- It's my two favorite things, yellow and knowledge.
( cheering)
- No black. (hissing)
- I'm a nickel.
Good night. - Good night.
(snickering)
- It's every plus sized persons nightmare.
You travel to a fabulous location,
but your suitcase gets lost along the way.
"Oh, just go buy new clothes,"
your thinner friends might say.
Because they don't know that if you're above a certain size
your chances of finding a certain size are small.
Well I'm about to turn the nightmare into a dream come true.
I'm gonna visit eight cities
with just the clothes I'm wearing.
Then I'm going to try to find a day look
and a night look to explore the city,
will I be too nude to leave the hotel?
Wooo! (elephant honking)
It's the Empty Suitcase show and we're about to find out.
(techno music)
- Freddie guess what time it is?
- Is it time for the next ep?
(laughing)
- We're going to Tampa, Freddie.
- Tampa.
- I know you've always wanted to go.
- Frampa.
- I know it's been on your list forever.
- Krampa
(laughing)
- You ready to go?
- Let's do it. - Let's do it
(upbeat music)
Oh it's soup.
Welcome to Soup Town.
Oh, it's so hot.
Michael, I hate this.
I picked the right outfit. - You did.
- But can we go back inside now?
- [Mike] Eventually!
So Kristin what happened when you got out of the car?
- Glasses fogged up.
- [Mike] Oooh, too steamy!
Wait, this is really funny.
- I don't know what's happening.
- It is humid.
- Yeah.
(tiki music)
- [Mike] Good morning, Kristin.
- Good morning.
We are in my suite.
- [Mike] It has a little kitchen situation.
- Whoa kitchen. (laughing)
And we have the bedroom.
- [Mike] Wow!
- It actually has a cute little view of Tampa.
- [Mike] Oh hello.
- We have a barn door.
- [Mike] Oh.
Open up.
- She's a cow.
(laughing)
We're here at the Epicurean Hotel here in Tampa.
Just like Devin joined me
for a couple episodes of Empty Suitcase.
Fred is also joining me for a couple of episodes
and then Jenn will be joining me for the last four.
- I'm back. - You're back.
I know you're back to wreak havoc on this entire process.
- Woo! (laughing)
- How hard do you think it is
to plus size shop here in Tampa?
- I actually, okay, I think I'm also optimistic about Tampa.
- Well, to give you an idea about how difficult it
is to plus size shop here,
let me hit you up with a not-so-scientific-anecdote.
We looked at five popular shopping centers here in Tampa
and we counted 169 stores that sell women's clothing.
How many of those 169 stores do you think sells my size?
Which is a size 20.
- Oh my goodness, this is a big number.
Let's say 58.
- 58?
- Yeah.
- The number is 14.
Two of those shopping centers have zero.
- So this is worse.
- Yeah it's way worse.
This is one of the not-so-scientific-anecdotes
that feels a little bit more perilous to me.
- Yeah.
- So, we'll see.
The store we are going to today is, Curv Exchange.
- Cute.
- A little chain of stores here in the Tampa Bay area.
Just like the other stores,
we're going to see how much of an outfit
I can assemble without having to supplement
at other big box stores here in the area.
I need to be able to find a day look
for some fun in the sun.
- What type of fun in the sun?
- Well, we'll find out later in the episode.
And a night look for a nice dinner on the town.
- Love it!
- I feel like this is the day activity
you've been dreaming of styling me for.
Not that you're gonna be doing the styling.
But I feel like you're gonna be doing the styling.
The point of the show is not for Freddie to do the styling,
it's just that Freddie insists on doing the styling.
- I do, wait I didn't know that.
- No. - Oops.
(laughing)
- I just let you do it because you seem so happy.
- Oh. (laughing)
- All right, ready to go shopping?
- Let's do it!
- Yay! - Woo!
(upbeat music)
- Hi!
- Welcome to Curv.
- Thank you for having us. - Hello.
- I'm Angela.
I'm the Regional Manager of Curv Exchange.
- And I'm Cait.
I'm one of the Managers at the Down Mayberry Location.
- Curv Exchange is an award winning,
plus size resale boutique with five locations
in the greater Tampa Bay area.
We want curvy women to feel like
they are in an upscale boutique.
We are owned by one woman with a dream.
- All right. Well we have a dream today.
We're trying to find two looks.
One that is for an activity that is going to be outside.
You probably can guess where outside.
- Couldn't guess at all with Tampa Bay area.
- In a swamp.
- Obviously.
- With the alligators. - Yes.
- And then for our night activity,
we'll be at a fun restaurant.
(oohing)
- My goal for Kristin, especially in this city,
is to just skin.
Skin, skin, skin.
- That's the Florida style.
A few clothing items as possible until it hits 70 degrees
and then just bundle up.
- All right, well I think it's time to go shopping
- Let's shop.
- This is Fred's favorite part.
(upbeat music)
Fred's looking for stuff, I'm looking for stuff,
because this is a gigantic store,
and we would be here until Friday.
- I feel like you could never go wrong with just a cute
distressed pair of denim shorts.
- She's coming with me!
- This situation.
So this is cute, so skin.
- I love her.
Ready to start our journey?
- Let's do it, what did you pick?
- Let's learn some lessons.
- All right.
- This is something I would wear right now.
- It's very cute but yes, very you.
- I know Freddie doesn't like me to wear things that are me
because apparently she doesn't respect my identity.
- No, I love it.
- As a predictable person.
- What's on here?
Just like different types of flowers and the names of them.
- It's my two favorite things: yellow and knowledge.
- I love this.
- I've never been a big sleeve like this.
- I love this big sleeve.
- You love an exaggerated sleeve.
It is Halloween so.
- Let's lean in.
- Yes, let's lean into bats.
(laughing)
It won't be Halloween when you're seeing this,
it will be Christmas.
Let's talk about this thing.
It surprises me that you would pick something this,
because it's something I would wear.
- I know. This is something that you'd wear.
- I like to be like, "What about a dress",
and you're like, "What about a soda can".
- Yeah.
- Unfolded and taped over your boobs.
- I think I'm another reason I might like this so much,
is because I don't think you wear black much.
- I know, I normally don't like to wear black.
- Let's unpack that, why?
- I think that for a lot of fat women,
black is a color that they are told to wear,
because it's slimming.
Everyone's kinda like,
"You should wear black more because like,
"you'll hide into the night".
Even though it's not really a thing anymore,
it's still in my mind and I'm like.
- No black. (hissing)
- Okay. That makes sense.
I would like you to try. - I mean, okay.
(laughing)
- I love this dress.
- Okay, I like it too.
We agree! - We agree!
- Why do we feel about this?
- I own a lot of things like it so,
I'd be inclined to say yes.
I feel like that's the same thing
that would make you say no.
- No.
- Well now I want it.
(laughing)
So, we need to look at bathing suits
for my big date with the swamp.
I think this is really cute.
Normally, I'm disinclined to wear vertical stripes
for the same reason I don't like to wear black.
I also like the little tied up moment
because this can be like, this is for church.
- Yeah.
- And this is for after school.
- Oh!
I want to see you in vertical stripes.
- Yeah.
- The show is about pushing yourself, into Freddie's arms.
(laughing) Accept me.
- I'm loving this bottom.
- Ooh! - I love that.
- That is tiny.
- Oooh!
Love to see it.
- I feel like there is the allowable zone for belly on me
and then there's like,
getting a little bit too far field.
- We'll see how it looks and how you feel in it.
- Okay.
- But we will try it.
- I like this too.
(laughing)
Okay, then I guess I won't be trying this on.
All right, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine.
I'm just gonna keep it anyway, I don't care.
Is this a bathing suit or is this just lingerie?
- I think it's just negligee, but let's talk about it.
- Maybe, I can put like a bikini bottom with that.
- Oooh.
- Anything is a bathing suit if you're already wet.
Should we move onto something else since
those are apparently all the swimsuits that you like?
- Yes. - Okay.
I love this thing, it's beautiful.
It isn't a traditional cover up.
- Gorgeous. - I know.
The only time I want a bird on my shoulder
because of poop. (chuckling)
I also pulled this.
I feel like I could cut it down the middle
and turn it into a little bit of a robe.
- I love that.
- I did good!
- A lot of times, my cover ups are just pants.
- Then what do you put over the top of you?
- It's just your swim suit.
- Yeah but then it's just wet suit, water crotch.
(laughing)
Which is the name of my next novel.
What about maybe a skirt.
Because that might take away
the damp crotch problem.
- Yeah, let's try. This is cute.
I love the color.
This could be an option if we just cut this little bit out.
Because I wanna see your booty.
- Well, you're also going to see my crotch too.
- Good. (laughing)
- I pulled this while you were in the bathroom.
- Yeah, what is this situation?
- So this is a high-low skirt.
- This could be super cute.
- Yeah, I think also this could be a coverup too?
- Yes.
You also pulled these.
- I feel like you're very proud of me
but you're not telling me.
- Yes, I am very proud of you.
- Okay, thank you. I love complements.
- I love these shorts.
- I want to talk about this skirt too.
Which is also a fun find.
She's a-symmetric, nope. (beeping)
She's A-symmetrical.
- I love a jean skirt.
I love some rips. I love some holes.
I love some--
(laughing)
(snickering loudly)
Next! (laughing loudly)
So I like this.
But I would tie it up.
- I like the idea of tying this up.
- Do you? 'Cause it kinda seems like maybe you don't.
- Upon first looking at it,
it definitely feels a little bit like Grandma.
But.
- It has pineapples on it.
- Tying it up could be super cute?
- Does your Grandma like pineapples?
Yeah, absolutely. - Yeah.
- All Grandmas love pineapple.
I also got these shorts.
What I was thinking about is,
they might be cute with
this.
- I would love to see this for night I think.
With a heel.
- Unfortunately I've come down with
a case of being very old.
In my old age, I've stopped wearing heels.
I love arch support. - Yeah.
- I also like this.
I think it's really cute.
Wow, okay. And then it goes back.
- Okay.
- What.
This is the in real life equivalent
of seeing the dot, dot, dot.
You're like,
"Oh, I'm about to be dumped over text."
- I don't love this.
That's it.
- I'm trying it on anyway. (laughing)
Would you ever wear this?
No, we don't talk about this.
- I do want to talk about this.
- (groaning) Oh, I thought we were going to not do that.
Okay. (sighing)
You like this a lot and I don't get it at all.
I'm sorry. - I love this.
- I'm sorry, I just don't.
I just don't get it.
This is like Batmans Mom.
(laughing)
It's time to go try stuff on.
- Let's do it. My favorite part.
- My least favorite part. Yeah.
Can I come out?
- Come out.
Love, love, love.
Swimsuit obsessed.
- Really? - Yes.
I love love love this like burnt orange color on you.
- I don't own anything in this color.
- No, I've never.
I haven't seen you wear anything like this.
- I just, I don't want to evoke too many pumpkin metaphors.
So I generally stay away from autumnal gord like colors.
♪ It's another yellow dress for my collection ♪
Gotta catch them all. - This is gorgeous.
- Thank you.
- Me and you are both shorties right?
The fact that this fits you both up here
and down here, it's a miracle.
- Yeah, it's both horizontally
and vertically maximized for my pleasure.
- Yes.
This isn't the one.
- Why is it not the one?
- Because it's not really pushing you
outside of your comfort zone.
- But Daddy, I love him. (laughing)
Mom's writing a novel.
- I love how you got creative and put two pieces together.
And made it work.
I do love seeing you in brighter colors though.
- Oh my gosh, after all this
about how I never wearing black.
- I know, I know. - How I gotta work through it.
Okay, I'll try more things on.
- Wanna see more, wanna see more.
Hi!
- I just want to show you the shirt and how cute it is
even though I know you're going to reject her.
- I like this shirt.
I think I just don't know what the shirt is for.
- It's for wearing on my body Freddie.
It's for covering up my body. (laughing)
It took me 10 minutes to figure out which way was front.
- First of all, love the swimsuit.
Love the skirt.
- (gasping) You like both of the things?
- [Fred] I love both of the things.
- Are we done? - No.
I'm ready.
- I'm ready too.
To prove you wrong!
- Okay, yes, this shirt looks good tied up.
- It does. - I like it a lot.
Love the shorts too. - Yeah, they fit really good.
They're a cute color. - Yeah.
How do you feel in it? - I feel great.
But that's because I know I'm right.
(laughing) Good Bye.
Ka kaw. (laughing)
Okay, this is really cute.
It's a little tight. - Okay.
- But you were right, it is cute.
Please clap for Freddie. (laughing)
- Oh the sleeves.
- I know you can hide in there.
Good night. - Good night.
Oh my gosh, oo that's perfect.
- I'm a nickel.
- I think this is a great option for night to be honest.
- To be fair, you love nickles.
- Do I? - No.
(laughing)
The more I wear it, the more I get used it.
It just, it feels almost like something I would have worn
like three years ago and not now.
And so I'm a little bit like,
is this who I am today?
Me three years ago would have worn this with flats.
And that's it.
Maybe me now is a little bit more.
- Elevated? - Yes!
What ever this means.
I'm a nickel with a college degree.
- I would love to see some fun.
- Accessories?
- Not even accessories.
You know, I want to see you with a slick back ponytail.
I know you like your hair down.
- Here's what happens when I wear a ponytail.
- Okay but you're making your face do a thing
that it would not have to do. (laughing)
- The face comes with the hair Fred.
It's not very low cut. - No it's not.
And that's probably why I want you to do a ponytail.
Just to get some of the. - Some of the head.
- Some of the hair out the way.
- Yeah, I want to see your face.
I just want to see your face. - Okay! (laughing)
Wow.
All right, all right, all right.
I'll think about it. - Okay, think about it.
Just, you know, an option.
- We're done shopping!
(cheering)
This is the most this season
I've been able to assemble in one store.
- Fantastic.
- Go team Curv. - Wooh!
- Thanks guys.
- [Curv Staff] Thank you.
- Bye! - You've done so much.
- Bye!
(upbeat music)
Good morning, it's time for day activity.
It's hot.
I can't believe I'm even wearing this robe for this shot.
Had I my druthers, I would be naked.
- [Mike] Take it off. - No.
(upbeat music)
- Let me see your outfit girl.
- Hello!
- You look so cute! - Hi!
- Oh my gosh.
- I am super excited to announce
that this is the first outfit of this season,
that I got entirely at the thrift store we were shopping at.
- [Fred] One and done.
- Every single thing in this outfit came from Curv exchange.
The shirt.
This bathingsuit.
The shorts.
The shoes.
The bag.
The sunglasses.
All of it. All of it.
So exciting.
So happy that you can celebrate with me.
Are you ready for our day activity?
- I'm so ready.
- We are here at Caddy's beach bar on Treasure Island.
And we are going to be having some drinks and some eats,
right on the water.
- This is my favorite vacation activity.
- Yes, same. - Let's do it girl.
- Let's go! (wooing)
(upbeat music)
- (together) Cheers.
- It is so hot outside.
Oh wow, it's delicious.
That's problematically delicious.
- [Mike] Oh, hello. (laughing)
(waves roaring)
How's it feel Kristin?
- Ah, it feels so much better.
I was so hot.
No, no no!
No.
No, no, no, no! (yelling)
- [Mike] Your drink is intact right?
- I'm the statue of liberty of having a good time!
(laughing)
- We're done at Caddy's.
- Time to head back.
For our nighttime activity.
Gotta wash the salt out of my bits.
- Yep, yep. - Let's go.
(Soft music)
- Hi Kristin.
- [Kristin] I'm filming you
because I am about to start getting ready.
But I've already done my hair
and I don't want to show anyone.
- Kelsey Perez. - Kelsa Preze.
(soft music)
- Come on in girlfriend.
- Hello! (fan faire music)
- I love love love love.
- Hi!
You were like, you should do a slick backed hair.
And I was like, no.
And then you were like, you should do a slick backed hair.
And I was like, no but again.
And then I was like,
fine, I guess I'll do it.
It actually looks pretty good.
- It looks so good. I love your little clips.
Your cute earrings. - Thank you.
- Everything just like works.
- I got this dress, these shoes
and this bag from Curv exchange.
And I just had to get these two little things from Target.
Thank you for forcing me to do this.
Plus it means my hair is not going to get in my food.
- Do you feel cute, you feel sexy?
How do you feel?
- I feel good. I feel pulled together.
I feel very polished. - Good.
- You ready for our night activity?
- Yes, where are we going?
- We're going to go do a tasting menu at Il Ritorno.
- [Fred] Oh? We're doing a tasting menu?
- [Kristin] I love doing tasting menus.
- I think this might be my first time I've ever done that.
- It's like dating a bunch of food.
(upbeat music)
- Hello! - Hello, welcome guys.
I'm Chef David. Welcome to Il Ritorno.
I've got a great menu planned.
All you guys have to do is sit back and relax.
- I love it, so ready.
- Let's do it!
To making everyone see my beautiful potato face.
- I love your face. (awing)
- I love potatoes too. (laughing)
- Cheers lady. - Cheers.
(upbeat jazz music)
- Wow. - It has a cheese hat.
- It does have a cheese hat. (laughing)
- Oh look at that steam.
I'm a witch.
- I'm a witch.
- Yes, yes, yes. Wow, wow, wow.
It's like eyeshadow for your mac and cheese.
It really brings out that smokey eye.
- Oh my gosh. (laughing)
- Wow.
- She's delicate, yet she's earthy.
You're like Courtney Love in the 90s.
(laughing)
- It's really light,
but so potent.
- You know those Listerine strips you put on your tongue.
And then some how your whole mouth tastes clean?
It's like that.
But for flavor. - Yes.
- Much more expensive.
I was going to ask if this was vegetable or frosting.
Turns out both.
- Oh, I thought it was potaters.
(laughing)
- Whoa.
♪ Meep meep meep meep ♪
- It's good.
- I don't even know what to say but it's really good.
- It's like a little Brussels sprouts situation happening.
- It's so cute.
- Brussels sprouts did a verse on this dish.
- [Fred] Mike, what have you been staring at?
- I love being able to see your face.
I've known you for four years? - Yeah.
- I've never seen you have your hair like this.
- [Kristin] Do my hair back?
(upbeat music)
- What do you think?
'Cause you're a big fruit dessert person.
- I am. - I'm not.
- It is everything I could have ever dreamed of.
Oh, this is so good.
- Yeah, the burnt part.
Good.
Is burnt. Is good.
Nom nom, eat 'em up.
(laughing)
We did it! - We did it.
- We did it. - Wow.
- You got what you wanted with my hair.
- I got what I wanted.
That's really the whole point of me being here.
(laughing)
- [Kristin] I was able to put together
most of those two outfits at Curv Exchange.
- [Fred] Huge accomplishment.
- Really big. - Love it.
- Really exciting.
Really hope we can do that for at least one more store.
- I think so.
Let's put it into the universe.
- Not putting together full outfits at the store
is really hard on me later on.
So we always want that.
- Did you feel hot?
- I feeled hawt, I know.
Normally I'm not like (squelching) with my hair.
But you made me. - Good.
- I would like to give a big thank you
to the Epicurean Hotel, Curv Exchange,
Caddy's and Il Ritorno.
Thank you so much for having us.
This is Freds last city.
- This is sad. - I know.
- This has been like so much fun.
- I'm so glad! I was so worried.
- Oh my gosh.
I'm also really sad that I'm not going to be to force myself
in some really cool secret new cities.
That I'm not going to tell you guys.
- Oh, okay.
The person who will be joining me
for those four cities is of course,
- Beautiful Jen. - Miss beautiful Jen.
(laughing)
- So get ready for that.
That's going to be really hard to edit.
(laughing)
(upbeat music)