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OF COURSE.
I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKE THE 20-SOMETHINGS WE WORK WITH,
THEY THINK WE DON'T GET IT.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, THEY THINK WE'RE A COUPLE OF OLD FUDDY-DUDDIES,
AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY.
EXACTLY. TAKE HEATHER.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S 26.
SHE'S STORE MANAGER AT A BOUTIQUE,
AND SHE'S STILL DRESSING LIKE A TEENAGER.
I MEAN, SHE NEEDS TO LEARN THAT COOL CHANGES AS YOU GROW.
I MEAN, ACT YOUR AGE.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
SERIOUSLY, PEOPLE CAN REALLY LOSE THEIR WAY.
WELL, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
ALL RIGHT, CAN WE HURRY UP?
WE'RE GONNA BE LATE FOR THE OPERA.
[ BUZZING STOPS ]
Clinton: MEET HEATHER.
[ LAUGHS ]
Stacy: SHE'S A SPUNKY 26-YEAR-OLD MANAGER
OF A TEEN-APPAREL STORE...
OH, MY GOD.
...WHO CAN'T SEEM TO OUTGROW
HER OWN JUVENILE WARDROBE
OF ANIMAL T-SHIRTS AND SPANDEX.
I DRESS THE WAY I WANT TO, AND I WANT TO DRESS YOUNG.
THIS IS A WARDROBE OF AWFUL.
BUT HEATHER'S STYLE CHOICES ARE COVERING UP
DEEPER INSECURITIES ABOUT HER APPEARANCE.
I HAVE GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT.
I DO NOT FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF,
LIKE, FROM HERE DOWN.
WILL HEATHER BE ABLE TO OVERCOME HER BODY ISSUES
AND OPEN HER MIND TO NEW POSSIBILITIES?
DO YOU HATE IT?
WHY?
I JUST CANNOT HANDLE THIS COLOR.
YOU ARE FEISTY, GIRL.
OR WILL THE EMOTIONAL CHALLENGE
PROVE TOO MUCH FOR HER TO HANDLE?
Clinton: LET'S JUST TAKE A BREAK.
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HEATHER'S ARRIVED AT THE THEATER
TO WATCH WHAT SHE THINKS IS
THE PREMIERE OF A NEW MOVIE.
LITTLE DOES SHE KNOW WE'RE ABOUT TO ROLL
A TRAILER FULL OF HER EPIC FASHION FAILURES,
AND WE'VE RIGGED CAMERAS TO CATCH HER REACTION.
HI.
BUT FIRST, HER MOM, PIQUE, AND HER FRIEND, JENN,
HAVE STOPPED BY THE CONCESSION STAND
TO GIVE US THE LOWDOWN.
SO, WE'RE HERE FOR HEATHER.
Clinton: AND YOU NOMINATED HER.
I CERTAINLY DID.
WHY WOULD YOU DO A THING LIKE THAT? [ LAUGHS ]
SHE CALLED ME, LIKE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
CRYING AND UPSET, AND SHE SAID,
"MOM, I'M A GROWN WOMAN
STUCK IN A 16-YEAR-OLD'S WARDROBE."
YOU KNOW, SHE'S OLDER NOW, AND SHE'S ENGAGED,
AND SHE NEEDS TO CHANGE.
EVOLVE. YES.
AND SHE WORKS FOR A RETAIL COMPANY
THAT REALLY CATERS TO TEENAGERS, RIGHT?
TEENAGERS. YEAH.
SHE STARTED RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL
AND WORKED HER WAY UP, AND NOW SHE'S STORE MANAGER.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S HAD AN EFFECT ON HER STYLE, JENN?
YOU'VE WORKED WITH HER THERE.
JUST BEING AROUND IT ALL DAY LONG,
IT JUST INFLUENCES HER STYLE.
IT'S INFILTRATED HER STYLE.
DEFINITELY.
HOW ARE YOU GETTING HER HERE TO THE THEATER TODAY?
SHE THINKS SHE'S COMING TO SEE A SCREENING OF A MOVIE.
OH, COOL.
WE HAVE OUR OWN PREMIERES.
WE HAVE "TURTLE LADY" AND "FASHION OVERHAUL." WE STARRED IN THOSE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN THEM.
THEY'RE PRETTY EPIC.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT "OBSESSION MADE HER A TURTLE,
AND STACY AND CLINTON MADE HER A LADY"
IS PROBABLY THE BEST SLOGAN
I'VE EVER SEEN FOR A MOVIE.
ALL RIGHT. YOU JOIN HEATHER, AND WE'LL GO HIDE.
Pique: [ Laughing ] OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
Clinton: SO, HEATHER THINKS SHE'S GOING TO
SEE A MOVIE WITH HER MOTHER.
WELL, SHE IS GOING TO SEE A MOVIE WITH HER MOTHER.
SHE'S ACTUALLY GONNA SEE A VERY SPECIAL TRAILER
IN WHICH SHE STARS.
A SECRET HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT,
AND THE ENEMY IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK.
THERE'S ONLY ONE DUO EQUIPPED WITH
THE SKILLS TO FIGHT IN THE NAME OF STYLE.
THIS SUMMER, OUR HEROES WILL
SEND ONE WOMAN ON AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY.
AND TRANSFORM HER TEENAGE STYLE
TO A LOOK THAT CAN TAKE ON THE WORLD.
OH, MY GOSH!
WHAT?
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU, HEATHER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HELLO.
I'M STACY.
HI.
WE'RE FROM TLC's...
Both: "WHAT NOT TO WEAR."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE ARE HERE TODAY, HEATHER,
BECAUSE YOUR MOM CALLED US.
SHE SAYS YOU NEED A BIG BOOST FROM YOUR TEENAGE STYLE
INTO A MORE GROWN-UP ONE.
I'M 26.
YEAH, YOU'RE NOT A TEENAGER.
TIME TO GROW UP, WOMAN.
OKAY.
SHE'S LIKE, "OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA CALM DOWN."
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING ON HERE?
OH, UM...
THEY'RE POLAR BEARS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO, WE HAVE BEEN SECRETLY FILMING YOU
FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
AND AS YOU JUST SAW IN THE TRAILER, YOU KNOW,
YOUR STYLE MAYBE NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE.
SO, WE HAVE A LITTLE DEAL FOR YOU.
THIS IS A "WHAT NOT TO WEAR" CARD
WITH $5,000 ON IT
THAT YOU CAN SPEND ON A NEW WARDROBE.
BUT THERE IS, LIKE, A LITTLE BIT OF A CATCH.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW,
WHATEVER WE SAY GOES, GOES
FOR YOU TO ACCEPT THIS MONEY.
AND YOU HAVE TO PLAY BY OUR RULES.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
SHOULD SHE DO THIS?
TAKE IT!
TAKE IT!
Man #3: TAKE IT!
Woman #2: TAKE IT!
OKAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
TAKE YOUR CARD!
ARE YOU JUST TOTALLY OVERWHELMED?
I AM REALLY OVERWHELMED.
OKAY.
WELL, MAYBE NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO TELL YOU, THEN,
THAT WE'RE GONNA WATCH ALL OF YOUR SECRET FOOTAGE
OH, NO.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE STUDIO.
YAY.
THANKS, MOM.
GO SAY HI TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
OH, MY GOD!
[ LAUGHS ] SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE THERE.
I FEEL REALLY SHOCKED.
I'M JUST -- I'M NERVOUS -- I'M NERVOUS THAT
I'M GONNA END UP LOOKING NOT LIKE ME.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY? "MAMA BEAR"?
YEAH.
IT'S SO CUTE.
OH, MY GOD.
I'M AFRAID THAT I WILL LOOK 50 YEARS OLD
IN THINGS THEY PUT ME IN.
I WILL BE KEEPING THIS SHIRT.
I'M SORRY, STACY.
SO, HEATHER, HOW YOU FEELING?
A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT I'M FEELING GOOD.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM ORIGINALLY?
I'M FROM KENTUCKY.
I'M FROM GLASGOW, KENTUCKY.
OH, OKAY.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT?
THE SECRET FOOTAGE.
I WOULD REALLY WE RATHER NOT DO THIS,
BUT APPARENTLY WE HAVE TO.
[ LAUGHS ] IT'S PART OF THE DEAL.
ALL RIGHT. I'VE ACCEPTED IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SECRET FOOTAGE.
OKAY.
OOH.
OH, MY GOD. OKAY.
THAT'S YOUR STYLE RIGHT THERE.
IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO
[Laughing] WHAT YOU'RE WEARING RIGHT NOW.
YEAH. IT JUST --
SAME VAGUE IDEA OF A SHOE.
SAME LEGGINGS AND A T-SHIRT AND A HEAD SCARF.
IT'S COMFORTABLE.
I CAN JUST GRAB AND GO.
I DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF BLACK GOING ON HERE.
I FEEL LIKE IF I WEAR BLACK THEN IT...
YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS SAY,
BLACK MAKES YOU LOOK SLIMMER.
[ MUMBLES ] YES.
CLEARLY IT'S NOT WORKING.
IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT CUT AND STRUCTURE.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT COLOR.
OH, HERE I AM JUST TELLING SOMEBODY HOW IT IS.
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOKING ROUGH.
AND LOOKING ROUGH.
LOOKING ROUGH.
THIS OUTFIT, I HAVE TO SAY,
TAKES THE LEAST AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO PUT ON
OF ANY OUTFIT WE CAN THINK OF
BECAUSE THERE'S NO BUTTON, NO ZIPPER, NOTHING.
YOU SLIP IN, YOU PULL ON, YOU'RE DONE.
YEAH, IT'S LIKE BABY CLOTHES.
EVEN BABY CLOTHES HAVE SNAPS.
WELL, OKAY. YOU GOT ME ON THAT ONE.
WELL, HERE'S WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY ABOUT YOUR OWN STYLE
DURING OUR FAKE MARKET RESEARCH.
MY STYLE IS COMFORTABLE AND CREATIVE.
MY SHIRT I GOT FROM WORK.
I REALLY LIKE IT.
Stacy: WHAT IS THAT? ANOTHER POLAR BEAR T-SHIRT?
UM...
YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY ANOTHER POLAR BEAR T-SHIRT.
I JUST DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE
THAT I HAD SO MANY ANIMAL T-SHIRTS.
I GUESS I DO, THOUGH.
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS SUCH A PROBLEM.
I WORK AT A YOUTH RETAIL STORE.
I'M THE STORE MANAGER THERE.
I DRESS THE WAY I WANT TO, AND I WANT TO DRESS YOUNG.
Stacy: CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT THAT FOR ONE SECOND?
BECAUSE DO YOU THINK THAT
THE STORE WHERE YOU WORK INFLUENCES YOUR STYLE
BECAUSE THOSE STYLES ARE SO YOUNG?
I THINK THAT DEFINITELY
AN OUTFIT THAT I WOULD PUT TOGETHER
FOR MAYBE, LIKE, A 14-YEAR-OLD
IS PROBABLY SOMETHING
THAT I SHOULDN'T BE PUTTING ON MYSELF.
I THINK THAT'S A FAIR ASSESSMENT.
I'M MORE INCLINED TO BE LIKE,
"HEY, THAT LOOKS GREAT ON YOU.
I SHOULD TRY IT OUT ON ME."
WHAT WOULD YOU WANT YOUR STYLE TO SAY ABOUT YOU?
I GUESS CLASSY
BUT STILL KIND OF EDGY.
I'M SOPHISTICATED,
BUT I STILL LIKE TO HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME.
IS THAT AN OPTION?
OF COURSE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS HOLDING YOU BACK FROM,
YOU KNOW, HAVING THE STYLE THAT YOU WANT?
I JUST FEEL LIKE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ON THE HEAVIER SIDE
AND MY WEIGHT FLUCTUATES A LOT.
I CAN'T FIND STUFF THAT LOOKS GOOD ON ME.
HEATHER'S GAINED A LITTLE WEIGHT LATELY,
SO I DON'T THINK SHE REALLY WANTS TO
PUT THE EFFORT OR TIME INTO A NEW WARDROBE,
SO SHE JUST KEEPS WEARING THE T-SHIRTS AND LEGGINGS.
OKAY, SO, IT'S MOSTLY SIZE
THAT'S BEEN CHALLENGING TO YOU?
YEAH, I THINK IT'S THE SIZE THING.
I'LL GO INTO, LIKE, A PLUS-SIZE STORE AND BE LIKE,
"WOW, ALL THIS LOOKS REALLY CRAPPY ON ME"
OR "THIS MAKES ME LOOK AND FEEL LIKE AN OLD LADY."
YEAH, AND AT 26, IT BECOMES REALLY FRUSTRATING
BECAUSE HOW DO YOU REMAIN THAT YOUNG, VIBRANT PERSON
AND STILL DRESS IN CLOTHES
YEAH.
AND IT'S EMBARRASSING
BECAUSE A LOT OF THE STORES THAT MY FRIENDS WANT TO GO INTO,
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T GO INTO.
OR, LIKE, WHEN MY MOM WANTS TO GO SHOPPING,
I'LL GO WITH HER, AND IT'S LIKE,
"OH, MOM, I'M SO GLAD, LIKE,
"YOU FOUND ALL THESE REALLY CUTE OUTFITS,
BUT NONE OF THE CLOTHES HERE FIT ME."
THAT'S EMBARRASSING FOR ME.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, LIKE,
I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, SHARE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE,
IS MY CLOTHING STRUGGLE.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SHOW FOR A LONG TIME,
AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY SAY THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF WOMEN
WHO CAN RELATE TO THAT, YOU KNOW.
THAT'S NOT FUN
WHEN YOUR FRIENDS OR YOUR MOTHER IS SMALLER THAN YOU
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE MORE OPTIONS THAN YOU HAVE.
I DO GET REALLY FRUSTRATED.
WE WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO LET GO OF THE EMBARRASSMENT,
LET GO OF THE SHAME.
THERE HAS TO BE A WAY FOR US TO HELP YOU
SORT OF COME UP WITH A STRATEGY
THAT WILL MAKE THIS SORT OF LESS DIFFICULT FOR YOU.
OKAY.
SO, GO HOME, PACK UP ALL YOUR STUFF --
THE BANDANAS, THE T-SHIRTS,
THE LEGGINGS, THE FLIP FLOPS.
OKAY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
IF THERE'S MORE THAN TWO POLAR BEAR T-SHIRTS.
I HAVE SOME DOG SHIRTS, TOO, AND LIKE, TWO CAT SHIRTS.
AWESOME.
OH, DUCK. THAT'S GOOD.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE ALL THESE ANIMAL SHIRTS
AND NO ONE HAS BEEN LIKE, "HEATHER, WHAT'S UP?"
WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING?
I DON'T KNOW. YOU MET THEM ALL.
[ LAUGHS ]
Heather: I REALLY WANT TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE WAY I LOOK,
ABOUT WHO I AM, ABOUT MY BODY.
I JUST -- I AM NOT AT THAT POINT IN MY LIFE.
I'M OPEN TO CHANGE, BUT I'M LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD."
COMING UP...
[ GASPS ]
YEAH!
WHY?
I CAN'T. NO.
AT A THEATER IN NEW YORK,
WE BROUGHT HEATHER'S STYLE TO THE BIG SCREEN,
SURPRISING HER WITH A MOVIE TRAILER
FULL OF HER SECRET FOOTAGE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU, HEATHER.
HELLO!
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THIS 26-YEAR-OLD
TO TRADE IN HER MALL-RAT GEAR
FOR A WARDROBE THAT FITS HER FRAME AND HER AGE.
HEATHER!
HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
OH, LOOK,
A T-SHIRT AND LEGGINGS.
LOOK AT THIS.
AN ARM'S LENGTH OF SPANDEX.
THIS IS ME.
LIKE, THIS IS MY SPANDEX, AND THIS IS MY TEES,
AND THAT'S, LIKE, PRETTY MUCH, LIKE, WHAT I DO.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU INVENTED SPANDEX.
IT'S NOT YOU.
IT'S TIME TO EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS.
I KNOW.
DO YOU KNOW THE DEAL HERE?
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, LIKE,
A PAIR OF LEGGINGS AND A T-SHIRT.
PICK TWO AND MEET US IN THE 360-DEGREE MIRROR.
WE'RE GONNA GO WORK ON YOUR MANNEQUINS.
BYE.
OH, THAT GIRL IS CUTE.
BUT BOY DOES SHE LOVE A STRETCH FABRIC.
I LOVE THIS DRESS.
I THINK IT'S REALLY CUTE.
IT'S LIKE SHE KNOWS NOTHING
BESIDES SPANDEX AND COTTON.
IT'S STRETCHY.
I THINK WE SHOULD SHOW HER THINGS THAT SHAPE.
HOW ABOUT THAT BLUE JACKET?
I WAS GONNA GO FOR THE BLUE JACKET NEXT.
OH, I'M HOLDING ON.
SO, IF I WAS GONNA GO TO WORK,
I WOULD WEAR THIS FRIGGIN' AWESOME T-SHIRT
AND SOME LEGGINGS.
I THINK THIS IS SO UNDERSTANDABLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG LEAP.
WE'RE ASKING COLOR IN THE NECKLACE,
MORE THAN ONE COLOR IN THE BLOUSE,
AND A LIGHTER, KIND OF GRAY JEAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, MY GOD. [ LAUGHS ]
THIS MIRROR IS THE WORST THING
[Laughing] THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME.
OKAY, SO, LET'S TALK -- OKAY.
MY BANDANA -- IT'S FUN. IT'S COLORFUL.
I LOVE THIS CAT SHIRT
BECAUSE IT'S A KITTY-CAT MARILYN MONROE.
OF COURSE, MY TRUSTY SPANDEX PANTS.
I WEAR THEM ALL THE TIME.
MY EARRINGS.
I DON'T KNOW.
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE LADY GAGA. I LIKE THEM.
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SPOOKY ELEMENT TO MY FASHION,
SO THAT'S WHY I LIKE TO WEAR IT.
AND WE DON'T.
YOU GOT AN ELEMENT TO YOUR STYLE THAT'S SPOOKY.
I'M SPOOKED.
OH, COME ON, STACY.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, THIS LOOK IS SOMETHING
THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT WEAR TO, SAY, CLEAN THE TOILET.
YOU KNOW, LIKE,
HONESTLY, WHEN I'M -- YOU KNOW,
THIS IS WHAT CLINTON WEARS.
WHEN I'M DOING MY HOUSEWORK, MAYBE MINUS THE EARRINGS.
[ SIGHS ] ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S AN EASY OUTFIT.
IT'S AN EASY TEE, AND IT'S NOT EVEN
TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR
BEFORE I LEAVE THE HOUSE.
YOU'RE NOT EVEN DOING IT NOW.
YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN AND CLOSING YOUR EYES.
YEAH! I DON'T WANT TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR!
SO, WHY YOU GIVING UP?
[ SIGHS ]
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.
I HAVE GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT,
AND I DON'T LIKE ACCEPTING THAT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GAIN A LOT OF WEIGHT,
WE START TO BEAT OURSELVES UP.
WE START TO THINK LIKE,
"WELL, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
"NOTHING IS GONNA LOOK GOOD ON ME.
"I MIGHT AS WELL STICK TO T-SHIRTS AND SPANDEX
"BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'LL FIT
"AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I LOOK LIKE ANYMORE.
I GIVE UP."
WELL, THE POINT IS
THAT YOU CAN'T GIVE UP
OR SAY THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU DESERVE.
IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT WHERE YOU ARE,
YOU CAN'T REALLY IMPROVE YOUR SITUATION
BECAUSE YOU'RE IN DENIAL.
IT'S JUST GONNA --
I MEAN, IT'S JUST GONNA BE HARD. IT'S JUST GONNA BE HARD.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT, YOU KNOW...
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS NOT REALLY AS BAD AS YOU THINK, OKAY?
YOU, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HAVE AN HOURGLASS SHAPE, OKAY?
WE'RE GONNA ACCENTUATE THE FACT
THAT YOU ARE NARROW IN THROUGH HERE,
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE NOT "NEH."
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE "BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!"
AND YOU MIGHT END UP REALLY LIKING THAT.
OKAY, CAN WE SHOW YOU
ANOTHER WAY TO DRESS YOUR FRAME, PLEASE?
OF COURSE. LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, HEATHER, SO, WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU
A LOOK THAT COULD BE WORN AS CASUAL WEAR
OR EVEN IN YOUR JOB AS WORK WEAR.
THEY'RE VERY EASY UPGRADES.
INSTEAD OF A LEGGING, WE'RE GONNA GO WITH A JEAN.
AND INSTEAD OF A T-SHIRT, WE'RE GONNA DO WITH A TOP, OKAY?
A BLOUSE.
THIS IS PRETTY, PRETTY EASY STUFF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ACTUALLY
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
HMM...
HMM...
[ MUMBLES ]
[ MUMBLES MOCKINGLY ]
WAIT, I'M SORRY. WAS THAT AN ANSWER?
I THINK THE ANSWER WAS NO.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT
IF JEANS DON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY.
BUT WE'RE GONNA REALLY INSIST THAT YOU NOT GIVE UP.
ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TOP.
BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANT-COLOR PRINT
IN A FABRIC THAT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, 100% COTTON.
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT HIM LIKE...
[ CHUCKLES ] ...LIKE THAT?
I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON.
I'VE NEVER WORN, LIKED, BOUGHT, PURCHASED, WHATEVER
ANYTHING THAT'S, LIKE, A PRINT LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW.
NO.
I FEEL LIKE PRINTS ARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T THINK THAT PRINTS ARE FOR 26-YEAR-OLDS?
REALLY? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING WITH?
BUT AN IMAGE OF A CAT IN A MARILYN WIG,
YEP.
DO YOU WORRY THAT PRINTS ARE GONNA MAKE YOU LOOK OLDER,
OR DO YOU WORRY THAT PRINTS ARE GONNA MAKE YOU LOOK BIGGER?
OKAY.
LIKE A BIG, OLD MESS.
[ Laughing ] YEP.
OKAY.
REMEMBER THAT A LOT OF TIMES
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE WAY THEY LOOK IN SOMETHING
BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE WRONG SIZE
AND THEY REFUSE TO GO AND GET THE SIZE THEY ACTUALLY NEED.
PROMISE US THAT YOU WILL DO THAT
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THAT SIZE MIGHT BE.
I PROMISE.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE 360
AND SEE SOME MORE NON-CLOTHING.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ] OKAY.
SO, THIS IS PROBABLY AN OUTFIT THAT I WOULD WEAR
IF I WAS GONNA GO OUT TO DINNER.
JUST A BLACK SHORT-SLEEVED JACKET.
IT'S COMFORTABLE.
AND THEN I HAVE ON THIS LONG, BLACK DRESS,
WHICH I REALLY LIKE.
LIKE, EVEN POST-360 SESSION,
I WOULD WEAR THIS OUTFIT.
OKAY, I LOVE THAT YOU'RE LIKE
"POST-360" YOU'D WEAR THIS.
OKAY, WE'RE NOT DONE WITH YOU YET.
SO, WHY DO YOU LOVE BLACK SO MUCH?
I FEEL LIKE IT'S SLIMMING.
THAT SEEMS TO BE
THE GREATEST MYTH OF ALL TIME, RIGHT?
THAT BLACK IS SLIMMING.
IT'S A MYTH?!
WELL, IT'S A MYTH ONLY IN THAT
THE CUT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE COLOR.
THINK ABOUT THIS.
WHITE DRESS THAT FITS YOU PERFECTLY,
HAS AN AMAZING SHAPE BUILT INTO IT
VERSUS A BLACK GARBAGE BAG.
WHICH ONE'S GOING TO BE MORE SLIMMING?
EXACTLY.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MAKING AN EFFORT FROM HERE TO HERE.
I FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT ABOUT FROM HERE TO HERE.
AND THEN THE REST OF ME, I'M JUST LIKE, "ERRRR."
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT PROUD?
NOT FROM HERE DOWN! NO!
I DO NOT FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF, LIKE, FROM HERE DOWN.
YOU THINK THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION FOR YOU
SO THAT YOU DON'T LOOK MATRONLY.
I GOT THIS IN A PLUS-SIZED CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
FOR MY AGE, YOU KNOW, LIKE,
AND IT STILL DOESN'T LOOK THAT GREAT ON ME, SO...
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FEWER CHOICES,
BUT THAT MEANS THAT YOU'VE GOT TO WORK HARDER
AND MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS.
SMARTER DECISIONS. EXACTLY.
LET'S SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE.
OKAY.
SO, WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU
A DIFFERENT KIND OF DRESS.
WHAT IS THAT FACE ABOUT?
THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF DRESS.
[ GASPS ]
YEAH!
OKAY, I CAN'T. NO.
'CAUSE IT HAS COLOR IN IT?
IT'S -- [ SIGHS ]
BECAUSE THIS IS, LIKE, SOMEBODY, LIKE,
BROKE OPEN HIGHLIGHTERS
AND SMEARED THEM DOWN THIS DRESS.
I JUST CANNOT HANDLE THIS COLOR.
YOU'VE GOT A TATTOO ON YOUR ***
OF A COWBOY BOOT THAT'S STUFFED WITH FRENCH FRIES, OKAY?
FOR SOMEBODY WHO, YOU KNOW, LIKES TATTOOS
AND PIERCINGS THROUGH THEIR NOSE,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPEN-MINDED
ABOUT PRINTS THAT YOU SEE.
SHE CAN'T.
YOU ARE FEISTY, GIRL.
I MEAN, I LIKE THE CUT OF THE DRESS.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY. LET'S START THERE.
YES. CUT IS A GREAT PLACE TO START.
YOU ARE GETTING VERY UPSET, AND WE DON'T WANT YOU TO...
I DON'T WANT TO --
NO. OKAY.
SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LIKE ABOUT THIS DRESS
IS THAT WE HAVE A DEEPER "V" HERE,
RIGHT, INSTEAD OF JUST A SCOOP NECK,
SO WE'RE GONNA CREATE A LITTLE BIT MORE NARROWNESS
BY CREATING MORE VERTICALITY IN THE NECKLINE, RIGHT?
SO, WE SEE UP AND DOWN AS OPPOSED TO ACROSS.
IT ALSO FORCES THE EYE TOWARDS THE WAISTLINE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH IT.
THEN IT PULLS AWAY FROM THE WAIST
IN THIS KIND OF NICE, A-LINE SHAPE,
AND THE SLIT HELPS THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT.
OH, I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT. OKAY. I LIKE THAT.
SO, WHAT WE WANT TO DO THERE IS,
BY THE CUT OF THIS DRESS, WE ARE ACTUALLY CREATING
A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SHAPE ON YOUR BODY
THAN THE ONE
THAT JUST PUTTING SOMETHING STRETCHY IN COTTON OVER IT DOES.
ALL RIGHT.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.
LOGIC WINS.
WE SHOULD MOVE ON FROM HERE.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEP IS.
THROWING AWAY MY CLOTHES.
YOU'RE GONNA TRASH THE SPANDEX.
AND THE T-SHIRTS.
NO, THAT WON'T BE HARD.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT, HEATHER.
WOW, THIS IS QUITE A WARDROBE.
OKAY, WHO IS SPIKE,
AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ROLL IT OUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHO SPIKE IS, BUT GOD BLESS HIM.
THESE AREN'T EVEN SPANDEX.
THESE ARE JUST, LIKE, SWEATPANTS.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ONE DOWN.
IF THE CAT T-SHIRT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU, CLINTON...
NOW THERE'S A WOLF IN SUNGLASSES.
BUT WAIT, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A MATCH.
YOU LOVE AN ANIMAL IN SUNGLASSES.
DOES IT HAVE TO BE
AN ENDANGERED SPECIES IN SUNGLASSES?
I LIKE IT. IT'S A WOLF IN AVIATORS.
IT'S IRONIC BECAUSE WOLVES DON'T WEAR AVIATORS.
THEY WEAR WRAPAROUNDS.
[ LAUGHS ]
I MEAN, THIS IS THE EXTENT OF PRINTS.
BUT THOSE HAVE, LIKE,
THE AWESOME SEQUINS ON THE POCKET.
IT DOES. IT HAS AN AWESOME SEQUIN PATCH POCKET, CLINTON.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
OH, IT JUST MAKES THE SHIRT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I LOVE IT.
EXPLAIN TO US WHY YOU CAN'T DEAL WITH PRINTS, BUT --
YOU CAN WEAR A COLOR LIKE THAT THAT MAKES MY EYES BLEED.
OKAY, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THIS IS EQUALLY AS AWFUL.
HON, THIS IS NOT --
THIS IS A WARDROBE OF AWFUL.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT STUFF'S FLATTERING?
I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
I NEVER TOOK THE TIME TO EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
IT'S TIME.
SO, WHY DON'T YOU JUST HAND US ALL THOSE HEAD SCARVES?
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS ONE JUST MAKES ME THINK
YOU CAN WEAR THIS OVER YOUR MOUTH AND ROB A BANK.
YES. VERY JESSE JAMES.
SO, HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA DO TOMORROW, HON?
I AM GOING TO FOCUS FIRST ON THE CUT
YES.
I NEED TO KEEP TRYING ON MY SIZE.
YES.
EXACTLY.
WOW, SO SHE REALLY WAS PAYING ATTENTION.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. GO OUT THERE AND GO BUY SOME STUFF.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE.
ALL RIGHT.
BEING IN THE 360 WAS A NIGHTMARE.
IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING
I WOULD NOT WISH ON MY WORST ENEMY.
TOMORROW I HAVE TO FIND MY SIZE,
WHICH IN THE PAST, HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HARD.
I MIGHT BE HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
IN MY FITTING ROOM
AND SCREAMING FOR SPANDEX.
WHO KNOWS?
COMING UP...
Heather: OH, MY GOD.
Stacy: WHAT?
LET'S JUST TAKE A BREAK.
THIS IS EMOTIONAL FOR EVERYBODY.
HEATHER IS A 26-YEAR-OLD
MANAGER OF A TEENAGE-CLOTHING STORE
WHO IS USING HER ADOLESCENT WARDROBE
TO COVER UP INSECURITIES ABOUT HER BODY.
I DO NOT FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF,
LIKE, FROM HERE DOWN.
HEATHER HAS GOT $5,000 TO SHOP,
BUT WILL SHE BE ABLE TO
COME TO TERMS WITH HER BODY ISSUES
AND MOVE BEYOND THE SPANDEX?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S LOOK IN ON HEATHER.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT FOLLOWING THE RULES.
I'M WORRIED THAT I'M GONNA
GET REALLY FRUSTRATED IN THE FITTING ROOM.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY CUTE SHIRT.
I THINK IT DEFINITELY HAS MORE SHAPE THAN A T-SHIRT.
SO...
YEAH, THE SHAPE IS RECTANGULAR.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS A T-SHIRT,
AND I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO GET ANY T-SHIRTS, REALLY.
BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD APPROVE.
YOU DON'T KNOW US, OBVIOUSLY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT, LIKE,
THE WHITE BEING TIED AROUND MY WAIST
'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I TRY TO HIDE.
SO, I THINK THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE GOING WITH THE RULES.
DID WE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT TYING A SHIRT AT YOUR WAIST?
[ Laughing ] THIS WOMAN HAS NO IDEA WHAT SHE'S DOING.
NONE.
HAS A GOOD COUNTRY, FRESH, LIKE, PINUP LOOK TO IT.
COUNTRY, FRESH, PINUP LOOK?
WHAT?
NOW WITH A COUNTRY-FRESH SCENT.
I SHOULD LOOK AT JEANS. THAT'S WHAT I'M AVOIDING.
CLEARLY I HAVE COMPLETELY, LIKE, ABANDONED DENIM CITY.
I'VE LEFT.
NO, SHE LEFT DENIM CITY, MOVED TO SPANDEX TOWN,
AND NOW HAS GOT TO COME BACK.
I HATE THIS.
OH, COME ON.
I HAVE, LIKE, A WEIRD-SHAPED BODY,
SO NOTHING IS GONNA LOOK GOOD ENOUGH ON ME.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE A WEIRD-SHAPED BODY.
SHE DOESN'T. SHE'S GOT A WOMAN'S BODY.
AND SHE CARRIES SOME WEIGHT IN HER MIDSECTION.
SO FAR,
THE RULES HAVE BEEN TRICKY.
I AM FEELING OVERWHELMED.
I THINK THIS IS PRETTY.
I KIND OF THINK IT'S, LIKE, MORE MATURE.
MATURE?
IT WAS PURPLE CROCHET.
WHERE DOES SHE GET MATURE FROM THAT?
I FOUND A BLACK VERSION OF IT.
YAY!
IT'S KIND OF LIKE STEVIE NICKS MEETS ELVIRA.
[ LAUGHS ]
STEVIE NICKS AND ELVIRA?
I MEAN, WE HELD THOSE UP
AS THE FASHION EXAMPLES FOR HER?
IF I TRY IT ON, I KNOW I'M JUST GONNA LOOK LIKE A SAUSAGE.
I REALLY WISH THAT SHE WOULD TRY MORE THINGS ON
THAT HAVE SOME SORT OF WAIST EMPHASIS,
BECAUSE THIS SORT OF TUBE DRESS THAT SHE'S DRAWN TO
DOES NOT WORK WITH HER BODY TYPE AT ALL.
WE'RE NOT THERE 100%.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE STARING AT THIS PART OF ME
INSTEAD OF, LIKE, THIS PART OF ME.
IT'S FUNNY, I DON'T THINK
THAT ADDS ATTENTION TO HER WAISTLINE.
NO. I LIKE THE COLORS A LOT ON HER.
I DON'T REALLY LOVE THIS DRESS,
BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S HARD FOR ME
TO FIND SOMETHING THAT I'M GONNA ABSOLUTELY LOVE.
I HAVEN'T ABSOLUTELY LOVED A PIECE OF CLOTHING
IN A REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME.
OKAY.
IT SUCKS WHEN YOU GO TO A STORE
AND NOTHING FITS.
IT'S AN AWFUL FEELING.
I'M OVER IT RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST FRUSTRATED.
I FEEL LIKE I DON'T EVEN, LIKE, NEED THE GIFT CARD AT THIS POINT
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY I CAN EVEN FIND STUFF.
I WANT TO BE, LIKE, COMFORTABLE WITH MY WAISTLINE,
BUT IT'S REALLY HARD WHEN, LIKE,
CLOTHING WORKS AGAINST ME.
TO HEAR HER SAY THE CLOTHES ARE AGAINST HER,
LIKE, THAT'S JUST SUCH A TERRIBLE MIND-SET.
LIKE, SUCH A BAD PLACE TO BE IN.
SHE'S GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE ABLE TO
TRY CLOTHES ON THAT DON'T WORK
AND MOVE ON FROM THERE.
JUST KEEP ON TRUCKING.
YEAH.
GET OUT YOUR POM-POMS, CLINTON,
'CAUSE WE GOT TO GO DO SOME CHEERING.
YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A CHEERLEADER.
MAYBE WE CAN PRACTICE SOME LIFTS.
I'LL LIFT YOU.
Clinton: HELLO, HEATHER.
Stacy: LOOK AT YOU EYEING THAT LEOPARD PRINT.
HI.
SO, TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY WAS REALLY HARD.
I KEPT TRYING ON STUFF, AND IT DIDN'T FIT ME,
AND I GOT REALLY FRUSTRATED,
SO THAT WAS JUST KIND OF, LIKE, HEARTBREAKING.
OKAY, LOOK, WE GET IT.
IT'S EASY TO GET DISCOURAGED IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT.
BUT SOMETIMES THINGS JUST DON'T WORK.
AND WE DO WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SHAPES, THOUGH,
BECAUSE YOU DID LOOK AT THINGS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF SHAPE.
WHEN YOU PUT YOUR BODY IN SOMETHING THAT'S LIKE A TUBE,
YOUR BODY HAS TO DO ALL THE WORK
TO MAKE THAT GARMENT LOOK GOOD.
WHEN YOU WEAR THINGS THAT HAVE THE SHAPE BUILT INTO THEM,
YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
TODAY'S GONNA BE A GOOD DAY, RIGHT?
YAY!
LET'S DO IT.
Clinton: YOU LIKE THIS PRINT?
UH, NOT FOR ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M JUST GONNA GRAB ONE OF THESE TOPS.
NO? WHAT? IS IT RED YOU DON'T LIKE?
IT'S GONNA BE TOO SLINKY ON MY BODY.
TOO SLINKY.
NOW, WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIKE THIS PRINT --
YOU'RE MAKING A FACE --
BUT THE STRUCTURE OF THIS DRESS
IS AN INTERESTING ONE IN THAT
IT'S GOT A VERY DEFINED WAIST.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE.
WHEN THE DRESS HAS THIS SHAPE BUILT INTO IT,
IT'S MORE LIKELY TO WORK ON YOUR SHAPE.
YOU REALLY HATE IT.
Stacy: I LOVE THAT.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO TAKE OUR ADVICE,
AND WE'RE SAYING YOU'RE GONNA TRY THAT ON.
HERE SHE IS. HELLO, HEATHER.
HI.
OH, MY GOD.
LOVING ANIMAL PRINT.
AND YOU LOOK -- WHAT?
WHAT?
[ SIGHS ]
I'M FEELING LARGE AND IN CHARGE IN THIS.
THIS IS, LIKE, TOO MUCH OF MY BELLY.
YOU SEE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOUR BODY,
YES.
WHY DON'T WE SHOW HER THE POTENTIAL,
AND THEN I'LL HOLD THE HEM UP, AND YOU HOLD IT BACK.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT IT COULD BE.
I'LL PUSH HER DOWN, AND YOU KICK HER.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
STACY'S GONNA PULL IT THERE,
AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE HERE
IF IT WERE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER.
YEAH.
WITH, YOU KNOW, LIKE A HANDBAG OR SOMETHING,
IT'D BE REALLY COOL.
SEE? NOW YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE WHAT THE POTENTIAL IS.
THIS IS HOW GROWN-UPS WHO HAVE STYLE DRESS, OKAY?
IT'S TRUE.
THIS IS HOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE STYLE
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT CLOTHES.
OKAY.
GO.
Stacy: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT A POLKA DOT?
YEAH, THAT IS CUTE.
ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S TRY THAT.
THIS IS KIND OF COOL,
AND IT HAS A KIND OF A PRINT, RIGHT?
YEAH, THAT IS CALLED PRINT.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. NOT GONNA ARGUE WITH THAT.
YOU ARE WEARING PURPLE PANTS UNDER YOUR DRESS.
I WAS JUST DOING A LITTLE BIT OF SHOPPING.
LOOK AT THIS PRINT.
HI.
WHAT'S UP, DOT?
I THINK THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
LIKE, IT'S NICE AND NARROW.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR BOD?
I MEAN, I'M NOT TOO CRAZY THAT THERE'S SOME BULGE HERE,
BUT THAT'S JUST, LIKE, THE SHAPE OF MY BODY.
THAT'S JUST, LIKE, MY HIPS.
SO I FEEL BETTER ABOUT MY BODY THAN I DID BEFORE.
BECAUSE THIS DRESS MADE YOU FEEL BETTER OVERALL
ABOUT YOUR FRAME,
WHEREAS YESTERDAY IN THE LAST STORE,
YOU WERE UNACCEPTING OF YOURSELF
BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T FIND
ANYTHING IN THAT STORE THAT WORKED.
YEAH.
I DEFINITELY LET THE CLOTHES, LIKE, DECIDE HOW I FEEL.
AND I SHOULDN'T.
IT IS ALL YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY'RE JUST CLOTHES.
THAT'S THE THING YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, HON.
YOU CAN'T LET GO OF THAT POWER
TO, LIKE, FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF
AND GIVE IT OVER TO A PIECE OF CLOTHING.
YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT.
[ MUMBLES ]
IT'S ALL GONNA BE GREAT.
THIS IS A GOOD START.
[ SNIFFLES ]
Stacy: YOU'RE 26 YEARS OLD.
WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW
IS NOT WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE TOMORROW.
YOU CAN'T BEAT YOURSELF UP
AND HATE YOURSELF IN THE MEANTIME.
OKAY?
ALL RIGHT. DO YOU NEED TO TAKE A MINUTE?
LET'S STOP.
LET'S JUST TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
LET'S GO.
SWEETIE, IT'S OKAY.
THIS IS EMOTIONAL FOR EVERYBODY.
YEAH.
AND THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS CATHARTIC.
IT'S, LIKE, GET IT OUT, AND THEN YOU SHAKE YOURSELF OFF,
AND YOU CAN CONTINUE, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
STACY AND CLINTON MADE ME FEEL LIKE
IT WAS OKAY THAT I WASN'T A SIZE FOUR.
STACY AND CLINTON MADE ME FEEL LIKE
THERE WAS HOPE FOR ME.
OOH.
OH, WOW. ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OKAY. I REALLY LIKE THE JACKET.
I LIKE IT. I THINK IT LOOKS CUTE.
THE SKIRT -- THE SHAPE OF THE SKIRT I LIKE.
IT FITS REALLY WELL AROUND MY WAIST.
AND YOU'RE NOTICING SHAPES OF THINGS NOW.
THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
SHE'S GOT IT. SHE'S GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU LOOK LIKE A 26-YEAR-OLD.
ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
YEAH, ANYTHING'S AN UPGRADE
FROM, LIKE, JEGGINGS AND CAT SHIRTS.
YEAH, YOU'RE TELLING US.
SO, WE ARE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS.
ARE YOU FEELING EMOTIONALLY STRONG ENOUGH
TO KEEP GOING WITH US?
YEAH. WE CAN DO THIS.
WE WANT TO GET TO A GOOD PLACE.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
I AM GETTING THERE.
I CAN SHOP AND NOT GET OVERLY FRUSTRATED WITH MY BODY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT KIND OF FLORAL?
I WILL BE OPEN TO TRYING IT ON.
STACY AND CLINTON MADE ME REALIZE
THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO GO THROUGH THE RACKS,
LOOK THROUGH IT, PIECE STUFF TOGETHER.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO BE WILLING
TO PICK UP AN ARMFUL OF STUFF AND GO TRY STUFF ON
AND WORK THROUGH IT.
COMING UP...
TAKE IT OFF.
OOH, LOOK AT THAT.
WE'RE GOING FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
Heather: OH, MY GOD, TED!
Stacy: WHILE SHOPPING IN NEW YORK,
HEATHER HAD A BREAKTHROUGH AND TOOK THE FIRST STEPS
TO ACCEPTING HER BODY IN PLUS-SIZE CLOTHING.
Heather: STACY AND CLINTON
MADE ME FEEL LIKE THERE'S HOPE FOR ME.
[ MUMBLES ]
NOW IT'S TIME TO TACKLE HAIR AND MAKEUP.
HEATHER.
HI. I'M TED.
HOW ARE YOU?
YES. I'M GOOD.
WHAT A NICE SMILE.
OH, THANK YOU.
DO YOU WEAR THE BANDANA ALL THE TIME?
YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.
TAKE IT OFF.
OOH, LOOK AT THAT.
GANGSTA.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, IT KIND OF LOOKS CUTE WITH YOUR SHIRT.
NO.
GONE-ZO.
TAKE THAT DOWN FOR ME.
NICE HAIR.
YEAH, RIGHT THERE.
THE REGROWTH.
STUCK ON BEING BLOND?
I'VE BEEN A BLOND FOR A WHILE.
OKAY.
ARE YOU WILLING TO CHANGE THAT?
YEAH, 'CAUSE I KIND OF FEEL LIKE MY HAIR NEEDS...
IT NEEDS A LITTLE SOMETHING, RIGHT?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA SURPRISE THE WORLD
WITH SOMETHING REALLY NEW FOR YOU.
ARE YOU? YOU'RE GONNA SURPRISE ME?
OKAY.
YAY.
Ted: THE FIRST STEP IN ORDER TO CHANGE BLOND TO DARKER
IS THAT YOU HAVE TO FILL IT IN WITH RED FIRST.
AND THEN AFTER I RINSE,
I'M GONNA BRING YOU BACK, ROUGH-DRY YOU,
AND THEN APPLY YOUR SECOND COLOR.
YOU READY FOR THE FIRST SNIP?
Heather: YEAH. I'M READY.
THIS IS GONNA BE A BANDANA-FREE HAIRCUT.
YES, IT IS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS CUT AND COLOR
IS ACTUALLY GONNA GIVE YOU
THAT EDGE YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
YOU LOOK INCREDIBLE.
YEAH.
OKAY. HERE WE GO.
[ GASPS ]
OH, MY GOD, TED!
IT'S SO CUTE!
LOOK AT YOUR COLOR OF YOUR EYES.
NO.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ Laughing ] OKAY, PUT YOUR GLASSES.
WHOA, THIS IS AWESOME!
IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
WHEN YOU CAME IN, YOUR HAIR WAS OUT TO HERE,
AND IT WAS BLOND.
NOW YOU HAVE BLACK HAIR, YOU HAVE BANGS.
I TOOK ABOUT FIVE INCHES OF LENGTH OFF,
AND YOU SEEM OKAY.
I LOVE IT!
I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE HAPPY WITH IT!
[ LAUGHS ]
YES!
Heather: IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I FELT REALLY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.
IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR
AND BE ABLE TO KEEP LOOKING IN THE MIRROR.
HI.
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M FANTASTIC.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO DO YOUR FACE.
YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FACE.
THANK YOU.
YOU'VE GOT SUCH GREAT FEATURES.
I'M LOVING THE SKIN WITH THE DARK HAIR.
AND I KNOW AS YOU GET OLDER,
YOU WANT TO STAY LOOKING KIND OF HIP AND YOUNG AND COOL.
BUT THERE'S ALSO A LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION
THAT YOU NEED TO KIND OF EMBRACE.
AND YOU'RE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
THAT WE WANT THIS TO COME OUT
AND EVERYTHING CAN ELSE CAN WORK AS AN ACCESSORY.
CAN YOU TAKE YOUR GLASSES OFF FOR ME?
I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.
REALLY, REALLY BEAUTIFUL EYES.
SO, HEATHER, TELL ME
WHAT YOUR NORMAL DAY-TO-DAY MAKEUP ROUTINE IS.
I WILL WEAR, LIKE, THE FULL, LIKE,
YOU KNOW, POWDER AND BRONZER AND MASCARA.
OKAY, WOULD YOU HAVE SOME FUN
YEAH. YEAH.
THE BROWS NEED A LITTLE HELP.
WE'RE GONNA BRING THE BROWS BACK TO LIFE.
I WANT TO ASK YOU
PLEASE STOP PLUCKING THEM SO MUCH, OKAY?
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU JUST GOT TO LET THEM GO, OKAY?
SO, PUT DOWN THE TWEEZERS AND LET YOUR BROWS GROW.
ALL RIGHT, SWEETHEART?
ALL RIGHT. LET ME GET MY STUFF.
OKAY.
THIS IS CALLED BROW CORRECTOR.
SOMETIMES A PENCIL CAN LOOK TOO DRAWN ON,
SO THIS FEATHERS ON LIKE LITTLE HAIRS
SO IT REALLY LOOKS NATURAL.
OKAY, SWEETIE, WE'RE GONNA APPLY LINER FIRST,
AND WE'RE DOING IT IN A NAVY BLUE.
USUALLY I WOULD DO BLACK, BUT ON YOU,
BLUE IS GONNA BE A LITTLE LIGHTER
AND REALLY MAKE YOUR EYES POP.
WE'RE TAKING THIS REALLY PRETTY, DARK CHARCOAL SHADOW
AND SWEEPING IT RIGHT ACROSS YOUR EYELID.
THIS GIVES THAT SMOKY, SMOLDERY EFFECT.
ALL RIGHT, SWEETIE.
LIP GLOSS IS LAST.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS A SHEER
ALMOST KIND OF JUST A BLUSH PINK.
AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE
WE REALLY PLAYED UP YOUR EYES.
ALL RIGHT, HEATHER, YOU ARE NOW GLOSSED.
YOU'RE GLOWING. YOU GOT A SMOKY EYE.
IT'S A WHOLE NEW YOU. ARE YOU READY TO SEE YOURSELF?
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.
THIS IS THE WHOLE NEW YOU.
Clinton: COMING UP...
AAH! OH, MY GOD! AAH!
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.
THIS IS THE WHOLE NEW YOU.
[ GASPS ]
OH, MY GOSH. I LOVE IT.
YOU LIKE IT, HONEY?
YOU GAVE ME, LIKE, EYEBROW CPR.
I DID.
WE PUMPED SOME LIFE INTO THOSE BABIES.
GO AHEAD AND PUT YOUR GLASSES ON.
LOOK AT THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
HOW YOU FEELING NOW, SWEETHEART?
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
YEAH.
OF COURSE, CRAZY.
YOU TRULY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
CHECK YOURSELF OUT.
Heather: I THINK I LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
CARMINDY BROUGHT OUT THE COLOR OF MY EYES.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT TO DO THAT.
I FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT MYSELF THAN I DID TWO WEEKS AGO.
I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE WHOLE PACKAGE IS GONNA LOOK
WITH MY CLOTHES AND MY ACCESSORIES.
I'M PUMPED.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE HEATHER.
ME, TOO. I HOPE SHE'S HAPPY.
ALL RIGHT, HEATHER. COME ON OUT.
OH, MY GOD.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
AAH! OH, MY GOD!
AAAH!
Both: COME HERE!
CHECK YOURSELF OUT.
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE WHOLE PACKAGE YET.
[ GASPS ]
I FEEL SO PRETTY.
[ LAUGHS ] YOU ARE SO PRETTY.
YOU REALLY ARE.
I MEAN, SHUT UP. BETTIE PAGE HAS NOTHING ON YOU.
I AM SERIOUS.
YOUR HAIR -- FIRST OF ALL, ARE YOU NOT SHOCKED?
I'M SHOCKED.
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THE BLACK.
I LOVE THE HAIR.
LIKE, THE COLOR IS SO PRETTY.
IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER.
LOOK AT HOW LONG AND LEAN YOU LOOK.
AND IT'S AWESOME!
LIKE, I LOVE THIS.
LIKE, I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE
EVER, EVER, EVER SAID THAT ABOUT MYSELF.
I LOVE THIS. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IS -- LOOK HOW SMALL YOU ARE IN HERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE EMPHASIZING.
AND THEN BY CREATING EVEN MORE ON THE HIP,
THAT EVEN NARROWS YOU
BY USING A PENCIL SKIRT UNDERNEATH IT.
SO, WE'RE MANIPULATING VOLUME
TO CHANGE AND CONTROL THE SHAPE OF YOUR BODY.
A CAT T-SHIRT AND LEGGINGS, THEY DON'T LET YOU DO THAT.
NOT AT ALL.
LIKE, THIS IS A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER.
IT'S A REALLY POWERFUL LOOK, YOU KNOW.
AND IT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
THAT YOUR OLD LOOK DID NOT SAY.
I FEEL REALLY, REALLY GOOD IN THIS.
LIKE, I FEEL CONFIDENT IN THIS.
YOU ARE?
GOOD.
CAN WE SEE SOMETHING ELSE?
GREAT.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK,
I DID NOT FEEL SO GREAT ABOUT MY BODY.
SHOPPING WAS A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE.
AND NOW AT THE END OF THIS WEEK,
THERE ARE PARTS OF MY BODY
THAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE AND HIGHLIGHT AND SHOW OFF.
GOOD STUFF. WE WANT MORE!
AAH!
OKAY.
THIS YOU CAN WEAR TO WORK.
COME HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LOVE THIS. THIS IS SO CUTE.
I THINK THIS IS PERFECT FOR WORK.
I THINK IT'S FUNKY, AND IT'S GOT THE POLKA DOTS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FACT
THAT YOU'RE WEARING COLOR AND NOT JUST HEAD-TO-TOE BLACK?
I PROBABLY WOULD NEVER HAVE
PICKED THIS COLOR OUT FOR MYSELF,
BUT NOW THAT I SEE MYSELF IN IT,
I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
DO YOU FEEL YOUR AGE IN THIS?
OH, YEAH. I DEFINITELY FEEL, LIKE --
I FEEL 26.
I FEEL NOT 16.
YOU KNOW? LIKE, I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE MY AGE.
WELL, IT'S PERFECT FOR WHAT YOU DO.
I MEAN, YOU WORK IN A STORE
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, TARGETED TOWARD TEENAGERS,
BUT YOU'RE ALSO THE MANAGER, SO YOU'RE KIND OF RELATABLE
TO THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AND SHOP THERE.
YEAH. IT'S A DARKER OUTFIT,
BUT THEN THIS REALLY CUTE CORAL JACKET
KIND OF POLISHES THE LOOK UP.
IT DOES.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND WE'RE DOING A GREAT STRAIGHT-LEG JEAN,
WHICH IS A REALLY NICE SHAPE FOR YOU
BECAUSE IT FEELS YOUNG.
IT FEELS MODERN.
AND, I MEAN, IT'S GOT, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY...
I'M GONNA SAY 5% SPANDEX.
AND SOMETIMES 5% SPANDEX
IS BETTER THAN 100% SPANDEX.
[ LAUGHS ]
I KNOW NOW.
CAN WE SEE SOMETHING ELSE?
OKAY.
THIS NEW LOOK IS GOING TO HELP ME AT WORK.
I DON'T LOOK LIKE A TEENAGER THAT WORKS THERE ANYMORE.
I LOOK LIKE A MANAGER THAT WORKS THERE.
AND I THINK CUSTOMERS ARE GONNA LOOK AT ME
AND BE MORE WILLING TO TRUST THAT I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING
WHEN I'M PUTTING TOGETHER SOMETHING FOR THEM.
ALL RIGHT, HEATHER.
LAST LOOK. LET'S SEE IT.
OH, THIS IS LOVELY.
THE BOMB DOT-COM.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THIS.
LOOK AT YOU
IN A PRETTY, LITTLE SUNDRESS WITH A FLAIR.
I FEEL GREAT IN THIS.
I FEEL SO CONFIDENT IN IT.
I FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS IN THIS.
DO YOU FEEL BEAUTIFUL?
I FEEL BEAUTIFUL. YES.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR, LIKE,
GETTING ME FROM THAT YUCKY PLACE
TO THIS REALLY AWESOME HAPPY PLACE.
OH. AH.
SO, YOU WERE IN A YUCKY PLACE THAT WAS MANIFESTING ITSELF
THROUGH YOUR CLOTHING CHOICES.
BUT HAVE YOUR CLOTHING CHOICES
ELEVATED YOUR MOOD NOW?
REALLY?
TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
'CAUSE I FEEL GOOD WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR NOW.
[ GASPS ]
THE MIRROR'S NOT A REMINDER
OF HOW YUCKY I FEEL.
WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, IT'S LIKE,
"YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS GREAT.
LIKE, I HAVE GREAT STYLE."
LIKE, THE SHOES ARE AWESOME.
THIS CARDIGAN IS PERFECT WITH THIS.
MY WAISTLINE LOOKS REALLY SLIM RIGHT NOW.
IT REALLY DOES.
ALL RIGHT, HEATHER,
WHEN YOU CAME TO US, YOU ARRIVED
WITH A CLASSIC CASE OF FLOATING-HEAD SYNDROME.
FHS -- WHICH IS YOU WOULD JUST
CONCENTRATE ON FROM HERE TO HERE
AND YOU WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE
THE FACT THAT YOU HAD A BODY.
HAVE YOU BEEN CURED?
I HAVE BEEN CURED.
I GOT THE SHOT. I'VE BEEN CURED.
I'M LOOKING GREAT. I'M FEELING GREAT.
I HAD TO BE QUARANTINED. I WAS QUARANTINED.
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT "WHAT NOT TO WEAR" IS.
IT IS.
WE TAKE YOU AWAY FROM EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, WE ISOLATE YOU,
AND WE TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL TO DO.
I'M SO GRATEFUL.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
IT WAS A PLEASURE.
DO WE EVEN GET A HUG?
WE'LL TAKE INDIVIDUALS.
I WANT A BIG SQUEEZE.
THANK YOU GUYS.
SEE YOU LATER.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WAS REALLY SCARED COMING INTO THIS WEEK
THAT I WOULD LEAVE THE STUDIOS
LOOKING REALLY OLD AND MATRONLY,
AND THAT'S NOT AT ALL WHAT HAPPENED.
I LOOK YOUNGER. I LOOK POLISHED. I LOOK CHIC.
I AM REALLY PLEASED
AT THE WAY THAT I'M PRESENTING MYSELF NOW.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT HEATHER GOT FOR HER $5,000.
WITH 5 GRAND,
SHE GOT OVER 30 OUTFITS THAT COMPLEMENT HER CURVES
WHILE GIVING HER A CUTTING-EDGE LOOK
FOR A 26-YEAR-OLD.
INCLUDING THREE DRESSES,
FOUR STRUCTURED JACKETS,
AND 10 TOPS WITHOUT A PIECE OF SPANDEX
OR POLAR BEAR IN SIGHT.
COMING UP...
All: [ Chanting ] HEATHER! HEATHER! HEATHER!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Heather: THIS WEEK HAS BOOSTED MY SELF-ESTEEM.
I AM DEFINITELY ON THE ROAD
TO ACCEPTING MY BODY THE WAY IT IS NOW.
I FEEL HOPEFUL ABOUT MYSELF.
I FEEL HOPEFUL ABOUT MY CAREER, MY FUTURE.
I AM REALLY PLEASED
AT THE WAY THAT I'M PRESENTING MYSELF NOW.
Pique: I HOPE HEATHER GETS OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE
THAT SHE'S JUST THE SAME SWEET, LOVING PERSON, YOU KNOW,
AND I HOPE SHE REGAINS ALL HER CONFIDENCE THAT SHE HAD.
Eebee: I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR HEATHER.
SHE ROCKED THE STRETCHY LEGGINGS AND T-SHIRTS EVERY DAY
AND A BANDANA.
SHE ALWAYS HAD HER HAIR TIED UP.
I HOPE SHE'S, LIKE, KEPT HER EDGE
BUT MORE AGE-APPROPRIATE STYLE.
All: [ Chanting ] HEATHER! HEATHER!
HEATHER! HEATHER!
HEATHER! HEATHER!
HEATHER! HEATHER!
HEATHER! HEATHER!
HEATHER! HEATHER!
HEATHER! HEATHER!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ WOLF-WHISTLING ]
HI, MOM.
Pique: HEATHER'S REVEAL WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
THE DARK HAIR IS SO DRAMATIC,
BRINGS OUT HER EYES.
I CAN DEFINITELY SEE
A BIG BOOST OF CONFIDENCE IN HER.
Will: I WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHE CAME OUT.
LIKE, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO REACT.
SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL,
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE HER STUFF THAT SHE GOT
AND HOW SHE'S GONNA BE DRESSING IN THE FUTURE.
Eebee: I THINK SHE LOOKS REALLY CLASSY.
SHE LOOKS STYLISH.
SHE'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF HER EDGE,
SO I THINK SHE LOOKS WONDERFUL.
[ LAUGHS ]
SINCE THE MAKEOVER,
I HAVE GOTTEN A TON OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
THE FEEDBACK THAT I USED TO GET, PEOPLE WERE JUST LIKE,
"OH, HEATHER, SHE HAS HER OWN UNIQUE STYLE."
BUT NOW IT'S LIKE, "OH, HEATHER, SHE HAS STYLE."
I CAN NOW SAY
THAT I'VE BEEN CLEAN FROM SPANDEX AND BANDANAS
FOR LIKE 60 DAYS.
I DON'T FEEL OLD NOW.
I FEEL REFINED.
I REALIZE THAT IT'S OKAY FOR ME TO GO INTO A STORE
AND TO FIND SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS MY SIZE,
AND IF IT DOESN'T FIT, IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
MY ATTITUDE'S DIFFERENT.
SO, OF COURSE, I THINK
MY FUTURE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER.