- This is either going to turn out super amazing
or like my previous relationship, in the trash.
(upbeat music)
- Here's the lovely bag.
- Let's see what's inside.
- (laughs) Oh, no.
- It's a white summer dress.
Oh it's pretty long.
Oh my god.
And it is not my style whatsoever.
- I don't think I own any white dresses.
This should be interesting, wow.
- Ta da!
I'm getting very midsummer vibes from this.
- It feels like a lot of fabric.
I wouldn't wear this.
- I'm really excited to work with
such a blank slate of a dress.
And I feel like I can really do a lot of things with this.
- I love a sun dress.
It's ugly.
- It's a really soft material.
It feels almost like a tissue.
- It's really cute and not really my style,
but I'm going to make it my style.
- I love wearing maxis during the summer.
I'm actually really excited to style this.
- Okay.
(exclaims)
This is kinda my vibe right now.
(funky music)
- I feel like I belong in the movie Midsummer,
but it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be.
It just hides all of my shape.
This is doing me no favors.
My plan of attack right now is to
bring up and in the waist part.
I took this bottom part of a sweatshirt I cropped
and it's like kinda doing a thing.
It's definitely still not a vibe.
I put this extra fabric that I have,
I think it adds something really pretty
and I like the lavender and the white together.
I kinda wanna draw all over it.
I'm gonna unleash some Aries impulsivity on this dress
and draw all over it like I want to
and if that's terrible I have this decent back up plan.
- As you can tell I like color
and I like things that stand out so this is very much
not my go to.
But I'm excited to see what I can do with this.
I feel like my aesthetic is like alien clown.
But let's like this cottagecore
dress a little more clown.
The first thing I'd want to do
is a very colorful version.
Here's look one.
I've got my sassy glasses on.
I got my earrings.
A friend of mine actually made them.
And I've got my studded belt, my docks.
I actually really like this.
Very different for me.
Wow, Mabel's evolving.
Outfit two.
Might wear this to a like a show, go get food.
The more I have this on,
the more comfortable I feel in it.
- Well my initial thought is
I might have to go full summer,
glamorous, beach vibes.
And I just realized my step mom has this massive summer hat
which I think actually would go really well with this.
These maybe really cool with it.
I never usually wear massive heels like this
but I think it's time.
Here's the belt.
It's just a little scarf belt.
So I feel like it could look good around there.
I don't know.
I kind of look like I live on Little House in the Prairie.
All right, I love these shoes.
They look good with this.
This elevates the outfit.
Overall, I really like how the dress like...
It turns really smooth.
It's just such a blank canvas that
it's kind of overwhelmingly boring.
Here's my idea.
I wanna dye this dress to really give it a little more life.
I'm going to take one of these rubber bands,
wrap it around.
This is either going to turn out super amazing and wonderful
or it's going to end up like
my previous relationship, in the trash.
(fart sound)
(laughs)
This is the vat.
The dress has been washed several times,
dried and steamed, and ready to be styled for tomorrow.
- This is a lot more fabric than
I'm used to wearing at one time.
I'm kinda skimpy.
I like to feel saucy.
I want to feel glamorous.
And trendy and like...
You know.
I wanna feel cool.
It looks like Little House on the Prairie.
We're serving Boho Glam.
These earrings and this necklace.
I just feel like it looks more expensive
and then this is so cute.
I look like a celebrity who's trying
to hide that they're pregnant,
except I'm not pregnant so don't spread rumors.
Now I'm serving Pharrell Williams
realness with this hat (laughs).
I can't take my hight ponytail down
and I wanted to wear the hat,
so this was the only way to compromise.
It was better in my mind.
This is way too simple.
No.
Belting it definitely did help but I'm bored.
No, this is still not it.
I'm going to be real,
I don't like any of the outfits that I've made.
And I did my best with the styling
but none of them look how I want them to look.
I'm actually going to have to get crafty
and DIY this dress a little bit.
I'm going to try and stitch the
front of this onto the bodice.
I was kinda going for a Persian vibe a little bit.
When it's done, it's gonna be real cute.
- So, I have a few different options
to work with right now.
I could do a blazer with this.
I also have this shirt to layer underneath
and there's this one as well with a really cool 70s collar.
I feel like that could be a nice detail.
But one that I'm really excited about
is actually this white shirt to pair with it
to do sort of like a monochrome look.
I hope that nobody ever sees me in public
looking like this because this is awful.
The whites are two different colors,
it's so see-through and I feel lumpy.
I feel gross.
We're off to a good start (laughs).
I'm gonna take the biggest shoes that I own
and try to make it work.
I need some sort of shape.
Okay, this is slightly better.
I feel like this is the height
that you have to be in order to wear this dress.
I definitely think that I could do better with this dress.
Like this is an option but I'm going to try
something else just to be sure.
Should I do this bag?
Or should I do like a straw bag?
I think I'm gonna grab both.
Excuse while I try to fit through my doorway in this.
- Trying on the dress for the first time
and I already love it.
Like this is my jam.
First try on I added on this straw hat
and some layer necklaces and then just
kept it pretty easy peasy
and paired it up with some sandals.
I realize I made a big mistake.
I should have probably steamed this dress
and all of the wrinkles that it came with and I didn't.
And now I can't pull it off because
I'm too scared my makeup's gonna
rub off on this white dress.
We're just gonna make this work.
It's a day later.
I basically put on a poofy sleeved
blouse underneath the dress,
popped in some pearl earrings,
and I'm kinda feeling it.
Like this is the outfit I can imagine
living my best life in a Wes Anderson movie.
- I really like this dress.
I really love the material.
I'm digging the length.
I think my approach to styling this dress
is adding pops of color to it.
This is what the dress looks on me,
like just by itself.
It's very sheer at the bottom.
I'm getting like lyrical dance
piece concert vibes from this.
Yes I've been watching a lot of Dance Moms.
So let me pair it with my red Levi shirt.
This is what it looks like with this on.
It's not my favorite.
I don't know why I feel like James Dean
in Rebel Without A Cause right now.
I kinda wanna do something that will accentuate my figure,
so we're going to go back to the drawing board.
So I own these two belts.
I think I'm gonna try it with this brown one.
Okay, I feel like I'm getting closer.
This dress is just a tad big on me.
I might alter it.
So I have never altered anything in my life (chuckles).
And you know what my Grandma
did teach me how to alter things
but (censor beep) brain said why do you need to learn this.
We're in the 21st century.
You don't need to learn how to alter clothes.
Guess what 13 year old Carolina, you do.
I think I'm just going to be basic
and pair it with a jean jacket
because I literally own nothing that can go with this.
This first jean jacket is actually my moms.
It's vintage.
I actually kind of like this.
- The moment I opened it and I saw it,
I automatically thought of just like
resort wear, going to the beach.
Here's the dress,
since I have to style it
I want it to be fitted.
What I'm thing is I want my accessories
to have black in them because I want this
part of the hat just be cohesive with the rest of my outfit.
Those are the two black bags I was thinking of.
Those are the flats that I want to wear.
I have a piece of fabric here that I can use as a belt.
I have this black belt
and then I have that belt
that's really catching my eye
because it matches with my hat.
I just think it just goes with the hat.
It still keeps the black but also brings out
a little bit of the beige from the hat.
And I have already my flats on which are so cute.
They have little flowers on them.
I'll keep it tropical, very resort wear.
This is the first bag I was thinking of.
I liked it because it went with the flowers on my shoes
but I don't know if I'm hundred percent on board with this.
I do have another one so I'm going
to see how that looks with this.
And I was thinking for jewelry,
I always say go for gold.
That's one of my favorites,
it just adds such a beautiful touch to a look,
so let me try that out.
- First and foremost this isn't bad.
I honestly really love from my waistline down.
I guarantee you I already got makeup on it somewhere.
To be honest I would wear this as it is
and I would just put on a pair of Doc Martens.
That is going to be my backup.
I feel like I could try to put a leather jacket over this.
Oh.
I could also try to like tie something over the shoulders.
I don't know if I'm that preppy though.
This ain't it.
After much sweating and trying on new things,
I'm gonna try to push myself.
My goal is to do something a little bit more edgy.
I found this like little high neck crop top
that I'm gonna put on underneath it.
And then I found this belt that I have.
And then I'm gonna cut this longer part
to this tier right here and maybe I'll be able
to wear some like fishnets underneath it.
(exclaims) It's a mini, not bad.
(upbeat music)
- For my final look I really leaned
into a summertime vibe type theme.
I added the heals a big hat, big earrings,
and then a smaller cheetah print belt.
I'm ready to go have some fun in the sun.
- So for this look, I decided to pair it with
this long-sleeve polyester shirt, a thick black belt,
these extra-large platforms from the 70s.
I also decided to wear this extra-long bolo tie.
Picnic ready.
- I decided to pair it with my Mom's
vintage Hard Rock Cafe jacket.
As well as my Mom's vintage BCBG shoes.
I also liked to pair it with this red little purse.
I really liked just a pop of color.
- I styled the dress with a highlighter yellow cardigan
and a red pyramid studded belt.
These really fun, colorful earrings
and the I had to go with the sassy glasses.
Of course the rainbow pumpkin bag.
Final touch are the Docs.
- For my look I did some line drawings
of faces all over the dress,
tore off the hymn and tied it to cinch my waist in.
I added some tortoiseshell earrings
and some Steve Madden heels I got on sale.
I also added this big envelop purse and voila.
- I'm going with this cottagecore look.
As soon as I put in this puffy sleeve,
I was just like this is dreamy.
I am done.
- I did a lot of work to this dress.
I basically cut off the bottom half of the dress.
I also made different layers, so it still has that little
peasant chic look that it had before.
And on top I put this piece of lingerie.
I added the black waist belt,
but my favorite part.
I took of the back.
So there is no back to this dress.
And of course I have a red lip.
I have some pearls.
I think it's a very sassy classy look,
so I'm really happy with it.
- I am living this indigo dyed dress.
It is so gorgeous.
I've paired it with clear jellies, moon earrings,
and even braided my hair into
a crown like the moon goddess that I am.
- For my look I decided to add this wide brim hat,
some gold and white earrings for some elegance.
Added a belt to accentuate the waist.
Added this bamboo arc bag for the look of a resort wear
and some floral black sandals to finish off the look.
- I think it was good idea for me to cut it shorter.
I then put on a mesh turtleneck crop top underneath.
I put on a belt with some chains on it
and then I did some really over the top black eye look.
I put on a black mask with some fishnets
and some chunky shoes and my "my budget" bag.
I am really proud of this look.
(upbeat music)