- Would Meryl Streep bully me in this cardigan?
I mean, I'm open to it if she'd liked to.
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- Hi, I'm Jessica Torres.
- Hi, I'm Tayler.
- My name is Aaliyah
and today we're gonna be trying thredUP's Goody Box.
- So this is a curated style box
but it's made entirely out of thrifted clothing.
- As a plus-size person,
every single time I've been thrifting
I never kind of find something that fits me.
I wanna have like cool pants and cool shirts
like my skinny friends get to shop,
but that's usually never how it goes for me.
- I'm interested to see what this box is gonna offer.
I'm a little bit skeptical.
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- Okay, so we're on the website
and to the first thing that you see is the Goody Boxes.
First question I see here is, what is your dress size?
- [Jessica] So I think I'm pretty much in between
like a 16 to 18.
- I like a 2X for a top.
I like a little extra room.
- The options are extra, extra small all the way to three X,
which is quite limiting.
Just seeing anything that's a 3X scares me
because I kinda would always just go to the 4X,
but I'll just have to go for the 3X.
You also have an option of petite or tall.
And for me, it's gonna have to be petite.
- So I'm gonna choose a 2X for the top size
since I am a little bit larger chested
and I don't want my shirts or the buttons of the shirts
to bust open if I bend down.
What is your pants size?
I don't wear pants.
- So hopefully any pants that show up aren't high waters
because most of the pants that I own are,
and that's not by choice.
- What is your body shape?
I feel like there should be more options for a body shape,
or at least to allow you to put your measurements.
So I guess I'll do the hourglass,
even though I don't feel like I look like a Coke bottle.
- I feel like I'm in between an oval
and what normally is considered a pear,
which is smaller on top and heavier on the bottom.
- I'm gonna go with hourglass.
It's just a curvy hourglass.
- How do you describe your style?
We'll do bright, 'cause I do like pastels and bold colors.
Actually, changed that.
I found colorful instead.
- So I'm just gonna go with edgy,
Nineties, comfy, edgy.
That kind of seems like who I am.
- I'm gonna click dramatic
because I think that could be funny.
I'm gonna click edgy as well,
because I think that might lead
to some more interesting treasures of garments.
What are some of your favorite brands?
- We've got Lazy Oaf, that is one.
Oh, they don't have it. (laughing)
Okay, this is what I was definitely worried about
as a younger plus-sized person.
- It's so crazy I don't recognize
a lot of these skinny brands
because I don't shop there, obviously.
- Gucci, because that's the kind of energy I'm looking for.
Like freaky, seventies grandma.
- Oh, Eloquii.
They have Eloquii here which is a plus-size brand.
I'm very surprised to see that.
- So are there any colors
that you especially dislike or like?
Welcome to my home. (laughing)
Can you tell I like pink?
- [Aaliyah] I love pink.
Don't really care for orange.
Like yellows.
I like blue.
I like purple.
I like red.
- Neutrals, love black and white.
That's my kink.
What times are you looking for?
Choose up to four.
Dresses, tops, outerwear.
As a fat girl,
my inclination is always to go to the handbags
because I know that that's never going to disappoint.
- I constantly buy jackets,
and I have very little clothing that goes under the jackets,
so I'm gonna say yes to tops.
- [Aaliyah] I love a good skirt.
I'll definitely do a dress.
Sweaters, of course.
- Anything else we should know for this box?
I like mixing prints.
- I'm just gonna say don't be afraid to get weird,
and we'll see what happens.
- All right, so the box is ordered
and I'm really excited to see what is gonna be in it.
And also pretty nervous.
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- The box is finally here.
And then we have some thing separate right here
that seems like an accessory,
so I'm gonna open this first.
(gasping)
Wait, this is so cool.
It's a tote bag.
Wow, this is really cute.
- Okay, we've got like a white kind of worktop situation.
This feels a little lady in the office.
I gave them the prompt that I wanted
really eccentric, really weird.
And just kind of like, I'm not really getting that vibe.
- I told my stylist that I like flowers.
But what I mean flowers,
I mean this kind of flowers.
Like cute little, cute little daisies.
I just don't know why brands always put
weirdly arranged florals with like
weird cut tops on plus-size clothing.
- The first thing that we have out here
is this Rachel Ray skirt.
This was something that I wore a few years ago,
but not in my style today.
- I never would pick this for myself.
So, maybe I'm being hard on it
because I just pulled it out of the box.
Let's give it a moment.
- I don't like this.
It makes me feel like I'm a sophomore in high school
and still super insecure about my body
and wanting to hide it under freaking sweaters.
This is no.
- I do remember noting that I like to mix prints,
but these are not the prints I was thinking about.
Oh, this is the top.
this is an off the shoulder top.
This is very Andy in "Devil Wears Prada".
- I kind of like the color, but I don't like
when plus-size clothing brands put random prints
onto things that just like don't make sense.
- Up next we have this like cobalt blue AVA & Viv,
so this is a target brand.
This all seems very mature woman.
- I dunno.
Maybe, you know what, actually, I have an idea for this.
I have a pink suit.
This might look a fun under a pink suit.
- This one is the perfect blue.
It's very, very cool.
Oh, it's from J Crew, as well.
I've never been able to shop there
because they're expensive.
So I actually like this.
I love the color.
I like that it's a sweater.
There's some printed pants.
These are fun.
They have a really nice print to them.
I can see myself wearing this
and layering it with some other things
then like print mixing.
- It's nice that it has a stretchable band
and it's also really long.
- Okay, we have a blazer.
Here's a sweatshirt with some floral sleeves.
3D floral sleeves apparently.
Very underwhelming.
- Black straight leg jeans.
Just holding them up, these are also extremely short.
Oh, it even says 16 short.
- Oh no.
What did we just talk about, plus-size brands?
Why are you putting these random,
giant flower patches that aren't even pretty? (laughing)
- Here is like a minty green cardigan with some pockets.
- This is probably the cutest, most youngest thing
I've seen in this box.
Last but definitely not least.
Oh, this is like a little denim jacket.
I don't see any of this matching.
Like, I was assuming that this would kind of go together.
- And the last item could possibly be cute.
It's cashmere.
It's definitely more of a like muted, blushed toned pink.
- Right out of the box and feeling extremely skeptical.
But, I like a challenge.
So, let's go lay everything out and see what happens.
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- As soon as I saw this sweater,
I definitely knew I wanted to pair it
with this white pleated skirt.
And then I have these white thigh-highs with bows.
I also paired it with my
Y.R.U cloud platforms and strawberry backpack.
- The first item that I tried on is this leopard blazer.
I like that it's very stretchy
but I definitely need to think
of a specific outfit for this.
I decided that it would be fun
to kind of style it with a mix matching print.
And I added this pearl bag, some black sandals,
and this black headband with some white pearls,
which kind of goes with the bag.
This is the only way I can style it
that still felt like it was me,
but it's not something
that I would not be able to live without.
So, this is definitely gonna go back
even though it kind of looks cool with this look.
- If you wear clothes above a size 14,
you know that this, this is the kind of like frock
that used to be the only thing that we could buy.
And I will not be sent back to wearing the like,
hide your body, like floral.
- I just literally feel like my sophomore high school self
where I would literally just wear sweaters like these
because I didn't think I was allowed to wear
basically anything cute that my
straight sized friends would have,
nor would it be available for me.
So definitely not my style, but it's cozy,
so I can see how definitely someone that doesn't mind
like, the details could really like this.
- It fits quite well.
I think they did an amazing job
with fitting me with these blazers.
Oh, the zippers a little rusty.
I don't think this is my style either,
but I do like it overall.
It's not as bad as it seemed
when I first pulled it out the box.
- Would Meryl Streep bully me in this cardigan?
I mean, I'm open to it if she'd like to.
- It's not awful, I guess.
I think I probably prejudged it,
but this is still something that
I personally would not wear.
The little rushing at the top of this shirt
is digging into my under-boob.
Plus-size companies make our shirts almost like this
like really weirdly like cropped size.
It's either like right below like your tummy,
where your actual tummy sits.
It's just really short as well, I should say.
- Okay, so this is the skirt.
And it's really cool.
I feel like it's a little dated.
Something a little bit too 2000s.
It has some nice little bolts on the side.
That's the way it came tied.
Definitely not my style.
It does fit quite well.
Again, they did a great job with sizing me properly.
- This feels like something I probably would have
stolen out of my mom's closet.
I really like oversize clothing.
And I liked that it's like kind of longer in the back.
I feel good.
We can style this.
We can make something happen with this.
I thought it was feeling a little mature for me,
so I decided to add some elements
that made it feel a little bit more spicy.
I've got this really fun Doc Martens backpack
and also Doc Marten boots.
Some wide leg Warp + Weft denim.
I think I would wear this out.
- So I decided to wear these two items together
'cause I kind of feel like
this is what they had in mind for me.
The pants are slightly oversized on the waist.
They kind of went one size up
but it was a great decision
because these pants in my size would probably not fit.
I would definitely have to get these tailored
since they're so long.
I think it's a good work look.
If you have like a nine to five,
this is a great option.
- I think it's okay for like summer vacation,
but I wouldn't actively pick this out.
And it's also really, really tight.
I believe that this is supposed to be more rushed,
but like, my boobs are just like pulling it.
We're also gonna try on this cardigan with this dress.
I don't like this.
It's way too long for me
and I think it just swallows the shape that I have.
I have to laugh.
It's nice that it has like the little.
Maybe it could work from a body shape
if it was like a different color
and had like a different pattern.
- I think this is the one that's closest to my styles.
It's this black shirt that has some
floral, sheer mesh sleeves.
I can see myself wearing this probably under a dress.
I'll try and style it 'cause this is
the only one that I genuinely like the most.
Once I saw it I kind of thought about
this like silky bucket hat
that I really haven't worn much.
And I just paired it with these pink cargo pants,
some sneakers that have a little bit of pink in it.
and this is kind of the way I would have wear it.
Oh, and I almost forgot.
I would definitely use the bag that they sent me
because this is actually really cute.
I'm still debating if I wanna keep it.
What do you think Martina?
Do you like it?
- This is the shirt I was gravitating to the most.
Would I pick it for myself.
Probably not.
Can I style it?
Yeah.
Isn't it fun?
This is like Barbie goes to the office.
This feels good.
This feels more.
And actually, give me one second.
I think I have the perfect accessory.
There we go.
- So I've tried everything in the Goody Box.
I really wanted to find something
that would be a cool staple in my wardrobe
that I'd be like, wow, this is vintage
and like I can share with other people.
I am a plus-sized person and items in my size
back in the day were very limited,
but I did have fun trying things on.
I think they did an amazing job sizing me virtually.
- I personally had this thought reiterated to me
after trying these clothes out,
is that it's really hard to thrift as a plus-size person.
One of the biggest critiques I would give for thredUP
is that it seems like their plus-size section
is very, almost outdated,
but I am happy that I found that blue sweater
and I can't wait to alter it on my own.
- Am I gonna keep most of it?
Probably not, but it was fun.
If you're looking for a fun little afternoon
of digging for treasure, this might be it.
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