pulls it off really well.
- (laughing) That sounds so shady.
You're out of your mind. - No, but that's the idea.
- I wanna dress her next time.
- I'm Dawn Maldonado.
I am a professional wardrobe stylist.
I've been styling people for
about eight years professionally.
I've dressed a lot of different people,
usually up-and-coming independent artists.
I checked out your Instagram.
Very lovely, a lot of colors,
a lot of flair, it looks very fun.
- As I've gotten older, especially more recently,
I've just cared more about style
and being trendy and looking nice.
My ideal girls night out outfit would be warmish and trendy.
If it's windy out I have layers,
but I hate being completely covered up.
And it's trendy-ish, I would argue,
and then sexy-ish.
I don't know, I'm showing like a knee.
So, the rules for this challenge are:
it must be a full outfit, two-to-four accessories,
and it has to be trendy, warmish, and sexy-ish.
I wanna be able to take a really cute Instagram picture,
but then sit on a couch and eat a ton of food
and be comfortable.
- I'm really excited about this.
This is like an out of the box thing for me to do.
Though it is extremely challenging,
I am basically going to try to abide
by the several things you've described that you want.
Mostly I know that anything I pick, she hates,
so I think if I pick things I hate,
she's really going to love them.
- My strategy for dressing Megan today is thrifting,
and I wanna pull fun stuff that is suitable for girls night
and also something that you'll feel comfortable in.
So, you can have your stunty moment,
but you can still pull it back a little bit.
- Ready to shop? - Yeah!
- Ready to go!
Hello, I am at the Buffalo Exchange,
and Megan has given me three words
to describe what kind of outfit she wants me to get for her.
One is trendy, one is on the warm side,
and one is sexy.
All right, I'm ready to go.
Let's see if I can find anything for her.
- I pulled some really cool things for her
that I think she's gonna really love.
This top, it's a basic top, but it's an essential.
Every girl should have this type of crop.
Mock neck sleeveless in their closet.
It's textured, which I know Megan likes.
Also, beautiful satin-y animal prints are in.
This is cheetah, great high waist,
gives the snatched waist effect.
It accentuates the hips,
but it's still very flowy and comfortable.
- A nicer outfit, a sexy outfit.
This could take me a very long time.
She'd like this, but I would need to find some sort
of little jacket thing to wear on top of it.
I'm gonna just hold this in my hand for the time being
in case I decide on it.
Oh Megan, you're gonna hate me after this.
- This guy right here I pulled
because I mean how could you not?
It's got the big pop of color with the texture,
and I think it's gonna really look great on her body.
- A lot of it is not stuff you'd wear
if you wanted to go out to a bar or something
and you wanna be semi-nice.
Again, I like it so I shouldn't get it.
I'll hold on to it.
Just the whole leopard thing is just way not Megan,
but I know the style she likes.
She likes these long jumpsuit things,
so that's a maybe.
You know, I'm just waiting to pull out the perfect thing
that I feel really good and excited about.
- This dress is by Shein,
and I just thought it was a really fun.
Slip dresses are in, very trendy right now.
This guy just drapes over you
and gives you this classy, edgy look, but you're still warm.
Covered up but you're still showing a little (tongue click).
You gotta bring the girls out!
- Okay, think positive, Laurie.
We will find something.
I don't know if you would hate me
to pick something this casual,
but this is the closest thing I've seen
to something you would like.
This is a very challenging job
that you have asked your mother to do.
You owe me; you owe me big.
- These pants I adore.
Every girl needs a really cool pair
of wide-leg, slack-y pants that just accentuate you
but still kinda give you a little bit
of a don't mess with me vibe.
You know, it's a little serious.
So this guy right here, The Abominable Snowman.
I love because it's drama, it's texture,
it's fun, and it's warmish.
- That's a maybe; I think that's a maybe.
I'm thinking because this is real sexy
and lace-y and it doesn't at all go with this,
this might be perfect!
- I think I have a few things in mind
as far as how I want to pair the outfits.
I really love this slip dress.
Her legs are gonna be amazing in this,
and I was thinking maybe with the taupe joy booties.
So, I really love thrifting,
and I actually thrifted all of these amazing items.
This is one of my favorite pieces.
It's a bucket bag, and I think it would go really nicely
with the snake and the blazer that we picked out.
I might like this guy for myself,
but I'mma put it back here for her.
- Megan is a hat person.
Now, not necessarily the ones I pick out for her,
but in general she's a hat person.
Like, this looks way Megan.
Oh yay, that's really good.
This is so tough. (record scratch sound effect)
Maybe with the green thing?
You'll like it; I'm telling you you'll like it.
This is good for the little plaid outfit.
Done. (chuckles) That was good!
Even though it's horrible.
So it matches the green dress.
This is the one we're getting.
- I love accessories.
You can just play and have such a good time with them.
One of my favorites is this vintage cigarette purse.
It's actually from the '60s.
It's got the girls night out vibe.
I really like this guy, too,
because it's red and beaded.
It almost says love,
and when you're going on a girls night out,
you might want to attract some love.
Some of the gold jewelry I really love.
Playing with these silhouettes
and these fun faces.
They're pieces that you'll get stopped
and someone will say, "Hey, where'd you get those?"
Some of the glasses I chose,
I think this might be my favorite pair.
They remind me of the '80s devo scene.
They just add a little tint to your face,
and I think that we can play around with these a lot.
- I actually think that I did not do bad with this outfit.
Now, I'm kinda leaning towards it,
but haven't decided for sure.
Look how well this goes with these.
This is just the coolest thing in the world.
The shoes is one of my favorite pieces.
Look at that! Very cool, they're shiny.
Don't forget that piece underneath.
Now that's the sexy piece.
- I think this guy's a great contender,
and I was thinking that I could put it
with this classic strap-y heel because of the suede texture
and the dragons, and then once again legs
and a little bit of cleavage never hurt nobody.
I think I would wanna pair it with this red, beaded bag
just because it's really fun, and it pops.
If you put these together, it kind of looks like,
"I didn't come here to play."
- This is a green and this is a green, so that's good.
The shoes are cool. I like the shoes.
Those look like Megan shoes!
- I am a little pensive because I like both of them so much,
and I really think that she will like both of them.
We've got the purse, we've got he blazer,
we've got the shoes, the leg, the cleavage,
the sexy-ish, the warmish, and the trendy.
And we've also got those same things here,
but I think this one says more playful.
It's a little more playful,
and I feel like Megan is very playful.
And this one here says,
"You gonna be buying me several drinks tonight."
- I'm really excited to see Megan's face
and see how this stuff looks on her.
- So, I think I've made my decision.
I'm pretty certain I have a final answer,
but we're gonna go take it back to Megan.
See how this goes.
- All right, my eyes have been closed,
and I have Dawn's outfit and my mom's outfit in some hand.
And I'm gonna open my eyes.
(pop music)
(surprised gasp) Wow!
I have opinions.
Choices have been made, and I am really interested
to see how they look on my body.
I have an inkling as to whose is whose.
There's a lot of green happening here,
which feels like a monochromatic mother moment.
Is that accurate? - Oh yeah.
- I can't wait to try it on!
- Okay Megs, we're ready to go.
(pop music) (Laurie and Dawn cheering)
- Okay, I couldn't put on this hat.
Either my head is too big, or it is very small.
- I picked this hat because it was
about the only one hanging on the rack.
(Laurie laughing)
- I feel like I should be in the movie "Clue,"
and I'm going to an upscale dinner party
to go and solve a murder-mystery.
Not a color or a thing I would ever pick out for myself,
but it's not an atrocity.
- [Laurie] Thank you, that's like a compliment!
- I think this backpack is hysterical. (laughs)
- It was green, and the thing that you're wearing was green.
- We love monochromatic in this family!
- [Laurie] I got you this jewelry.
I can't exactly say why.
I like this thick chain here.
I mean, that's like something I would wear.
- (laughing) This jewelry-- - I know.
- Here's the... (laughing) - Oh, honey!
I wouldn't wear it either. - No, here's the thing.
I feel like this outfit has turned me on
to like, "Oh, I like gold on my skin tone,
"'cause I only wear silver,
"and I like emerald green!"
Which I don't own any of.
- Well that's really cool!
I did a little bit of a good thing.
The shoes I am congratulating myself for.
And I just saw those, and it was yes.
Those are the shoes.
- I think in terms of my three words I gave you,
it's definitely warmish, it's sexy.
You know, it's form-fitted,
and you have this flirty shoulder,
so that's a thing, and trendy!
Mom, you truly did a great job.
And now, it's time for Dawn's outfit.
(Laurie cheers) (Dawn recoils)
- Megan, I'd love to see you, girl.
Where you at, girl?
- I'm right here. (Dawn and Laurie cheer)
- [Megan] Oh wow! - That's it.
- This is like quintessential girls night out.
Like, we're going to dinner, we're getting numbers.
I love this animal print.
This jacket is obviously a whole ass moment.
The red in this bag, the little gold detail.
Again, I'm gonna start wearing gold!
I'm a gold girl! Who knew? - Oh, wow.
- So, I was able to thrift all of these amazing items
and pull from my shop,
which is Pretty Ill Vintage.
This blazer-slash-cape, just quintessential girls night out.
Not doing too much, but still making a statement.
The dress, I thought slip dresses are very trendy right now,
and so is animal print.
The snake is not as common as a cheetah,
and I didn't wanna go common with you.
I wanted to do something a little bit different,
so the snake I think gave texture and it gave trend,
but it gave individualism as well.
The bag I just thought was really low-maintenance
but still spoke very feminine but still kinda casual.
So, I wanted you to feel comfortable, stylish.
The boots, they're comfortable, they're warmish,
they're trendy, and they're definitely sexy-ish
because they still give you leg, girl.
Those legs, we gotta show those legs, yes!
The earrings are gold lions,
which I thought really symbolized strength,
and then the bracelet is very demure.
- I would like to be done exactly like this.
You look so sharp and so chic,
and I'm really impressed.
- I could stare at myself
in the mirror all day in this outfit
and just do little poses.
Great job. - Thank you.
- But, I have to go back into my normal clothes, so...
(whip transition sound effect)
You both did such a good job. - Thank you.
- You both introduced me to colors
and textures that I'm gonna take into my daily life.
Mother, you put me in a beautiful new color,
and truly in the best way.
I felt like I was going to a "Clue-"themed,
murder-mystery, disco party,
which I would not have chosen for a girls night out.
But you know what? It was fun.
Dawn, you styled me in a quintessential girls night
out outfit, and it's something that I really never put on.
I'm such a casual girl,
so it was nice to feel dressed up
and trendy, and I just wanna flow around in that cape.
But I must choose a winner. (drum roll)
You're so cute. - I know.
- Dawn won. (Laurie cheers)
(trumpet fanfare)
- Yay, Dawn! - [Dawn] Thank you so much.
And I'm so appreciative,
and I really think you did a wonderful job, Laurie.
I'm so thankful, because I was really nervous
and I'm glad that you liked it.
Because it definitely suits you,
and if it opens you up to something new,
then I'm proud to have done that for you.
Thank you. (pop drum beats)