- Since you wanna play,
this is giving arcade.
- 1999, we're coming for you.
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What's up guys. My name is Curly.
And as you know, I love fashion.
So today we are hanging out here
at this amazing vintage store to thrift a 90s look
but I need a little bit of help.
So I decided to call the homegirl over in Bel-Air.
Miss Coco Jones, the singer, songwriter
actress, goddess, Hillary banks, 2.0.
Wow.
- Hello.
- Aw, you look so beautiful.
- Thank you. - This is amazing.
- Thank you.
- Wait, who is this by?
- This is Ricki Brazil.
- Can I get a little spin?
- You know, I mean, I can, if that's what we're doing here.
- Well, today I'm gonna actually need
a little bit of your help.
- Okay. - I wanna do
like a 90s inspired, Fresh Prince look.
- Ooh. - But I am super
like almost allergic to color.
I only wear earth tones
and I don't wanna live this life forever.
So I'm like, let's do it.
- Okay, well then it's a color day.
I haven't styled in a while.
Either way, it's gonna give in West Philadelphia,
born and raised.
- Alrighty babes, let's go do this.
Let's do some shopping.
- All right, let's get you cute.
- All right, let's do it. After you.
- Thank you darling.
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- How would you describe your style in three words?
- Classy. - Uh-huh.
- Sexy. - Mm-hmm.
- Lively.
As I'm coming of age, I'm getting into my sexy bag.
- Leaning to it, yeah. - And like trying also
to wake the girls up but not like alarmed.
- What does this mean wake the girls up?
- Like I'm grown. - Okay.
- But not like I'm grown now.
It's like I'm grown, you know?
- I thought for a second, we were talking about our boobs.
- No, not them girls, they're...
Okay so I'm seeing
a lot of overalls over here. - Yes.
- I feel like that's super 90s.
Okay, these are, these are giving 90s.
- Are they?
- I mean, they're baby blue, you know.
- Would you date a guy who was in these overalls?
- I would need to see the swag
because I don't know if I want hip to the hop,
the hip to the hip.
- You know, who looked really good in overalls?
Tupac.
- He did.
- All 5'2 of him.
- He's not 5'2.
- Hey Siri.
How tall was Tupac?
- [Siri] Tupac Shakur was five feet, nine inches tall.
- Exactly, I knew his energy was up there.
Yo, let's get you some color.
I like her.
- That's good.
- You know, that's very pop of color.
- I mean, it's giving me a little bit of a minion
which I'm not surprised so they know
Capricorns like to sabotage Virgos all the time.
- Oh, is it giving saboteur?
Since you wanna play, this is giving arcade.
So you wanna play games. - I cannot.
- I love this for you.
You know, they did daring stuff in the 90s.
It was about standing out
and this is giving ready to learn.
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- Hillary Banks is kind of known
for being super iconic in fashion, always.
And I feel like you're kind of bringing it again as well
and kind of redoing it in your own way.
How much input are you having in Hillary's look now?
- I feel like I do have a lot of input.
Fernando Rodriguez was the stylist.
I remember I was the first one to get styled.
And when I walked in there, I was like yes.
- Have you taken anything?
- No, they'd be watching me like a hawk.
- Oh, did you try to embody Hillary banks
when you auditioned for her?
- I mean, yeah.
I think I did it kind of wrong though
because I was basing my audition off of OG Hillary.
- Yes. - And in Bel-Air,
she's much more like grounded, she's more goal-oriented.
So I was kind of playing it more like
and Morgan Cooper, our director, he was like, no.
- So then what happened?
- He was like, be what you are.
Like be the star that you are.
And I was like, oh, well I could do that for free.
- Yes. - But I would do it
for a check as well.
- I have told you this already before off and on camera
that your personality's popping.
This is how she actually is like--
- Yeah, thank you.
This is real.
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Giving me "Versace on the floor".
- Yes.
- Wait, Curly.
- Oh my God.
- This could be cute.
We definitely have to try on, we have to try on.
We've got a couple looks now.
- What are some like pieces
that you have to have in your wardrobe?
- I have to have a good pair of jeans, a good black heel
and I do a lot of crop tops.
- Yes - I feel like
that's an easy moment for me. - But you have
to show that off. You have to show figure off.
- I mean, thank you.
- Yeah. Do you have a piece that you can't live without?
- I would say I just actually got these leather pants
'cause you know, leather pants are the moment right now.
- Yes.
- I just got these Helmut Lang.
I don't know how to pronounce.
- Oh, like Helmut Lang.
- Yes. - Uh-huh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- The quality is mwah, chef's kiss.
- Yes, I hope so but it's a Helmut Lang.
- Ikea was like, babes, is it expensive?
- Sidebar, you also can sing.
And I don't mean like, you can hold like a
I mean like you can sing.
- I try, I try.
- How many times do people make you like sing all the time?
I'm not gonna make you do it 'cause I feel like
sometimes people always like sing.
- Actually what's funny is my mom used to do this thing
when we were in meetings and she would rub her earring
and that mean you need to sing.
- Shut up.
- Yeah, so like all the time.
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- So you have a new song called "Caliber".
- Yeah, yeah.
- I was wondering if you met like high caliber
or like a gun?
- It's not giving guns blazing, all right.
- I was kinda hoping it was a little bit--
- It's giving high caliber.
This guy's trying to talk to me
and I'm like, okay, that's cute and everything
but like, you gonna have to level up 'cause I'm a boss.
- Yes. - Yes, yes.
- What do you think about this style?
So you tweeted in 2021, September 16,
this girl shouted, "Coco? Coco Jones?" while I was on a date
and I told this man I work at Buzzfeed.
- Wait, that's hilarious because I'm actually here.
- I know. - Hey guys, co-workers, hey.
- Oh my God, that is so funny.
- Okay, so backstory.
I don't like to tell people that I sing
if I feel like they don't already know it.
Because one time I told this guy
and he was like, "Oh, you gon' sing?"
And ever since then, I'm like.
I make up things.
I say, I work at my parents' construction company.
I say, I just moved here, looking for a job.
I say model.
And then when they find out, they're like,
"Wait, you really sing though."
I'm like, let's see if you switch out.
- Oh, wow.
- Yeah, so I did tell him I worked at Buzzfeed.
- What made you pick Buzzfeed that day?
- Quinta, I just love her. - Oh, Quinta.
- I was like, yeah, Buzzfeed I mean it's so fun.
Like I get to be creative, you know,
come up with a lot of ideas
and then this girl, she was like "Coco? Coco Jones?"
That's always how they do the second one.
- Yeah, Coco Jones.
- I was like, "You got me."
- Yeah, I'm into--
- So cool job. - If you're into it.
- No, we're in the 90s.
- What about wildest dreams for your music?
Where do you like, hope it takes you?
- I mean, I feel like I'm in a wild ass dream.
If I could take it more,
I wanna do like world tours international.
- So what looks do you think that you would go for on stage?
- I really love like a bodysuit type,
of like a jumpsuit type of vibe.
- Yeah. - I like glitter
and sparkle too.
It just reminds me of when I was younger
and I literally looked like a actual rhinestone.
I try to incorporate black designers.
I love me some Laquan Smith, Jessica Rich.
I wear a lot of her shoes.
- Oh, dope, amazing.
I feel like you would like Patrick Kelly.
You should totally check Patrick Kelly out.
He was the first black American to go high fashion
in like the 80s.
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Oh, hi.
- Hi. - I'm putting on
some of your choices.
- Yay. - Questionable.
You're the creator of the "You would do it too for a check".
- I can do that for free. - [Curly] Yes.
- But I would do it for a check as well.
Yeah, I did say that.
- So I'm gonna ask you
what would you actually do for a check?
- Okay, not just anything.
- Oh, I would do anything for a check.
- Anything? - Would you tell
your ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend
that she's hotter than you for a check?
Name your price.
- For me to say
to my ex's girl-- - Yes.
- You're hotter than me? - Yes.
- I'm gonna need at least 50 bands.
- 50? - Yes.
- I would do it for a good $50.
- This is giving, don't have your driver's license yet.
Almost, almost turning 16.
It's also giving bowl cut for some reason.
Maybe it's just so much chaos here that I can't,
I can't vibe with the rest.
'Cause I'm not mad here, I'm not mad--
- I feel like-- - But I'm super angry here.
- This is like Ronald McDonald vibes
to me like. - Ronald.
Ooh, this zip up made it even worse in some way.
- How do straight guys flirt? - This' chaos.
- How do straight guys flirt?
They don't pose like that to start.
That's giving teacher helping with homework.
- This was your choice.
- I thought it was gonna be something different.
I thought wrong.
- Okay, next question.
Since Hillary's a chef, would you eat a meal
with like a big nasty hair in it?
- What? No. - Why?
- Curly, what are you saying?
You have your whole extensions in my plate.
Seriously? Okay, that's a health hazard.
Babes, are we ready?
- Almost ready.
- 'Cause I'm ready to judge.
- Okay babes, here we go.
- Oh my gosh.
Turn around babes.
Yes.
Let me see the back.
I love the one shoulder off, that swag.
This is hot.
With the jewelry, it's giving cool ass rapper dude.
- Yes. - Giving LL cool NJ.
Well, that pose is giving me disco.
- Okay. - Yeah.
I think we're on a roll now
so this next one's really gonna give.
All right babes, this is the final look.
Impress me, I'm bored already.
Babes, lot of accessories, let's go.
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- And then Versace.
- Ooh, this is giving me the swag
that I didn't know I needed.
I feel like my dad has this outfit
and there's this picture
somewhere in the attic gathering dust.
- Yes. - Where he is wearing this
with a chain and it's giving swag.
Nice.
It's giving me tasteful.
- If you dress like this
and you see Coco Jones on public, go and spit game.
- Not if I have this fur on.
If I'm wearing this fur,
you're better off not addressing me.
But no, I do love this.
This is definitely a Fresh Prince era.
Very, very Bel-Air of you.
- Beautiful. Should we do a catwalk?
- Yes. - Me lady, let's do this.
- Where are we walking to
because it's like a dead end?
I guess nowhere.
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Yes, I think we've done it.
Mission is accomplished, no?
- Yes, thank you so much.
- You're welcome.
All right, gonna go back to my job at Buzzfeed.
- Well enjoy. - Thank you.
- Well, what'd you think, how'd you think we did?
She thinks we did great.
Even though this isn't necessarily like a Curly look,
it's definitely on brand with like a 90s Fresh Prince look.
So I'm ready, I'm ready for the party.
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