- I do know what a chonga is.
- I heard about chongas
just a few days ago.
- It's because I used to be one.
- It's like,
east coast chola.
- I would sometimes go to school with just lip liner.
- I definitely got super heavy into, like
eyeliner in high school.
- With the little "pelitos".
- I'm a little worried about bringing the confidence
to the look.
- The chonga style was very much
about being sexy.
- Any woman that rocks that aesthetic like,
looks super hot.
- It was all about the booty.
Kinda miss that.
- I grew up in the Midwest.
There weren't a lot of people
taking big fashion risks.
- I really wanna bring back those hoops
and the tight, sexy clothes
that say "naughty"
or "69 Shotty" or somethin'.
- If you're gonna do it --
- Okay fix it, then!
- Learn how to do it right.
I'm always doin' your hair,
and I'm always doin' your makeup.
- I tol' you to fix it!
- Don't scream at me, stupid.
- [Both] Hey, guys! It's the...
- [Laura] ...chonga girls.
- [Both] Hey, guys.
It's the Chonga Girls!
- Okay, guys, we're really excited
a group of girls don't even know what it's like
to be a chonga.
Hello!
- All these li'l girls around here,
they walk around with their cardigans,
they swear they comfortable and all that.
- Why you tryna be comfortable?
You ain't comfortable!
You know you ain't comfortable!
- We do wear big earrings.
We do wear tight clothes.
We do wear dark makeup,
but that's really just to express
our inner confidence that we feel.
- It's about showing, like
who you are.
Like, this is me.
If you don't like it,
go make caca somewhere else.
- Okay, we 'bout to upgrade you.
We 'bout to --
- Ooo, I like that!
Like Beyonce.
- Mhmm! Let me upgrade --
- Step one,
we 'bout to go to Santee Alley, just like
(speaks in foreign language)
in Miami.
It starts with the clothing, ladies.
(reggaeton music)
- Oh, we gon' go hard on this one.
Wassup, Jenny?
- Jenny!
- Claudia.
- Mm.
- We gotta fix
all this.
- This is one of my favorite dresses.
- No.
- No. No.
Oh, wow.
"Look at me!
"I'm a hipster now!"
- We found all your pictures on MySpace, girl!
- You got a boyfriend?
- This is such a cute dress.
It's complicated.
- I'm gonna tell you somethin'
- See, that's why it's complicated,
'cause you're wearing this little doo-doo dress!
- This is the cutest dress ever!
It's like a kaleidoscope.
- And that's why you in a complicated relationship.
Let's go!
- These nails?
- These doo-doo, doo-doo nails.
- How you gonna flick your hand when you talk
with these nails?
- How are people gonna see you from far away
if you ain't got earrings or bling
to let them know you came in the room
and spread joy and happiness?
We're gonna make you look like this.
- Do it.
Ah!
- So this one,
"corner store chonga".
- She's gonna go to the corner store
and everyone knows
that when you go to the cornerstore,
you're just not going out in your pajamas.
It's not just a place,
"Oh, look at me. I'm just gonna go really quick."
No.
- You don't know if you gonna see that fine man
you been seein' everyday.
- He might be getting Cheetos.
He might be getting that Gatorade.
You never know.
- The "club chonga".
Bring back those Miami club days.
- Club Space!
- You can't take Miami
and put it inside a little box.
It's within you.
You can't put a cardigan and say,
"Oh, Miami. Ima cover you up
"with my little yellow, caca cardigan."
It can't happen that way.
- Alright, well,
let's take the tata's out.
- Great!
Let's start.
(electronic club music)
(bright electronic music)
- I'm like the Cuban Fran Drescher.
"Mr. Sheffield!"
- I feel like,
someone's disappointing me
and I don't know how,
but I'm gonna find out
and I'm gonna get mad about it.
- [Jennifer] It's very interesting to revisit
a style choice that I had
for a pretty long time in high school.
- Remember you told me
that you had a complicated relationship?
Guess what?
When he sees you,
it's gonna uncomplicate itself!
This is our gift to you.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- [Laura] Is that what you want?
- [Mimi] You the one sayin' it doesn't look good,
so make it look good, expert.
- Thank you.
I am an expert.
(aerosol can sprays)