- Milady.
- No!
- Hello, I'm Aria.
And up until recently,
I wasn't always known
for having the best sense of fashion.
- Jack and I were pivotal
in Aria's style transformation.
- He started off with his khakis.
- [Fernando] V-necks.
Oh, he loved his v-necks. - Yeah.
- I specifically remember one day,
I pulled him aside,
and I said, Aria,
people stopped wearing v-necks years ago.
And he was shook.
Here's the thing,
it was never terrible.
It wasn't Aria,
the cool influencer,
video producer,
who fought and got choked in a cage.
It was Aria,
the accountant who
has never been in a fight.
- Yeah, he works at Staples.
- [Fernando] He will print you a nice letter,
double-sided.
- And so today,
I'm giving myself a little challenge
by putting together a very eclectic outfit,
topped off by a fedora.
So this is the fedora.
- That's atrocious.
- Horrid.
Aria cannot pull off a fedora. - Will not.
- There's no way.
I don't think anyone can pull off a fedora.
- I would like to find a fedora
that looks good.
- It's not out there.
- It's horrible.
This is really bad.
- I'll be wearing this outfit
as I go speed dating tonight
to see if my personality
can still win through,
or if people will still be put off
by my look.
- Go change, baby.
Show us what you got.
We have to say,
Aria always has always been very handsome.
- Yeah, he's a good looking guy.
- He's just now at his prime.
- What do you think?
- Oh, God.
(groans)
- This outfit is just not cute.
- You don't hate it?
- No, I hate it.
(laughs)
- [Jack] Oh yeah.
- Found something?
We decided to get a vest
from props to really add to the ensemble.
- It's really really bad.
I don't like that.
- This new look
got its fair share of different responses
and reactions around the office.
- I don't like this one.
It makes me uncomfortable, actually.
My first thought was,
I hate this.
Fedora's fine.
- Really?
- No.
- (laughs) Sorry, I only saw the--
And the vest, oh.
- Most people didn't seem to like it very much,
I think it's safe to say.
- I think it was gross.
- It's a nightmare.
(laughing)
- The funny thing is,
this isn't that far off
from how Aria use to dress.
- If you saw a guy walking down
the street like this,
what would you think?
- I'm not gonna answer that.
- [Jack] Push him.
(laughing)
- If I was single, I'd be nervous to talk to you.
- I'd be like,
this guy doesn't have that much to offer,
besides maybe, like, his mom's basement.
- I'm going speed dating in this outfit tonight.
- You're going speed dating in that?
- I'm trying to find a date tonight,
wearing this outfit.
- Oh I, um.
If it's the first date...
I'm not sure.
- How much luck do you think I'm gonna have?
- You're charming,
so this will be a really good test.
- What do you think Merle
will think about his outfit?
- Aria and Merle have been
spending some time together.
And they've really only been spending time together
since Aria had his glow-up.
And so now he's glowed-back.
And I fear a backslide in their relationship.
- Or a batch.
- I can't wait to see her reaction.
- Milady.
- No!
No. (laughing)
Oh no, I don't know about this one, Aria.
- Merle has such a good sense of humor,
so she's really gonna thrive with this.
I think she's gonna have a good time with it.
- You look a little bit like you might
be creeping in my bushes.
Which, let's be honest,
he probably is.
- Merle, you know what?
I love her.
She'll accept Aria,
whatever form he comes in.
- From here up,
I can dig it.
From here down,
I do not dig it.
It doesn't flatter his body.
This is not doing him justice.
- I'm more worried what she'll think
about Aria going on dates.
- You're going on a blind date?
- I'm going speed dating,
don't be too jealous.
- I don't know how I feel about that.
- He's a very confident person
so I think he'll be okay.
But like, I'm worried about people making fun of him.
That being said,
you know, he's a handsome man.
So he'll be fine.
- So, thanks to the company MyCheekyDate,
I'm getting my first speed dating experience
right here.
And what better way
to get your first speed dating experience
then by really putting yourself through a challenge?
What's also great is that
even though I'll be there in this getup,
there will actually be a bunch of other single men there
looking for love.
So, even if the other women don't find love with me,
maybe they'll find love with one of the other guys.
The only one critical rule
that I have to follow tonight,
is that I can't reveal my real name,
or my profession.
Because if they know
that I'm a Buzzfeed producer,
that I'm here with the camera crew,
then they're gonna be influenced.
And I want them to see me
for who I am with this outfit.
- [Jack] Who I am,
a complete, lying person who's not
who you actually are. (laughing)
- Aria makes a very good first impression,
and a good second impression.
Then when you get to know him,
he's scary.
But, off the first impression
I think that people will be really charmed.
- Aria's a handsome man,
so I think he has that going for him.
I do think the outfit will not help.
If he had any hard time finding love before,
and based on his previous projects,
multiple videos
where he tries to find love unsuccessfully.
This is not gonna be the one.
But wouldn't it be a really fun and great thing,
that Aria finds love in this video?
- You are?
- Caitlin!
- Caitlin, what number are you?
- One! - Number one!
- I am, what number are you?
- Wow, I am number 13,
m'lady.
I did have to lie about my name.
My name's Fernando Padron.
I'm Fernando Padron.
Well, I'm just Fernando.
Good old Fernando Padron!
- Okay!
So have you done this before?
- First time for me.
What is it you do for a living?
- Oh, I'm a nurse.
- That's very cool.
I'm very scared of needles.
I couldn't say that I work in entertainment
or for Buzzfeed,
so, you know, I had to lie about my profession.
So I'm an MMA fighter.
I'm a barber.
I'm a paparazzo.
Several times.
I'm a songwriter!
- Oh, wow!
- Yeah, I work with Michael Buble!
I work in the adult industry.
- Oh, okay.
- I'm not a performer.
I spray water on them
before their shoots!
- To make them look--
- Good! - Hydrated.
- I had some fun with that.
I sell things on the dark web.
- Do you really?
- Yeah!
It's very lucrative.
- What kinda stuff?
- Can't really say!
Six minutes is a fun way to get to know someone.
But six minutes,
you kinda just know your chemistry right away.
And I think I got along with all the women.
Christmas is my favorite time of the year.
- Yeah!
- Are you a big fan of "The Evil Dead?"
- The concept of it is so cool!
- I'm gonna shut this down.
Are those your natural eyes,
or are those contacts?
- Yeah, uh-huh!
- That is beautiful!
- See, I love fedoras!
- Oh, you do?
- Yes!
I like the vest with it!
- Oh, thank you so much!
- I definitely don't judge anybody on appearance,
especially in this town!
People will say, oh, I can't see your face!
Oh, will you just take your hat off?
I'm like,
nope, it is my look!
- This is my look!
You know what?
We look great!
- We do.
We definitely do, Fernando.
- [Patrick] So how'd it go today?
- Man, it went
better than I could've even imagined.
- This is like my third time doing this,
and it's probably my favorite one.
- [Patrick] Any potential second dates in the group?
- I would go on,
probably two.
- Oh, yeah.
There was a solid six.
- One of 'em's name was Rich?
- Aaron was cool!
Yeah, very cool.
- [Patrick] Patrick?
- Yes, Patrick!
I liked Patrick.
- I don't remember Patrick.
I don't remember Patrick at all.
- [Patrick] What about the guy wearing the fedora?
- Yes, I remember the guy with the fedora.
He was memorable.
- [Patrick] Fernando?
- Fernando was cool.
I liked Fernando.
I think he had the hat.
- Well he was wearing a hat, too,
so we definitely connected.
Hat people.
- What's your favorite musical?
- Definitely "Moulin Rouge!"
- She dies at the end!
Very sad.
- It is.
- Fernando's sang to me.
Fernando was really cool.
♪ You're like my rainbow roll ♪
♪ Chopped scallop cone ♪
♪ That I can't let go ♪
- Fernando wrote a song
with Michael Buble,
and sang a song to me.
So that was pretty cool.
Super dope.
- He was really nice.
He was very personable.
- [Patrick] Would you go on a second date with him?
- He was hilarious.
He was really funny.
I just didn't feel
the spark of love.
- We talked a while about hats,
so I didn't totally get to know him.
But I would be interested in seeing him again,
because he was fun.
- [Patrick] Would you go on a second date with
the guy with the hat?
- Oh, yeah, for sure!
And with or without hat,
I mean, he could have like a cone for all I know.
- [Patrick] Would you go on a second date with him or no?
- Yeah!
I mean, like, it was weird,
but yeah.
It would just be a weird second date.
- Ultimately, would I go on a second date
with any of these women?
I didn't feel anything.
I had a nice time
with a lot of them,
but as I sat there,
seeing these people
looking for romance,
ultimately I realized,
there is one person
that I do actually wanna go on a date with.
(phone ringing)
Hi!
- Hello?
What's up?
- The speed dating just ended,
so I thought I'd give you a call.
- How'd it go?
- It was an experience, it was an experience.
- A good experience?
Did you get lucky?
- I did not.
I did not get lucky.
You should be very relieved.
I didn't get lucky.
- Great.
- You know, I know how much you like this look.
We can get some vegan ice cream
with this hat.
- Okay, that sounds great.
- My fedora and I will be over
very, very shortly.
- Great, can't wait.
(heartwarming music)
- [Aria] There were a couple of people
that, you know, that I think were feeling this.
- [Merle] I find that very hard to believe.