Kahlana: I'M SHOWING THESE BRIDES
HOW TO GET THEIR DREAM LOOK WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK.
THIS IS A SHOW FOR SMALL BUDGETS AND BIG STYLE.
TODAY I'M MEETING WITH KELSEY.
KELSEY NEEDS A SUIT FOR AROUND $500.
I'M KELSEY.
AND I'M KIM.
AND THIS IS MY FUTURE WIFE!
YEAH, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS,
AND I HAVE NOTHING FOR MY LOOK YET.
THAT STRESSES ME OUT...
IT STRESSES HER OUT.
...BECAUSE I'M A PLANNER.
I'VE HAD THE WEDDING COMPLETELY PLANNED
FOR, LIKE, TWO YEARS.
AND I ALREADY HAVE MY DRESS AND EVERYTHING,
SO JUST NEED TO GET HER ON THE SAME PAGE.
I'M CLUELESS WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION.
HONESTLY, SHE'S KIND OF HELPED WITH STYLING ME A LITTLE BIT.
SO I'M SUPER EXCITED.
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE EXPERTS
THAT WILL REALLY HELP ME
FIND, LIKE, MY TRUE PERFECT LOOK FOR THE WEDDING.
I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.
[ GIGGLES ]
I'M LOOKING FOR A FULL TUX, SHOES, AND ACCESSORIES
FOR UNDER $500.
HI, KAHLANA.
-NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU.
FIRST, TELL ME YOUR STORY.
HOW LONG AGO DID YOU GUYS GET ENGAGED?
-2 1/2 YEARS AGO? -YEAH.
I KEPT TELLING HER THAT I HATE CLICHéS,
SO I WOULD NEVER PROPOSE ON VALENTINE'S DAY,
WHEN IT WAS THE BIGGEST LIE IN THE WORLD.
AND IT TURNS OUT THAT SHE ENDED UP BEATING ME TO THE PUNCH
AND PROPOSED TO ME THE NIGHT BEFORE
I WAS SUPPOSED TO PROPOSE TO HER.
OH, MY GOD.
SO WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND IN TERMS OF YOUR LOOK?
I'VE NEVER WORN A SUIT BEFORE.
IT'S SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO.
BUT I'M PRETTY CLUELESS
WHEN IT COMES TO ANYTHING FASHION.
WELL, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
AND SO PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING
THAT I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT AT FIRST WAS,
YOU KNOW, I'M A WOMAN
AND I USUALLY WEAR, LIKE, MEN'S CLOTHING.
I FIND IT MORE COMFORTABLE.
WORKING THROUGH THAT... -RIGHT.
...WAS PROBABLY THE MOST NERVE-RACKING PART.
OKAY.
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT GOING INTO DEPARTMENT STORES
AND TRYING TO FIND A SUIT OR A TUX
AND WHOEVER I WAS WORKING WITH NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING,
LIKE, MY BODY TYPE AND WHATNOT, SO...
WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS
I HAVE A SPECIALIST WHO'S GONNA HELP US.
HE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE
AND HE REALLY DOES THIS FOR A LIVING.
SO YOU'RE GONNA BE IN GREAT HANDS WITH THE TWO OF US.
SO, UM, YOU GOT TO GO.
SO THAT WAY, I CAN GET ALL STYLED
AND LOOK GOOD FOR YOU ON OUR WEDDING.
IS THAT OKAY?
NO, BUT, YEAH.
BYE.
I AM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH KELSEY.
SHE'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SOUL.
SHE SAID SHE NATURALLY DOESN'T HAVE A STRONG FASHION SENSE,
BUT SHE'S SO OPEN TO TRYING NEW THINGS.
KELSEY ONLY HAS $500 TO FIND A SUIT AND ALL THE ACCESSORIES.
SO I SEARCHED SUIT WAREHOUSES, DEPARTMENT STORE SALE RACKS,
AND I BROUGHT IN MY GOOD FRIEND DONTé CHAPPELL TO HELP.
SO I MET DONTé MANY YEARS AGO.
HE ACTUALLY HELPED MY HUSBAND WITH HIS TUX FOR OUR WEDDING.
MY FRIEND KAHLANA CALLED ME UP
AND SAID SHE HAS SOMETHING FOR ME.
WE'RE FAMILY. DONTé TO THE RESCUE.
SO I KNOW KELSEY WAS PRETTY CLEAR ON HER VISION
THAT SHE WANTS A NAVY TUX.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT NAVY
AS OPPOSED TO CLASSIC BLACK?
WELL, THE THING ABOUT CLASSIC BLACK
IS THAT IT CAN GO FORMAL, NON-FORMAL,
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO WEAR IT.
BUT THE GOOD THING ABOUT NAVY BLUE,
IT JUST LIGHTENS UP THE ROOM, EVERYTHING.
I KNOW THAT TAILORING IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO HOW MUCH CAN YOU SPEND ON THE SUIT OR TUX
AS OPPOSED TO WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SPEND
FOR THE TAILORING PROCESS?
YOU CAN BUY A SUIT FOR 300 BUCKS, 200 BUCKS.
BUT IF THE TAILORING IS DONE RIGHT,
IT'S GONNA LOOK AS IF YOU SPENT $5,000
ON A SUIT.
Kahlana: SUIT WAREHOUSES CAN BE INTIMIDATING.
SO GO IN PREPARED WITH YOUR MEASUREMENTS
AS WELL AS YOUR PREFERRED FABRIC AND CUT.
THIS WILL HELP FOCUS YOUR SEARCH.
KIM AND I PLAN ON DOING A LOT OF DANCING.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE UP AND MOVING A LOT.
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT GET A LITTLE WARM IN THERE.
WHAT FABRICS DO YOU HAVE THAT MIGHT KIND OF LIMIT
THE AMOUNT OF, LIKE, IF I SWEAT OR ANYTHING?
A FOUR-SEASON WEIGHT IS GONNA WORK BETTER FOR YOU.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FABRIC RIGHT HERE.
FEEL THIS.
WOW. IT'S VERY, LIKE, VERY LIGHT.
SO THE GOOD THING ABOUT A FOUR-SEASON FABRIC
IS THAT IT'S BREATHABLE, YOU CAN WEAR IT ALL YEAR ROUND,
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST SIT IN YOUR CLOSET
JUST FOR THE SUMMER OR THE WINTER.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER TUX THAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU.
NAVY TUX IN LINEN, BLACK SATIN FINISH.
SO IF YOU DECIDED THAT YOU WANTED TO GO
WITH THIS PARTICULAR BOW TIE,
LOOK HOW COOL THIS LOOKS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SHOES RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN GO WITH A CASUAL SHOE IF YOU WANT.
YOU WANT TO WEAR THIS SHOE WITH SOMETHING ELSE.
YOU WANT TO MIX IT UP WITH A BLAZER,
PAIR OF TROUSERS, JEANS OR WHATEVER,
YOU GOT YOUR CASUAL SHOE.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO MORE CLASSIC AND CLEAN,
WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PATENT LEATHER TUX SHOE.
YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY THINK I LIKE THE MORE CASUAL SHOE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO IT'S AN OPTION.
NOW, ONE THING I DID HEAR,
I HEARD THAT YOU'RE A SCIENTIST.
I AM A SCIENTIST.
-THAT PRETTY COOL? -YEAH.
SO NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS COMING, RIGHT?
ISN'T THAT PRETTY COOL?
THAT'S SO COOL.
I WAS SO SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THOSE MICROSCOPE CUFF LINKS.
I LOOK INTO A MICROSCOPE EVERY DAY
WEN I'M AT WORK, SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT REALLY ADDS
A PERSONAL TOUCH TO MY OUTFIT FOR THE WEDDING.
AND I KNOW THAT KIM IS REALLY GONNA LOVE THAT.
AND ALL THESE OTHER DIFFERENT ACCESSORIES
THAT WORK WITH YOUR SHIRT.
YOU HAVE YOUR CUFF LINKS, YOU HAVE YOUR STUDS.
YOU HAVE YOUR SOCKS. YOU HAVE YOUR SHOES.
AND THESE ARE IN A GOOD PRICE RANGE WHERE SHE COULD GET
A FEW AND HAVE A FEW OPTIONS
IN CASE SHE WANTS TO SWITCH IT UP.
IT HAS BEEN SUCH A WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS
THINKING ABOUT THIS.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE MOST TRADITIONAL BRIDE,
SO THE THOUGHT OF GOING INTO DEPARTMENT STORES
AND TRYING ON TUXES AND NOT FEELING COMFORTABLE
WAS SOMETHING THAT I WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT,
BUT BEING HERE HAS TOTALLY CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE ON THAT.
SPENDING TIME WITH KELSEY,
I AM COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH HER.
SHE'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEINGS.
SHE'S SO HAPPY FOR ANY GUIDANCE TO REALLY HELP HER
LEAD HER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WHEN IT COMES TO HER LOOK
FOR HER WEDDING.
WE PULLED A FEW DIFFERENT OPTIONS,
BUT I THINK THE NAVY IS GONNA BE THE ONE.
SO HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I FEEL GREAT.
-THIS IS THE COLOR, RIGHT? -THIS IS THE COLOR.
STEP BY STEP, MY PROCESS IS CALLED THE ART OF PINNING.
SO WHAT I DO IS I SKETCH JACKETS ON BODIES.
AND I ADD PINS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE ENTIRE JACKET.
AND REMEMBER, EXACTLY WHERE THESE PINS ARE GOING TO BE
IS EXACTLY HOW THIS SUIT IS GOING TO COME BACK.
SO YOU HAVE TO TELL ME THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, OKAY?
OKAY.
SO THIS IS CALLED THE FULL TAPER ALL THE WAY DOWN.
AND YOU HAVE A SLIGHT BREAK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PANT.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE FRONT RIGHT HERE,
DO YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS VERSUS THIS,
HOW MUCH CLEANER THIS IS RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW, THE SHOULDERS ON THE JACKET
ARE A LITTLE TOO BROAD,
BUT I'M GOING TO FIX THAT.
Kelsey: UM, I KIND OF ACTUALLY WISH KIM WAS HERE TO SEE THIS,
BUT I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT IT'S GONNA BE A SURPRISE FOR HER,
AND I'M TRYING NOT TO CRY RIGHT NOW, SO...
AND TRUST ME, WHEN KIM DOES SEE THIS,
THIS IS GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL ONCE IT'S DONE.
YOU THINK THESE PINS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING,
WAIT UNTIL I FINISH THIS.
IT'S GONNA BE CRAZY, ALL RIGHT?
GIVE ME A HUG. IT'S OKAY.
LET IT OUT. IT'S OKAY.
YOU ALL RIGHT? HOW YOU FEEL?
INCREDIBLE.
YOU SHOULD FEEL INCREDIBLE.
CAN I GET A TISSUE MAYBE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
Kahlana: I WANT TO SHOW KELSEY THAT A LITTLE MAKEUP
CAN GO A LONG WAY.
WE KEPT IT SIMPLE WITH CONCEALER, CLEAR MASCARA,
AND ADDED SOME LIFT TO HER HAIR
WITH POMADE AND A QUICK BLOW DRY.
KELSEY'S FULLY SUITED LOOK IS READY FOR HER FINAL REVEAL,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER REACTION.
AFTER A SUIT WAREHOUSE SEARCH, A MASTER TAILORING SESSION,
AND TOUCH-UPS FROM THE GLAM SQUAD,
IT'S FINALLY TIME TO SEE KELSEY'S WEDDING-DAY LOOK.
I'M GONNA PLANT YOU RIGHT HERE.
OH, MY GOSH.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
[ CRYING ]
-YOU LOOK GREAT. -SPEECHLESS.
YEAH, YOU LOOK GREAT.
IS IT EVERYTHING YOU WANTED?
IT'S EVERYTHING YOU WANTED.
OKAY.
HOW DO YOU THINK KIM IS GONNA FEEL?
I THINK SHE'S GONNA BAWL HER EYES OUT
WHEN SHE SEES ME.
I...I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
THIS IS MORE THAN I COULD HAVE EVER DREAMED OF.
I'VE STRUGGLED WITH SELF-ESTEEM MY ENTIRE LIFE.
I JUST FEEL INCREDIBLE IN THIS.
CLOTHES CAN COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR MOOD
AND ALSO YOUR CONFIDENCE
BECAUSE WHEN WE PUT THAT TUX ON KELSEY,
SHE HAD A COMPLETE ENERGY BOOST.
IT WAS LIKE SHE HELD HER HEAD UP A LITTLE HIGHER
AND SHE SEEMED MUCH MORE CONFIDENT.
I KNOW THE PINS ARE STILL IN HERE,
BUT EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE IN THAT MIRROR
IS HOW THIS JACKET AND PANT IS COMING BACK.
SO YOU'RE GONNA BE TOTALLY HAPPY AND SATISFIED
WHEN THIS COMES BACK.
WE WENT A LITTLE OVERBUDGET.
THE ENTIRE LOOK CAME UP TO AROUND $600,
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT DEAL
FOR ALL THAT YOU GOT.
DEFINITELY.
I CAME INTO THIS WITH THAT $500 BUDGET,
BUT I KNEW THAT IF I FOUND THE RIGHT THING,
THAT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO LOOK AS GOOD AS I CAN.
I DEFINITELY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN A LOOK LIKE THIS
GOING SHOPPING BY MYSELF.
AND YOU STAYED CLOSE TO YOUR BUDGET.
AND I STAYED CLOSE TO MY BUDGET.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SHE WAS JUST AN AMAZING SOUL.
AND I THINK THAT SHE'S SO EXCITED ABOUT HER WEDDING DAY.
AND ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS BE ABLE TO LOOK GREAT FOR KIM.
AND I THINK WE DELIVERED IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
I FEEL ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
I'M, LIKE, I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, KIM AND I
WILL BE ABLE TO DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY AT OUR WEDDING.
WALKING AWAY FROM THIS, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF FEEL
LIKE I SHOULD BE MODELING OR SOMETHING.
I DO FEEL SEXY.
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