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Clinton: MEET CASEY,
A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND TRANSGENDERED WOMAN
WHO'S BEEN LIVING AS A FEMALE FOR NINE YEARS,
BUT STILL HASN'T FOUND A FEMININE STYLE.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE KIND OF THAT FEMININE PERFECTION,
BUT I JUST DON'T SEE IT AS POSSIBLE.
HOLD ON.
NOW SHE'S STRUGGLING WITH HER OWN UNIQUE BODY ISSUES
AND A STEEP LEARNING CURVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT RULES ARE OUT THERE
THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU'RE WEARING PAJAMA PANTS IN PUBLIC.
AND SLIPPERS.
Stacy: BUT WHILE THE TRANSITION FROM MALE TO FEMALE
WAS A MILESTONE FOR CASEY,
IT ALSO CHANGED HER BODY IN WAYS SHE COULDN'T IMAGINE.
I WAS 40 POUNDS SKINNIER
BEFORE THE HORMONES DID EVERYTHING THE HORMONES DID.
CERTAIN OUTFITS WERE A LOT EASIER TO PULL OFF.
WILL WE BE ABLE TO TEACH CASEY
THE FOUNDATIONS OF FEMININE STYLE IN A WEEK
IN ORDER TO FIND A LOOK
THAT SUITS HER SHAPE AND HER PERSONALITY?
WITH HOW SHORT MY TORSO IS,
I'M BETTING IT'S GONNA BE
EITHER TOO LOW OR TOO HIGH ON MY BODY.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF BETTING.
Clinton: YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY GIRL
WITH A SHORT TORSO IN THE WORLD.
OR WILL HER FASHION FUTURE GO UP IN FLAMES?
THIS IS HIDEOUS.
REALLY?
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CASEY IS A 29-YEAR-OLD TRANSGENDERED WOMAN
WHO THINKS SHE'S COMING TO AN AUDITION
FOR A PUPPET IMPROV GROUP.
WHAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW IS,
WE'RE THE ONES PULLING THE STRINGS HERE IN OUR STUDIO.
WITH THE HELP OF HER SISTER, LEIGH ANNE, AND FRIEND, DARA,
WE'RE GOING TO TEACH CASEY
HOW TO WORK A LITTLE MORE FEMININE STYLE INTO HER ACT.
OKAY, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT CASEY A LITTLE BIT.
TELL US WHY YOU'VE NOMINATED HER FOR "WHAT NOT TO WEAR."
WELL, BASICALLY, CASEY IS TRANSGENDERED.
SHE'S BEEN LIVING AS A WOMAN FOR NINE YEARS,
AND I THINK WHERE HER STRUGGLE IS,
IS SHE DECIDED TO DO THAT WHOLE PROCESS BY HERSELF.
AND WITHOUT HAVING ANY OF THE WOMEN THAT SHE GREW UP WITH
AND AROUND THERE TO HELP HER AND ASSIST HER
AND KIND OF GUIDE HER ALONG THE WAY.
NOBODY'S TAKEN HER UNDER THEIR WING.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
SHE'S DOING IT FROM SCRATCH.
WE HAVE BOLD WINGS, STRONG WINGS.
YES, NICE WINGSPAN.
I HAVE PARTICULARLY LONG ARMS, FOR SOME REASON.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER STYLE CHALLENGES.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR HER, EXACTLY?
WELL, BASICALLY, SHE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW
HOW TO DRESS HER BODY FEMININE AT ALL.
LIKE, SHE GOES OUT IN A SKIRT,
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF IT'S LIKE A POTATO SACK OR A PEASANT SKIRT.
IT'S A SKIRT, SO IT MUST BE FEMALE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CERTAIN LOGIC TO THAT, SURE,
BUT THEN THERE'S, LIKE, SOME FINE TUNING.
I MEAN, I JUST THINK THAT SHE'S REALLY WORRIED
THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA KIND OF LOOK AT HER
LIKE SHE'S A DRAG QUEEN.
SHE WANTS TO BE FEMININE AND PRETTY,
BUT SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE ULTRA SEXY
AND KIND OF CROSS THAT BARRIER.
WELL, THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, ACTUALLY, YES.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE A CARICATURE.
RIGHT, EXACTLY.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, SO WHY DOES CASEY
THINK SHE'S HERE TODAY?
'CAUSE SHE'S AN AMATEUR PUPPETEER,
AND SHE'S AUDITIONING FOR A PUPPET IMPROV GROUP.
AND APPARENTLY, SO ARE WE, CLINTON.
YES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'VE TRANSFORMED OUR ENTIRE STUDIO
INTO A PUPPET THEATER, REALLY.
A PUPPET THEATER WITH A ZILLION CAMERAS EVERYWHERE.
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO HIDE,
AND WE'LL GRAB OUR PUPPETS?
COME WITH US.
ALL RIGHT, SO CASEY THINKS SHE'S HERE
TO AUDITION FOR A PUPPET IMPROV GROUP.
WE'VE TRANSFORMED OUR ENTIRE STUDIO
INTO THIS AMAZING PUPPET THEATER.
WE HUNG THESE RED VELVET CURTAINS OVER EVERYTHING.
CASEY'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE HIDING BEHIND THE CURTAINS
WAITING TO SURPRISE HER.
WE'VE EVEN GOT OUR STAGE CREW TO PLAY ALONG.
SO WHAT I'M GONNA HAVE YOU DO
IS I'M GONNA HAVE YOU CROUCH DOWN BACK HERE.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOUR SORT OF PUPPET'S UP HERE,
YOU'RE DOWN THERE, AND REMEMBER TO HAVE SOME FUN.
THERE YOU GO.
YEAH, LIKE THAT.
ALL RIGHT, AND SO, LET'S GET MY OTHER PUPPETEERS IN.
OKAY, GUYS.
SO, THE SCENE IS GOING TO BE
YOU'RE AT A COCKTAIL PARTY, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
ACTION.
[ High-pitched ] HI, CASEY!
HELLO.
NICE FELT.
MY FELT NEEDS A LITTLE WORK.
HMM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR PURPLE PUPPET
SAYS ABOUT YOU TO OTHER PUPPETS?
IT SAYS I'M BUSY, AND THAT I'M PRODUCTIVE,
AND I HAVE TO GET STUFF DONE.
[ High-pitched ] WRONG!
WHAT DOES IT SAY?
WELL, I'LL TELL YA.
I'M PUPPET STACY.
AND I'M PUPPET CLINTON.
Both: AND YOU'RE ON "PUPPET WHAT NOT TO WEAR"!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COME HERE, CASEY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
CAN YOU COME HERE FOR A SECOND?
COME HERE, SWEETHEART.
HI.
HI.
AND I'M CLINTON.
AND WE'RE FROM TLC'S REAL "WHAT NOT TO WEAR."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I KNOW. ARE YOU HAVING A MOMENT?
A LITTLE BIT.
DID YOU -- DID YOU NOT SUSPECT THIS? COME ON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, WHEN PUPPETS
START QUESTIONING YOUR FASHION CHOICES,
THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD START THINKING,
"MAYBE I'M ON 'WHAT NOT TO WEAR.'"
[ LAUGHTER ]
...LIKE THAT.
WE BROUGHT YOU HERE TODAY, CASEY.
WE SET UP THIS ELABORATE PUPPET RUSE
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS,
AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN PAJAMA PANTS IN PUBLIC.
BUT WE WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW,
SHOW YOU AND MODERNIZE YOUR STYLE, MAYBE,
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
I COULD SEE NO HARM IN IT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S GOOD,
'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A "WHAT NOT TO WEAR" CARD HERE
THAT'S GOT $5,000 ON IT FOR YOU TO BUY A NEW WARDROBE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
BUT YOU KNOW THERE IS A SMALL CATCH.
WHAT'S THE CATCH?
WELL, THE CATCH IS,
YOU HAVE TO BRING ALL YOUR CLOTHES HERE,
WHICH I'M CERTAIN THAT SOMEBODY
HAS MANAGED TO DO FOR US TODAY.
YOU HAVE TO PLAY BY OUR RULES.
WE TEACH YOU THE RULES, YOU GET TO GO SHOPPING,
BUT WE GET TO THROW AWAY
WHATEVER DOESN'T WORK IN YOUR WARDROBE RIGHT NOW.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
SOUNDS LIKE GOOD RULES.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE CASEY'S GONNA DO IT!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ONE OTHER THING.
YOU KNOW, THAT SECRET FOOTAGE THAT WE HAD TO TAKE OF YOU
IN ORDER TO KNOW WHAT YOUR WARDROBE LOOKED LIKE,
WELL, WE HAVE THAT HERE TODAY,
AND WE'D LOVE TO WATCH IT WITH YOU
SO YOU CAN EXPLAIN YOURSELF TO US.
YEAH, YOU GOT SOME -- YOU GOT SOME 'SPLAINING TO DO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I WAS SO SURPRISED.
I THOUGHT I WAS COMING HERE TO PLAY WITH MY PUPPETS,
AND HERE I AM ON "WHAT NOT TO WEAR."
I THINK THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT RULES ARE OUT THERE
THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW.
ALL RIGHT, CASEY. YOU'RE HERE.
I'M HERE.
HOW YOU FEELING?
A LITTLE OVERWHELMED.
YEAH? IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN.
WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOOTAGE,
BUT LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT THIS.
YOU'VE BEEN LIVING AS A WOMAN FOR NINE YEARS.
YES.
SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT,
INTERNALLY, YOU'VE REALLY --
YOU'VE DONE THE EMOTIONAL WORK.
YEAH, THE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER'S
PRETTY MUCH ALL BEEN DONE WITH YEARS AGO.
AT THIS POINT, IT'S MORE JUST TRYING TO FIND
THOSE GREAT OUTFITS THAT I WILL WANT TO SHOW OFF.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE JUST FEEL REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT
IS GETTING A REAL HANDLE ON --
ON WHAT YOU'D LIKE YOUR STYLE TO BE LIKE.
OH, FOR THE MOST PART, FOR MY STYLE,
I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPTION
BECAUSE MOST CLOTHES AREN'T MEANT FOR MY BODY FRAME.
PART OF THE OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE, TOO,
IS I NEVER KIND OF LEARNED HOW TO DRESS AS MORE CURVY.
Casey: I WAS 40 POUNDS SKINNIER
BEFORE THE HORMONES DID EVERYTHING THE HORMONES DID.
CERTAIN OUTFITS WERE A LOT EASIER TO PULL OFF.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, THESE STRUGGLES THAT YOU'RE HAVING
ARE COMMON TO SO MANY WOMEN THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST.
SO MANY.
NOT KNOWING HOW TO DRESS YOUR CURVES.
YOU KNOW, NOT BEING NECESSARILY BLESSED WITH
THE MOST FEMININE FIGURE IN THE WORLD
OR THE MOST FEMININE FEATURES.
WE GET IT, YOU KNOW, AND WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.
Stacy: IT IS ABOUT REALLY FIGURING OUT
HOW TO USE THE BODY YOU HAVE
TO KIND OF CREATE THE IMAGE THAT YOU WANT.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU SOME TIPS
ABOUT HOW TO DRESS YOUR BODY,
BUT FIRST, WE WANT TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DRESSING YOUR BODY.
WHOA.
CROCODILE DUNDEE.
OH, MY GOD.
OKAY, WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU'RE WEARING PAJAMA PANTS IN PUBLIC.
AND SLIPPERS. ARE YOU WEARING SLIPPERS?
I -- I GUESS THEY'RE SLIPPERS.
UGH.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT HAPPENED?
THEY'RE JUST COMFORTABLE,
AND I KIND OF JUST GOT IN THE HABIT
OF WEARING 'EM MORE OFTEN.
YOU COULDN'T FIND A COMFORTABLE SHOE ANYWHERE.
[ Laughing ] NO, NO.
THERE'S NO SNEAKER ON EARTH THAT COULD WORK HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS -- IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY GOLF.
WAIT, THAT WAS A SKORT.
THAT'S A SKORT.
GO BACK, GO BACK.
HOLD ON, WAIT.
WAIT, IT'S A SKIRT FROM THE FRONT
AND SHORTS IN THE BACK.
YOU KNOW HOW A MULLET
IS BUSINESS IN THE FRONT, PARTY IN THE BACK?
FEMME IN THE FRONT, BUTCH IN THE BACK.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT FIT AND WASN'T HORRIBLE LOOKING,
OR SO I THOUGHT, UNTIL SEEING THAT VIEW.
YEAH.
OKAY. OH, LOOK. YOUR CARGO PANTS.
Stacy: AND THE HAT.
AND A HAT.
AND A SIMILAR-TYPE SHIRT.
IS THAT A DIFFERENT COLOR STRIPE?
WITH THE SHIRTS, THE THROW-OVER SHIRTS,
THE BIGGEST REASON FOR THESE IS, IF I HAD TO GO TO A FIRE CALL,
I LEAVE THESE IN MY TRUCK.
SO THAT WAY, I CAN THROW AN EXTRA LAYER ON,
AND, REAL QUICK, LOOK JUST HALFWAY DECENT FOR WORK.
OKAY, SO ARE YOU A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER?
I AM A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.
RIGHT, AND I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO CLARIFY.
YOU HAVE ASPIRATIONS
OF DOING PUPPETEERING AS SATIRE, RIGHT?
AND YOU WORK AS A FIRE PERSON, AND WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO?
I'M ALSO A DATA ENTRY CLERK.
THOSE ARE THREE VERY DIFFERENT KINDS OF CAREERS,
AND -- AND YOU DON'T HAVE A WARDROBE FOR ANY OF THEM.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'VE GOT NOTHING FOR THAT.
I WEAR WHAT WAS COMFORTABLE, AND I GOT INTO A BAD HABIT.
I TOOK MORE PRIDE IN WHAT I WAS DOING THAN HOW I LOOKED.
OKAY, WELL, NOW WE'RE GETTING TO THE TRUTH.
THAT'S FINE.
WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?
THIS IS SOME SORT OF STRETCHY, LIKE, WORKOUT SKIRT.
IT'S LIKE A TENNIS SKIRT.
IT IS A TENNIS SKIRT.
WERE YOU GOING TO PLAY TENNIS?
I PROBABLY WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO WORK IN THAT.
MM.
OKAY.
MY CURRENT STYLE I WOULD DEFINE AS LAZINESS.
OKAY, RIGHT THERE.
WE WERE ALL ON THE SAME DEFINITION OF YOUR STYLE.
[ Laughing ] EXACTLY. WE'RE ALL AGREED THERE.
MY NUMBER ONE FEAR IS,
IS THAT IF I MAKE THE EFFORT TO DRESS UP,
THEN I'LL BE A DRAG QUEEN.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT --
A LOT OF OPINIONS WE HAVE ABOUT --
ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO DRESS IN A WAY
THAT'S MORE FEMININE,
BUT WHAT ARE YOUR FEARS
ABOUT DRESSING IN A MORE FEMININE WAY?
ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS BEING TRANSGENDERED
IS TRYING TO FIND THAT BALANCE
BETWEEN TRYING TO BE HOT AND TRYING TO STAND OUT,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
NOT TRYING TO STAND OUT FOR THE WRONG REASONS.
SO MY FIRST PRIORITY IS JUST TO BLEND IN.
DO YOU DO THAT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE
TO KIND OF CALL YOU OUT OR, YOU KNOW,
MAKE A FUSS OVER THE FACT THAT YOU ARE TRANSGENDERED?
YES. SO THAT DOES END UP BEING A CONCERN.
TO BE HONEST, THERE'S MORE AT STAKE FOR YOU
IF, YOU KNOW, SOME WOMEN TRY AND FAIL, PEOPLE GO, "HA, HA."
IF YOU TRY AND FAIL, PEOPLE SAY, "HA, HA" BIGGER, YOU KNOW?
AND WE GET THAT.
WE DO ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND
THE IDEA OF BLENDING IN NOT TO ATTRACT NEGATIVE ATTENTION.
BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW,
DRESSING IN A DIFFERENT WAY MIGHT BE FOR YOU
IN TERMS OF GETTING POSITIVE ATTENTION?
WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO THE IDEA
OF GETTING POSITIVE ATTENTION FOR YOUR APPEARANCE?
I THINK I WOULD DEFINITELY EMBRACE
HAVING SOME POSITIVE ATTENTION.
ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU HAVE TO PUT A COUPLE OF OUTFITS TOGETHER,
AND WE'RE GONNA PUT YOUR MANNEQUINS TOGETHER,
AND WE'LL MEET YOU IN THE 360, OKAY?
I DO FEEL LIKE I HAVE
ASSIMILATED INTO THE WORLD AS A FEMALE,
AND I'VE DONE THAT BY NOT HAVING ATTENTION-GRABBING OUTFITS.
I'D LOVE TO LOOK PRETTY,
BUT IT'S SO OVERWHELMING HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT
ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHERE I COULD FAIL THERE.
COMING UP...
GIVE ME THAT CROCODILE DUNDEE HAT.
YES, GIVE US THE HAT.
IF YOU DON'T GIVE US THE HAT, YOU DON'T GET THE MONEY.
WE SURPRISED CASEY, A TRANSGENDERED WOMAN
WHO'S BEEN STRUGGLING TO FIND THE STYLE THAT'S RIGHT FOR HER
SINCE SHE BEGAN HER TRANSITION.
WHEN PUPPETS START QUESTIONING YOUR FASHION CHOICES,
THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD START THINKING,
"MAYBE I'M ON 'WHAT NOT TO WEAR.'"
YES.
NOW SHE'S UNPACKING HER WARDROBE IN OUR STUDIO,
AND WE'RE CHOOSING A FEW LOOKS JUST FOR HER.
HMM.
I AM VAGUELY CONFUSED.
ABOUT WHAT?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE SHE WANTS HER STYLE TO BE.
OH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, EITHER.
THESE ARE MY PAJAMA PANTS.
I USE THESE FOR GROCERY SHOPPING.
THEY'RE NICE AND COMFORTABLE.
SO I KNOW THAT YOU WENT WITH THIS JEAN
THIS MORNING BEFORE I GOT HERE
AND WERE JUST MAKING SOME EXECUTIVE DECISIONS
WITHOUT ME PRESENT.
YES.
THIS IS MY BLEACHED ACCIDENT SHIRT.
CLEANING UP FIRE EQUIPMENT, GOT ALL BLEACH ALL OVER IT,
AND I GUESS EVERYBODY THINKS IT'S CUTE.
SINCE YOU CHOSE THE JEAN, I GET TO CHOOSE TO JACKET.
THAT'S THE RULE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
I JUST WANT TO THROW THIS JACKET UP AS AN OPTION.
OH, WAIT. STOP IT. LOOK, TOO SQUARE.
[ Singsong voice ] FINE.
CLINTON, JUST LOOK.
I WANT YOU TO SAY, "STACY, YOU KNOW WHAT?"
STACY, OH, YOU'RE SO RIGHT.
"YOU HAVE A POINT."
YOU'RE A STYLING GENIUS.
YES.
THIS IS MY WORK OUTFIT.
I HAVE THE VEST, VERY BLAND PAIR OF KHAKI PANTS,
AND I HAVE MY SLIPPERS.
MY EMOTIONAL RESPONSE WHEN I SEE THIS OUTFIT IS,
I JUST WANT TO CLOSE MY EYES
AND JUST NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS ANY MORE.
THAT IS A TERRIBLE THING TO HEAR.
YES, WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT AT ALL.
I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE
ALL YOU NEED IS A RAINBOW SUSPENDER AND PIECES OF FLAIR,
AND YOU CAN GO WORK AT, LIKE, FRIDAYS.
I HAVE ENOUGH FLAIR.
PERSONALITY WISE, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS OUTFIT SAYS.
WHY'D YOU PUT THE VEST ON?
'CAUSE WITHOUT THE VEST,
I KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A STOMACH.
ALL RIGHT, I SEE WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
YEAH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU'RE CINCHING YOUR WAIST.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DO THAT
BESIDES A KHAKI VEST, NOT FOR NOTHING.
MY BIGGEST ISSUE IS REALLY FROM THE WAIST DOWN.
THESE PANTS REALLY ARE JUST TRAGIC.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS, THE LOW-WAISTED PANT
IS ACTUALLY CREATING MORE OF A TUMMY.
WHEN YOU WEAR YOUR PANTS THIS LOW,
SORT OF UNDER THE TUMMY AREA,
WHAT HAPPENS IS, IT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE PROMINENT.
SO WE'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO GO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER ON THE WAISTLINE OF YOUR PANTS
TO SORT OF KEEP THINGS JUST TUCKED.
I WILL SAY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE PANTS,
SINCE I DON'T HAVE HIPS --
THEY TEND TO FALL.
THEY ALWAYS WILL FALL, AND SO I END UP IN A NATURAL POSITION,
LOWER THAN WHERE THEY NORMALLY SHOULD BE.
OKAY.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR CLOTHES WORK FOR YOU,
JUST LIKE ANY WOMAN WHO DOESN'T HAVE HIPS.
BUT JUST -- CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT
YOU ARE DOING KHAKI AND PLAID SLIPPERS?
THE SLIPPER IS, LIKE --
IT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY GROWN PERSON
TO BE TRAIPSING AROUND OUTSIDE IN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, IT GIVES THE IMPRESSION
THAT YOU'RE SLEEPWALKING THROUGH LIFE.
YES! YES!
MY AMBIEN HASN'T WORN OFF YET.
ARE WE HERE?
ALL RIGHT, CAN WE SHOW YOU SOMETHING ELSE?
YES, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. AWESOME.
[ High-pitched ] COME ON IN, CASE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A CASUAL OUTFIT
THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A SLAB OF CONCRETE.
[ Normal voice ] YES.
CAN WE JUST -- CAN WE JUST GET YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION?
YOUR GUT REACTION.
MY GUT REACTION IS, IF I CAN FIND A PAIR OF JEANS
THAT LOOKS AS GOOD ON ME AS THEY DO THIS MANNEQUIN,
I WOULD BE IN HEAVEN.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TRIED ON JEANS?
PROBABLY ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.
HOW MANY DID YOU TRY ON?
ABOUT FIVE OR SIX PAIRS.
OHH.
OH, LIFE IS SO HARD.
YOU HAD TO TRY ON FIVE OR SIX PAIRS OF JEANS.
YOU DID A QUARTER -- A QUARTER OF THE WORK.
YES, AND NOW NO JEANS FIT YOU.
YOU POOR, POOR THING.
I'VE NEVER SUCCEEDED, SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE FOR JEANS YET.
OKAY, WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT THIS WEEK.
WE PROMISE YOU.
THE BLOUSE. BEAUTIFUL COWL NECK BLOUSE.
AND THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL RUCHING HERE ON THE SIDE.
YOU KNOW WHAT RUCHING IS? THAT SORT OF GATHERING ON THE SIDE?
THE FEW THINGS I'VE OWNED IN MY LIFETIME
THAT HAVE HAD THAT DO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
I'M A LITTLE BIT SKINNIER THAN I ACTUALLY AM.
YOU JUST HAVE MORE OF A WAIST --
IT'S ALL ABOUT EMPHASIZING THE WAYS TO CREATE CURVES.
YES, I MEAN, YOU REALIZE THAT YOU'RE WEARING SLIPPERS NOW,
AND SLIPPERS ARE MEANT FOR THE BEDROOM.
THEY'RE NOT AS VERSATILE AS YOU MIGHT THINK.
[ Laughing ] THAT'S WHERE THEY SHOULD STAY.
SO WE NEED TO GET YOU A NICE SHOE WARDROBE.
AND SOMETHING THAT'S, LIKE, IN THIS NEUTRAL COLOR
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SHINE IS GONNA GO WITH A TON OF THINGS.
OKAY.
WE GOOD? SHALL WE MOVE ON?
WE SHALL MOVE ON.
YES.
THIS IS MY DATE OUTFIT.
A TIGHT, AS THEY CALLED IT, THE TENNIS SKIRT.
A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR IN MY SLEEVELESS SHIRT.
IN THIS OUTFIT, I FEEL PRESENTABLE, NOT PRETTY.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT REALLY WEARING, LIKE, REAL CLOTHES.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A DATE OUTFIT?
I MEAN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS OUTFIT AT ALL.
IT'S LIKE, THE SHOES ARE READY FOR WHITEWATER RAFTING.
THE SKIRT'S READY FOR TENNIS, AND THIS IS READY FOR A CRUISE.
CASEY, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY WITH THIS OUTFIT?
I NEVER REALLY TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHICH IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING
CREATING A STYLE PERSONALITY FOR YOURSELF.
IF YOU CAN TAKE A MOMENT
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY.
GIVE US SOME ADJECTIVES TO WORK WITH, CASEY.
DO YOU WANT TO BE SASSY? DO YOU WANT TO BE FLIRTY?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT DANCE MOVE, THOUGH.
[ Laughing ] HE'S A LITTLE JERKY.
[ LAUGHS ]
UM, I THINK FOR ME,
I'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME SHAPE TO ME.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE KIND OF THAT FEMININE PERFECTION,
BUT I JUST DON'T SEE IT AS POSSIBLE.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY WOMAN WITHOUT HIPS IN THE WORLD.
IT DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE ATHLETIC SKIRT CHOICE.
IT JUST DOESN'T.
LET'S GIVE YOU ANOTHER SUGGESTION, OKAY?
SOUNDS GOOD.
LET'S GO ON A DATE. OKAY?
THIS IS MORE OF A DATE LOOK FOR US
BECAUSE IT FEELS COHESIVE AND FEMININE, AND JUST BETTER.
YEAH, YOU CAN'T GO TO THE GYM IN THIS.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, CASEY?
HONESTLY, IF I COULD PULL THIS OFF,
I WOULD WEAR SOMETHING LIKE THIS EVERY DAY.
WHY ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU COULDN'T PULL THIS OFF?
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING HERE.
THE THING IS, WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING HERE,
THAT'S WHY YOU GO FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
SO IT GIVES YOU SOMETHING THERE.
WE GUARANTEE THAT YOU ARE THIN AROUND HERE
BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW WITH THAT SHIRT,
IT ACTUALLY IS SHOWING THAT YOU ARE SMALL UNDER THE BUST.
IT'S NOT DOING ANYTHING ELSE,
BUT IT IS SHOWING THAT YOU'RE SMALL UNDER THE BUST.
SO THIS ACCENTUATES THE BUST,
AND THEN IT ALSO ACCENTUATES THE NARROWEST PART,
AND THEN IT COMES AWAY FROM THE BODY A LITTLE BIT.
SEE THESE PLEATS RIGHT HERE? THESE INVERTED PLEATS?
PUSH OUT, BOOM, BOOM, LIKE THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE THING.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE LITTLE TRICKS.
AGAIN, IF I'M ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF,
I WILL BE AMAZED,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M JUST ALL PANICKING
OF TRYING TO THINK OF HOW THAT'S GONNA LOOK ON ME.
DON'T PANIC.
WE HAVE A WHOLE OTHER SECTION TO GET THROUGH TODAY.
[ LAUGHS ] IT INVOLVES A BIG TRASH CAN.
COME ON.
LET'S GO.
COME WITH US.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO IT.
ALL RIGHTY, THEN.
LET'S GO TO YOUR PAJAMA PANTS COLLECTION.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE.
AND THIS? WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT?
WELL, CLINTON, YOU'RE TALLER. YOU TAKE THAT ONE.
THESE ARE, LIKE, NUNS OFF DUTY,
OR WE ARE DEFINITELY SISTER WIVES.
THIS IS WHAT -- WE COULD KEEP THESE FOR HALLOWEEN.
BUT LOOK, YOU COULD PAIR THAT JACKET WITH YOUR SKIRT.
AND I COULD PAIR THIS JACKET WITH THIS SKIRT,
AND WE COULD SELL STUFF DOOR-TO-DOOR.
WELL, BIBLES.
WE CAN DEFINITELY GET RID OF THIS.
ANYTHING KHAKI, RIGHT?
COULDN'T WE JUST GET RID OF THE KHAKI?
THESE USED TO LOOK FANTASTIC ON ME.
SHE JUST SAID, "USED TO." DID YOU USE PAST TENSE?
I DID.
THOSE WERE ONE OF MY DREAM PANTS,
AND I'M HOPING TO GET SKINNY AGAIN AND LOOK GOOD IN THEM.
♪ THEY'RE YOUR DREAM PANTS, GIRL ♪
♪ THEY MAKE YOU HAPPY ♪
DREAM A LITTLE BIGGER, DARLING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THIS IS JUST TERRIBLE.
THIS COLOR -- THIS COLOR ON YOU, ALSO AWFUL.
I NEED THAT FOR WORKING OUT.
THAT'S MY WORKOUT TOP THAT I TEND TO WEAR TOO MUCH.
I MEAN, I WORK OUT TWO HOURS A DAY AND EVERYTHING.
IT'S SO HARD TO BE ABLE TO --
YOU CAN IMAGINE ALL THE LAUNDRY I HAVE TO DO.
WHAT -- WHAT IS WITH THE VESTS?
MOE, LARRY, AND DUMPY.
I THINK THEY MAKE ME LOOK A LITTLE SKINNIER.
THE IDEA IS CORRECT.
THE EXECUTION -- PROBABLY NOT.
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW --
DID YOU BUY IT LIKE THIS, OR DID YOU --
NO. THAT ONE IS A RESULT OF CLEANING FIRE EQUIPMENT.
THE THING IS, I WILL SAY, EVERY TIME I WORE THAT,
PEOPLE WOULD SAY, "OH, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IS THAT DESIGNER?"
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT'S WITH ALL THESE HOODIES?
I WEAR THEM WHEN IT'S COLD OUT.
WHERE TO?
WORK.
AND YOU PROBABLY WEAR THESE SLIPPERS WITH THEM.
THESE SLIPPERS --
STOP IT.
OKAY, THE DAMAGE ON THE BOTTOM
IS 'CAUSE I WAS RUNNING TO A FIRE CALL.
OH, MY GOD.
WILL YOU STOP USING FIRE AS AN EXCUSE FOR THIS?
[ LAUGHS ]
GIVE ME THAT CROCODILE DUNDEE HAT.
YES, GIVE US THE HAT.
I WANT MY HAT.
YOU DON'T GIVE US THE HAT, YOU DON'T GET THE MONEY
[Laughing] 'CAUSE THAT HAT IS REVOLTING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE CAN DO SO MUCH BETTER, HAT-WISE.
OHH. [ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
SO HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I FEEL LIKE MY WHOLE CLOSET'S JUST GONE NOW.
THAT'S THE IDEA.
ARE YOU EXCITED TO GO SHOPPING?
I THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO FIND ONE OR TWO OUTFITS.
FILLING A WHOLE WARDROBE,
I DON'T HAVE THE FAITH IN MYSELF TO FIND THAT, I'LL ADMIT THAT.
WELL, WE'LL SEE HOW YOU DO. FINGERS CROSSED.
YOU MAY DEPART.
YOU MAY DEPART.
Casey: MY BIGGEST FEAR SHOPPING TOMORROW
IS I'M NOT GONNA FIND ANYTHING THAT FLATTERS MY FRAME.
SOMETIMES WHEN I GO SHOPPING, I LOOK AT CLOTHES,
AND I THINK OF HOW GREAT THEY'LL LOOK ON SOMEONE ELSE,
BUT NOT NECESSARILY ME.
COMING UP...
I LOVE THIS SKIRT SO MUCH.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
THIS IS HIDEOUS.
REALLY?
CASEY IS A TRANSGENDERED WOMAN
WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT SHE CAN FIND A WARDROBE
THAT COMPLIMENTS HER SHAPE.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE KIND OF THAT FEMININE PERFECTION,
BUT I JUST DON'T SEE IT AS POSSIBLE.
WE'VE GIVEN HER $5,000 AND TWO DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY
TO SHOP FOR A STYLE THAT DOES.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT CASEY.
MY BIGGEST FEAR FOR TODAY IS,
I'M GOING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE,
BUT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD ON ME.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT
TO GET OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.
AND I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I'M GOING TO FORCE MYSELF TO DO RIGHT AWAY.
OKAY, LOOK. I THINK THAT THAT'S FAIR.
I THINK THAT MOST WOMEN, IN GENERAL,
HAVE THE SAME ISSUES
ABOUT GETTING OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT ZONE.
SO YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT CASEY DEFINITELY WANTS TO DIVE RIGHT IN.
I NEVER KNOW HOW TO SHOP FOR JEANS.
I NEVER KNOW WHICH ONES I'M SUPPOSED TO TRY ON.
BEING HERE RIGHT NOW
IS MAKING ME FEEL FATTER THAN I ACTUALLY AM.
OKAY.
STOP WITH THAT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY OF THAT TALK.
THIS IS SOMETHING I WOULD NEVER NORMALLY TRY ON,
BUT I'M GONNA TRY AND MAKE THE FIRST THING I DO
NOT ME AT ALL.
IT LOOKED GREAT ON THE MANNEQUIN.
IT DOESN'T LOOK GREAT ON ME.
I DON'T LIKE HOW IT HANGS ON ME.
THIS IS A CATASTROPHE.
YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE SACKY.
I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF SHAPE INVOLVED
IN A DRESS LIKE THAT.
AND IT'S ANIMAL PRINT.
WHEN YOU WEAR ANIMAL PRINT THAT DOESN'T HAVE SHAPE,
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE WORN THE ANIMAL'S SKIN, YOU KNOW?
IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER IN THE ZERO.
I LOOK AT THE ZERO, AND I SEE THE FORM IT HAS ON THE ZERO,
AND AS SOON AS I PULL OUT MY SIZE,
I REALIZE IT'S NOT GONNA GIVE ME THE FIGURE I WANT.
I DISAGREE WITH THAT. I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
BECAUSE WHETHER IT'S CUT FOR A ZERO OR IT'S CUT FOR A 12,
THEY'RE STILL THE SAME SHAPE.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE HERE IS THAT
SHE DOESN'T FEEL GREAT ABOUT HER BODY.
AND YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO HELP HER OUT WITH THAT.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOU GOTTA PUSH THROUGH IT.
YOU GOTTA KEEP ON GOING. DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.
THE TOP DOES NOT GO WITH THE SKIRT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MIX AND MATCH
AND TO FIND THE RIGHT COMBINATIONS.
EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD SEEMS TO KNOW EXCEPT ME.
NO, IF EVERYBODY KNEW --
WE'D BE OUT OF WORK.
THANK YOU.
I JUST HAVE NO FAITH THAT I CAN TRY THIS ON
AND HAVE IT COME OUT
ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE.
I THINK THAT THE PATTERN, SPECIFICALLY,
IS NOT GONNA BE VERY FORGIVING.
I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TO MAKE SACRIFICES
TO TRY AND FIND THINGS THAT FIT MY BODY.
[ SIGHS ]
THIS ONE, I THINK I DRANK SOME LIQUID FAIL ON THIS ONE.
IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO TRY.
IT'S, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE,
SO I HAVEN'T REALLY BOTHERED.
I THINK, TODAY, I DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE FAILURE AND MOVE ON.
I THINK MY BIGGEST WORRY IS,
THE CLOTHES I BOUGHT TODAY ARE NOT COMPLETELY FEMININE.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
THIS MIND-SET IS ACTUALLY KIND OF COMMON IN THAT
MAYBE SHE IS SORT OF GIVING UP
BECAUSE SHE THINKS SHE'LL NEVER BE THE PERFECT WOMAN
THAT SHE WANTS TO BE.
YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
SHE'S TALKING ABOUT SIZE ZEROS
INSTEAD OF BEING, LIKE, "OKAY, I AM WHO I AM."
THERE ARE BODY TYPE ISSUES,
AND THEN THERE'S THE SORT OF HITTING THE RIGHT TONE WITH HER.
THESE ARE DOABLE THINGS, YOU KNOW?
THIS IS WHERE IT'S ALMOST LIKE, GO BACK TO THE BASICS.
THE CLASSIC FEMININE SILHOUETTES.
YES.
Clinton: HEY, CASEY. WHAT'S GOING ON?
LOOK AT YOU LOOKING AT THAT GOLD LINK CHAIN.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I'M TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO ACCESSORIZE.
OKAY, LET'S WALK BEFORE WE RUN, SHALL WE?
SO LISTEN, I THINK THAT YOU STARTED IN A REALLY GOOD PLACE
AND ENDED IN A NOT-SO-GOOD PLACE.
I'M SO SELF-CONSCIOUS.
MY BIGGEST GOAL
WAS JUST FINDING SOMETHING THAT LOOKED GOOD,
AND I'LL BE HONEST.
LOOK, WE GET IT. IT'S EASY TO GET DISCOURAGED.
AND SOMETIMES, THINGS JUST DON'T WORK.
AND SO THERE ARE WAYS TO SORT OF COUNTERBALANCE THAT.
SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE SHAPES THAT WILL WORK BEST ON YOUR BODY.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AROUND AND SEE WHAT THERE IS HERE.
FANTASTIC.
RULING OUT CERTAIN SHAPES?
JUST IN GENERAL, THIS SORT OF SHEATH SHAPE?
SEE THIS, WHERE THERE'S ONE PANEL
THAT RUNS DOWN THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE DRESS.
SO WE SEE, LIKE, EVERY RIPPLE OF THE BODY,
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT FOR YOU.
WE WANT TO CREATE MORE SHAPE BY, YOU KNOW,
SEEING AN HOURGLASS ACTUALLY IN THE GARMENT.
I HAVE TO SAY, I REALLY -- I LOVE THIS DRESS.
THERE'S WAIST DETAIL,
AND THE SKIRT SEEMS TO PULL AWAY FROM THE BODY,
WHICH IS A NICE SHAPE FOR YOU.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
I LIKE THE NAVY.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE SHAPE,
AND THE FIRST THING I'M THINKING IS,
IS I AM BETTING THAT IS GOING TO KIND OF
JUST BE A STRAIGHT LINE ON ME.
YOU'RE BETTING?
SHE'S BETTING.
YOU'RE A BETTING KIND OF GAL.
I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE MADE A LOT OF SUPPOSITIONS
ABOUT THE WAY CLOTHES LOOK ON YOU BEFORE YOU TRY THEM ON,
AND -- AND THAT'S JUST NOT A GOOD IDEA.
YOU COULD BE RIGHT, BUT YOU COULD BE WRONG.
TRUST US. IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
TRUST US.
HELLO. I LOVE THIS SKIRT SO MUCH.
OKAY, THE LENGTH OF THIS SKIRT
IS REALLY AN IDEAL SITUATION,
AND LOOK AT THE PRINT HERE.
THE FOCUS IS ACTUALLY LOWER ON THE SKIRT.
THE BRIGHTER COLOR IS LOWER,
CREATING EVEN MORE ATTENTION TO THE VOLUME AT THE BOTTOM.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
THIS IS HIDEOUS.
REALLY?
I THINK MY MIDSECTION ISN'T THIS BIG.
IT MAKES ME LOOK PHYSICALLY BIGGER THAN I AM.
I MEAN, I KNOW I'M BIGGER THAN MOST,
BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A LINEBACKER.
I UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S NOT A TON OF SHAPE UNDER THE BUST.
LIKE, IF THERE WERE DARTS HERE
OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD SHAPE THE BLOUSE,
YOU MIGHT LIKE IT MORE.
BUT YOU KNOW, I LIKE THE IDEA OF THIS.
THE SKIRT IS DOING GREAT THINGS FOR YOUR SILHOUETTE,
AND THAT PRINT, I HAPPEN TO THINK, IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
EVERYTHING FROM HERE DOWN I THINK LOOKS HORRIBLE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S STOP TALKING ABOUT IT.
LET'S TRY TO FIX THIS.
OKAY, COME ON.
OKAY.
HOW DID WE DO?
YOU MUST LIKE THIS BETTER.
THIS IS MUCH BETTER.
DO YOU LIKE THE SKIRT?
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LIKE --
YOU COULDN'T FIND A THING TO LIKE ABOUT THE OUTFIT BEFORE.
YES. NOW THIS SKIRT IS A STAR.
I LIKE THE SKIRT.
WE KNOW WHAT YOU LOVE, OKAY?
WE KNOW THAT YOU LIKE THIS BUSINESS.
THIS BUSINESS.
I LOVE THIS. MY LEGS LOOK LONG AGAIN.
I HAVE A WAIST AGAIN.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A FEMININE FIGURE NOW.
OKAY, GREAT.
WELL, IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU LIKE SEEING YOUR WAIST,
YOU KNOW THAT YOU LIKE SEEING YOUR HIPS,
THEN THESE ARE THE KINDS OF SHAPES
THAT YOU NEED TO START LOOKING FOR,
TO CONTINUE LOOKING FOR, ACTUALLY,
SO THAT WE CAN REALLY ACCENTUATE THAT HOURGLASS SHAPE.
THE ONE THING I WILL SAY,
THE BEST PART I LOVE ABOUT THIS OUTFIT IS,
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME,
I FEEL LIKE I CAN HAVE FUN WITH CLOTHES.
I MEAN, I'M HAVING FUN, I LOOK GOOD, AND THAT'S GREAT.
OKAY, LET'S TRY SOMETHING ELSE, SHALL WE?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO OVER HERE. THERE'S SOME GREAT DRESSES OVER HERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
IT'S GOT THE BUILT-IN CAMI.
THIS IS MORE OF AN A-LINE.
IT'S GOT NICE LENGTH TO THE SKIRT AND SOME VOLUME.
I WILL SAY, MY BIG CONCERN WITH IT IS, ON A NORMAL FEMALE,
THAT'S GOING TO PROBABLY BE RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT IT.
ON ME, WITH HOW SHORT MY TORSO IS,
I'M BETTING IT'S GONNA BE EITHER TOO LOW OR TOO HIGH ON MY BODY.
WE'RE DOING A LOT OF BETTING.
WHEW! YEAH, A LOT OF BETTING.
A LOT OF BETTING. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE'RE IN VEGAS.
YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY GIRL WITH A SHORT TORSO IN THE WORLD.
YES.
THERE SHE IS.
OH, MY GOD, THIS IS ADORABLE.
ADORABLE. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE I HAVE CURVES UP HERE,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ACTUALLY HAVE LEGS.
[ LAUGHS ]
NOW, CAN WE TELL YOU WHY THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE?
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF BLOUSING GOING ON HERE,
SO THIS CREATES A LITTLE BIT OF WIDTH.
WE'VE GONE SHORT WITH WIDTH,
AND THEN WE GO NARROW WITH LENGTH AND WIDTH.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET THE LONGEST PROPORTION.
ALSO, THE LITTLE BIT OF PUFF HERE ON THE SLEEVE
CREATES MORE OF AN HOURGLASS SHAPE.
SO YOU COME OUT A LITTLE BIT AT THE SHOULDER,
IN AT THE WAIST, AND THEN OUT AGAIN AT THE LEGS.
SO WE HAVE THAT SHAPE BUILT INTO THE DRESS,
AND THEREFORE, YOUR SHAPE BECOMES MORE APPARENT.
I FEEL SO PRETTY IN THIS SHAPE.
I MEAN, I JUST CAN'T GET OVER HOW PRETTY THIS SHAPE IS ON ME.
AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING
I'M USED TO THINKING OF AS BEING PRETTY.
SO IT'S REALLY DIFFERENT WANTING TO BE PROUD OF THAT SHAPE,
WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM MY NORMAL,
"WHAT DO I HAVE TO HIDE?"
YES. OH, MY GOD, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE DEAL WITH TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
WOMEN DON'T WANT TO GET PAST THEIR BODIES.
THEY WANT EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT.
THEY WANT ALL THE CLOTHES TO FIT.
INSTEAD OF SAYING,
"WELL, IF I FIND THE RIGHT KIND OF CLOTHING,
THEN I CAN ACCEPT MY BODY BECAUSE IT LOOKS GOOD."
APPARENTLY, I LOST THIS BET.
YEAH, I WOULDN'T BET AGAINST US.
LET'S SPEND THE REST OF YOUR MONEY.
COME ON.
I THINK THE MORE THAT STACY AND CLINTON SHOW ME,
WITH EVERYTHING THEY HAVE SHOWN ME,
AND EVERYTHING I AM LEARNING,
THE MORE I CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS
TO FIND THINGS THAT WORK WITH MY BODY FRAME.
COMING UP...
CASEY, LET'S SEE IT. COME ON OUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHILE SHOPPING IN NEW YORK, CASEY'S STYLE VISION
IS FINALLY STARTING TO COME TOGETHER.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A FEMININE FIGURE NOW.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR HAIR AND MAKEUP.
CASEY?
HI, I'M TED.
HOW ARE YOU?
DOING WELL.
ARE YOU SURE?
WHAT'S THAT?
A LITTLE NERVOUS.
IN THE TRANSGENDERED WORLD, OUR HAIR IS KIND OF OUR POWER.
SURE.
SO, IT MAKES TRANSGENDERED WOMEN
FEEL SEXIER WHEN IT'S LONGER?
I DON'T -- EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT IT'S SEXY OR ANYTHING.
I THINK IT'S THE FIRST THING WE WORK ON,
AND IT KIND OF GETS TO THE POINT WHERE WE JUST KEEP GROWING,
AND THEN GET AFRAID TO CUT IT.
I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S LONG. IT'S NOT THAT STYLISH.
BUT THE POINT IS, IT'S LONG, AND IT'S LONG.
DO YOU DO ANYTHING TO IT AT ALL?
REALLY?
I MEAN, THE ONLY THING I REALLY DO AT ALL IS
I DO BRAID.
ALL RIGHT, SO BRAIDS ARE REALLY NICE AND FEMININE,
'CAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT,
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO LOOK FEMININE.
THAT'S KEY, NUMBER ONE.
SO I THINK THAT WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU, IN YOUR EVOLUTION,
IS TO CONSIDER DOING A FEW THINGS TO YOUR HAIR.
LIKE, THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW IS UNACCEPTABLE.
IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
Casey: I'M OPEN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME.
YES? OKAY, GOOD.
I'M GONNA GO MIX UP THE MAGIC, AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
I'VE ACTUALLY MIXED UP TWO DIFFERENT COLORS.
ONE COLOR IS GOING TO GO DIRECTLY ON YOUR SCALP,
AND IT'S GONNA COME OUT ABOUT AN INCH,
AND THEN THE SECOND COLOR
WILL GO FROM THAT INCH ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE ENDS.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE HAIRCUT.
PUT SOME LAYERING THROUGHOUT YOUR HAIR
SO THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF MOVEMENT.
I'M GONNA USE A CURLING IRON ON IT
JUST TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF SOFT WAVE.
YOU'RE SO TENSE. LOOK AT YOU.
I AM JUST COMPLETELY FILLED WITH NERVES.
ARE YOU READY TO SEE?
I'M READY.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
OH, WOW!
OH, MY GOD.
DID YOU HAVE TO SET THE BAR SO HIGH,
'CAUSE NOW I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I LOOK LIKE THIS EVERY DAY.
THIS IS YOU, AND THIS IS HOW IT CAN BE FOR YOU.
THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE.
THIS IS HOW IT HAS TO BE NOW.
THIS IS HOW IT HAS TO BE.
OH, MY GOD.
OKAY, I THINK MY WORK IS DONE.
CAN I HAVE A HUG?
OH, YOU GET A HUGE HUG.
OH, MY GOD.
TAKE CARE.
OHH.
PLAY WITH IT.
OHH.
YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
Casey: I FEEL GORGEOUS. I NEVER FELT PRETTY.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I AVOID THE WORD SO MUCH.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY FELT IT.
NOW I FEEL IT.
I'VE NEVER FELT THIS GOOD.
I THINK I'M ACTUALLY SMILING A LOT MORE, TOO.
CASEY, HI. I'M CARMINDY.
NICE TO MEET YA.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. HOW YOU FEELING?
I WAS THE PRETTIEST PERSON IN THE ROOM
TILL YOU GOT IN HERE.
YOU STILL ARE. LOOK AT YOU.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR ROUTINE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKEUP.
MAKEUP PETRIFIES ME.
I MEAN, MY BIGGEST WORRY WHEN IT COMES TO MAKEUP
IS I JUST NEVER BUILT THE SKILL.
AM I DOING SOMETHING
THAT MAKES IT MORE OF A CHARACTER THAN FEMALE?
A LOT OF TIMES, WHEN YOU SEE MAKEUP ON TRANSGENDERED PEOPLE,
IT BECOMES DRAG QUEENY,
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
WHAT I WANT TO DO
IS TEACH YOU HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR NATURAL BEAUTY,
TAKE YOUR FEATURES, YOUR SKIN,
AND JUST ENHANCE IT IN THE MOST SUBTLE WAY POSSIBLE.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
WHAT'S THAT?
WE MIGHT HAVE TO GROOM YOUR EYEBROWS A LITTLE BIT.
I'M GAME.
THE ONLY WORRY I HAVE WITH THE EYEBROWS IS,
IF YOU LOOK REAL CLOSE UNDERNEATH THIS EYEBROW,
THERE IS A SCAR THERE.
OKAY, WELL, I DON'T SEE IT,
SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT HAPPENS WITH WOMEN IS,
THEY LOOK IN THE MIRROR, AND THEY FOCUS IN ON A FLAW,
AND IT BECOMES MAGNIFIED.
I NEVER EVEN NOTICED IT.
AND TO GET THESE BROWS IN SHAPE,
YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE LOOKING AT?
YOUR EYES AND HOW BEAUTIFUL YOUR BLUE EYES ARE.
RIGHT?
I'M GONNA MAKE THIS A BIG SURPRISE FOR YOU,
SO YOU'RE GONNA BE TURNED AWAY FROM THE MIRROR.
YOU HAVE A REALLY GOOD, NATURAL SHAPE TO YOUR BROW,
SO ANYTHING TOO THIN IS GONNA LOOK A LITTLE OFF.
PUTTING ON A NICE LIQUID FOUNDATION
WILL HELP EVEN YOUR SKIN TONE.
IT'S ALSO GONNA HIDE ANY SHADOW THAT'S COMING OUT.
AND THE FACT THAT IT'S FILLED WITH ANTIOXIDANTS,
THAT'S GONNA BE A SKIN TREATMENT, TOO.
CARMINDIZING THE FACE IS A TECHNIQUE OF HIGHLIGHT,
TAKING THE LIGHTEST EYE SHADOW,
AND YOU APPLY IT IN A COUPLE KEY PLACES.
SO WE'RE GONNA USE A CHOCOLATE BROWN PENCIL,
SMUDGED ALONG THE UPPER LASH LINE.
CHOCOLATE BROWN AGAINST YOUR BLUE EYES WILL MAKE THEM POP.
ALL RIGHT, THIS BEAUTIFUL PINK LIP GLOSS POLISHES OFF.
QUICK AND EASY, FIVE-MINUTE FACE.
YOU'RE STUNNING. ARE YOU READY TO SEE YOURSELF?
I'M READY.
BIG MOMENT. BIG MOMENT.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOU.
I'M READY.
BIG MOMENT. BIG MOMENT.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOU.
IT'S NOT EVEN THAT DIFFERENT.
LIKE, IT'S JUST CLEANER, IT LOOKS, MORE THAN ANYTHING.
I MEAN, THE BIGGEST THING I LOVE IS THE FACT I CAN DO THIS.
LIKE, I'M NOT WORRIED IF I CAN COPY THIS.
YEAH, GOOD.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE GOING FOR.
DO YOU STILL FEEL LIKE YOURSELF?
I STILL FEEL LIKE MYSELF.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T -- IT WAS SUBTLE,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED FOR,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU GAVE ME.
GIVE ME A HUG.
I FEEL LIKE I WILL DO THIS EVERY DAY.
YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL.
PLEASE, CHECK YOURSELF OUT, GET USED TO IT.
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD, HON.
Casey: IT'S AMAZING 'CAUSE IT'S THE SLIGHTEST LITTLE DIFFERENCE,
BUT IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
MAKEUP FOR ME WAS MORE ABOUT JUST FINDING ERRORS,
AND I WAS TRYING SO MUCH TO MINIMIZE, MINIMIZE, MINIMIZE
HOW MUCH IS ACTUALLY EVER SEEN
THAT EVENTUALLY, IT JUST VANISHED.
NOW THAT CARMINDY HAS TAUGHT ME HOW TO DO MAKEUP,
I CAN DEFINITELY DO THIS ON MY OWN.
OKAY, BEEN A VERY BUSY WEEK FOR US.
IT SURE HAS.
ALL RIGHT, CASEY, LET'S SEE IT. COME ON OUT.
WOW. YAY!
[ LAUGHS ]
I LOVE YOUR HAIR. OH, MY GOD.
LOVE THIS DRESS! COME HERE.
CHECK YOUR FABULOUS SELF OUT.
GET OVER HERE.
THIS IS SO LADYLIKE.
THIS IS ME.
THIS IS -- I HAD A QUEST FOR THE PERFECT DRESS.
I HAVE FOUND MY PERFECT DRESS, I THINK.
I WOULD SAY, WE ARE REALLY SPOT-ON HERE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE A-LINE SKIRT.
WE TALKED ABOUT DEFINING A WAISTLINE FOR YOU.
NONE OF WHICH, YOU SAID, YOU REALLY THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE.
I DIDN'T THINK ANY OF THIS WAS POSSIBLE.
I HAVE TO SAY, IT LOOKS CURVY INSTEAD OF LOOKING JUST CHUBBY.
I FEEL GREAT.
I MEAN, I'M STANDING HERE IN A DRESS AND HEELS,
AND I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GOOD I LOOK.
ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE BAG DOWN FOR ONE SEC
'CAUSE I REALLY WANT TO JUST LOOK AT THIS DRESS.
I REALLY DO WANT YOU TO SEE YOURSELF BECAUSE
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE THAT WE'RE HEARING
IS REALLY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST ABOUT PASSING.
PASSING SO THAT YOU COULD BLEND IN OR FIT IN.
AND NOW, IT'S SOUNDING LIKE
PASSING ISN'T THE ISSUE ANY MORE.
PASSING USED TO BE THE BAR.
THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST MEET THAT BAR, AND I'M HAPPY.
THAT BAR HAS BEEN LONG GONE.
I HAVE SURPASSED THAT BAR.
I'M NOT EVEN WORRIED ABOUT THAT BAR.
I LOOK AMAZING, AND I WANT TO ALWAYS LOOK THIS GOOD NOW.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD SEE SOMETHING ELSE.
YES, PLEASE.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM TRYING ON MORE CLOTHES FOR YOU GUYS.
OH, MY GOD.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK,
I DIDN'T THINK I COULD LOOK THIS GOOD.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO A BARE MINIMUM AND PASS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
I THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR
AND NOT EVEN CARE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE SAYS.
I'M LOOKING IN THE MIRROR, AND I KNOW I'M GORGEOUS.
OKAY, CASEY, LET'S SEE SOME MORE.
OH, SHUT UP.
HIGH-POWERED BUSINESS EXECUTIVE.
MY GOD, THIS COLOR PALETTE IS SO SOPHIS.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY,
EXCEPT I WAS NOT GONNA USE THE WORD "SOPHIS."
[ LAUGHS ] COME HERE.
WOW.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE THIS OUTFIT, MY HAT WAS MY STAPLE.
I HAVE A FEELING THIS JACKET'S GONNA BE MY NEW STAPLE.
[ CHUCKLES ] OH, THAT HAT.
WHY'D YOU HAVE TO GO BRING THAT UP?
OH, MY GOD. I KNOW. I WAS, LIKE, "WHAT HAT?"
AND THEN I REMEMBERED.
WELL, THIS JACKET REALLY IS INCREDIBLE.
THIS SORT OF COGNAC COLOR, AND IT'S SO SOFT AND LEATHER.
IT JUST LOOKS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE.
ARE WE HITTING THE RIGHT NOTE HERE?
I THINK THE MESSAGE IS ABSOLUTELY THERE.
IT KIND OF JUST STRIKES A PERFECT BALANCE FOR ME.
I MEAN, IT'S FEMININE,
YET AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S VERY --
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE WORD IS.
IT'S STRONG.
YOU KNOW WHAT? YES.
I THINK STRONG IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORD.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN BE FEMININE AT THE MOMENT,
BUT NOT LOSE THAT STRENGTH I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD.
SURE. YOUR STYLE SHOULD HAVE AS MANY FACETS AS YOUR PERSONALITY.
YOU CAN ENJOY DIFFERENT FACETS AT DIFFERENT TIMES,
BUT KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE A COUPLE PIECES
THAT FEEL LIKE THE TOUCHSTONE
IS ALWAYS A REALLY NICE WAY TO BUILD A WARDROBE.
DO YOU WANT TO SHOW US SOMETHING ELSE, CASEY?
ABSOLUTELY. I CAN'T WAIT.
GREAT, THANKS.
Casey: I THINK NOW THAT I KNOW
I CAN LOOK PROFESSIONAL AND CUTE AND PRETTY,
I THINK IT'LL GIVE ME AN EXTRA JOLT.
I AM MORE OPEN TO POSSIBILITIES THAN I WAS BEFORE THIS WEEK.
OKAY. COME ON OUT, CASEY.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONE.
SO PRETTY!
I LOVE IT, LOVE IT.
COME HERE.
I LOVE THIS LOOK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S FUN, AND IT'S -- IT'S EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, THIS IS THE PERFECT LOOK.
IT'S GREAT.
I MEAN, THE SKIRT AND THE TOP TOGETHER ARE VERY SOPHISTICATED.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A TWEED SKIRT HERE
THAT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SHINE TO IT.
YOU GOT A CHEVRON STRIPE BLOUSE,
BUT I THINK IT'S THE DENIM JACKET ON TOP
THAT JUST SORT OF TAKES IT DOWN A NOTCH
SO IT'S NOT, LIKE, FANCY, NECESSARILY.
AND THE SHOE IS, LIKE, IT'S NOT OVER THE TOP.
IT'S LIKE A NICE, WOVEN WEDGE.
ARE YOU NOW FEELING KIND OF,
YOU KNOW, CONFIDENT IN YOUR ATTRACTIVENESS?
YES, I FEEL PRETTY.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVE HELPED SO MUCH
IN RAISING THE BAR FROM JUST BEYOND,
YOU KNOW, LOOKING PRESENTABLE.
I LOOK LIKE I'VE GONE BEYOND JUST, I CAN GO OUTSIDE.
NOW I'M -- I CAN GO OUTSIDE AND MAKE A STATEMENT.
AND IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHERE --
YOU TOLD US YOURSELF YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS PROCESS FOR NINE YEARS,
AND WE SAW THIS REALLY AS MORE LIKE A FINAL STAGE FOR YOU.
SO HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW?
WHAT'S AMAZING WITH THIS IS, I CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
I DON'T JUST SEE THE DIFFERENCE FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK.
I SEE THE DIFFERENCE FROM TWO YEARS AGO, FIVE YEARS AGO.
I DON'T SEE WHO I USED TO BE AT ALL.
I MEAN, A PIECE OF ME IS KIND OF SAD
THAT NOT EVERY TRANSGENDERED PERSON
GETS THIS KIND OF MASSIVE CHANGE,
'CAUSE IT WOULD MAKE OUR LIVES SO MUCH EASIER.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, CASEY,
IT REALLY WAS A PLEASURE MEETING WITH YOU, WORKING WITH YOU.
WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF EVERYTHING IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
WE DO. WE WANT YOU TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
GO OUT THERE, AND KNOCK 'EM DEAD.
LET US KNOW HOW IT GOES, OKAY?
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU PROUD.
OKAY. PLEASE DO.
MY TRANSITION DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT,
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING
I'VE LEARNED HERE SPECIFICALLY IS, I NOW KNOW
NOW I CAN PULL OFF THESE OUTFITS WHILE, YEARS AGO, I COULDN'T.
IT'S DEFINITELY FEELING
MUCH MORE NATURAL THAN I'VE FELT IN A LONG TIME.
I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE THE WOMAN I WANT TO BE.
LET'S FIND OUT WHAT CASEY GOT FOR HER $5,000.
WITH HER 5 GRAND,
CASEY GOT 39 FABULOUS AND UNIQUELY FEMININE OUTFITS
PERFECT FOR HER LIFESTYLE.
NOT TO MENTION 8 TOPS, 10 DRESSES,
AND 8 PAIRS OF SHOES
THAT ARE DEFINITELY MEANT TO BE WORN OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.
COMING UP...
All: CASEY, CASEY!
CASEY, CASEY! CASEY, CASEY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Casey: COMING OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE,
THERE'S SO MANY LITTLE HURDLES
THAT JUST SEEM TO NOT EVEN BE A BIG DEAL ANY MORE.
THERE IS NO DOUBT I AM WALKING WITH MUCH MORE CONFIDENCE.
I'M BETTING THE FIREHOUSE
IS GONNA THINK THAT I'M GETTING A LITTLE VAIN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME,
JUST FOR THE PURE MISSING OF EVERYBODY.
Leigh Anne: I'M THRILLED TO SEE CASEY.
I HOPE SHE GAINS A SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT
FROM KNOWING HOW TO DRESS FEMALE
AND TAKING IT AND RUNNING WITH IT
AND NOT BEING AFRAID TO PURSUE WHO SHE REALLY IS.
I JUST HOPE SHE LOOKS LIKE THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN THAT SHE IS,
AND JUST VERY FEMININE AND STYLISH.
A WOMAN WITH CONFIDENCE.
All: CASEY, CASEY! CASEY, CASEY!
CASEY, CASEY!
CASEY, CASEY! CASEY, CASEY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I THINK SHE LOOKS AMAZING. I'M THRILLED TO DEATH.
HER MAKEUP LOOKS AMAZING. HER HAIR, THE WHOLE ENSEMBLE.
SHE FELT LIKE SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN INSIDE BEFORE.
NOW IT DEFINITELY MATCHES ON THE OUTSIDE.
Heather: SHE LOOKS UNBELIEVABLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S IN A DRESS, AND SHE'S A REDHEAD.
I THINK SHE'S GONNA TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
MY NEW WARDROBE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.
I WAS ABSOLUTELY SKEPTICAL WHEN I FIRST CAME ON THE SHOW,
BUT I THINK IT HAD A POSITIVE EFFECT.
I THINK ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST THING I REALIZED
AFTER "WHAT NOT TO WEAR"
IS I DO ACTUALLY HAVE A FEMININE SHAPE.
I ACTUALLY HAVE HIPS IN SOME DRESSES.
NOT EVERY DRESS, BUT AT LEAST SOME.
I WOULD SAY
I HAVE BEEN EMBRACING MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
PEOPLE ARE ABSOLUTELY RESPONDING TO ME DIFFERENTLY
BECAUSE OF THE CLOTHES.
I FEEL MORE FEMININE THAN I DID BEFORE.
IT'S GREAT HAVING A LOOK THAT IS BOTH FEMININE AND ME.