- Okay, so you guys
probably know this by now,
but I love doing these
videos from time to time
where I do like a little
experiment on my Instagram
and see if you notice.
I don't wanna say I'm
trying to trick you guys,
but let's be real, I mean,
I'm trying to trick you guys.
But y'all are frickin' smart.
You guys always know when something's up
and it's so funny to me whenever I'm
not doing one of these videos.
Sometimes, I'll see comments popping up
on my regular Instagram photos being like,
"Wait, does anyone else
think this is for a video?"
It's so fun; I really like it.
I face tuned my photos for a week,
I followed a five minutes crafts guide
to becoming insta famous.
I styled drugstore clothes and this week,
I am gonna try to style
clothes from Walmart
into trendy, Instagram able outfits,
and see if you guys notice.
A lot of the time, I
think there seems to be
this idea that the only way
to put together cute outfits
is to spend a lot of money.
But the truth is that, with
a little bit of creativity,
you can find cute stuff
pretty much anywhere
and with any budget.
I mean, thrift stores,
hand me downs, Walmart.
Like it might take a little
bit longer to find cute stuff
in your size and your
style, but it's there.
Even if you have to weed
through stuff like this
and this and my all-time favorite, this.
I spent a long time scrolling through
the Walmart website last
week, I ordered some stuff,
and I'm gonna try to put
together five outfits
for five photos with
Walmart-centric Instagram outfits.
Okay, so since I was ordering
all of these items online
instead of actually going
into the store and getting
to try them on, 'cause,
you know, global pandemic,
I got some back up options in
case the sizing of anything
doesn't work or one of the pieces just
isn't gonna work
altogether, we have options,
which I'm really glad I did
because just from unboxing these
and hanging them up,
there is one piece I know,
1000% is not gonna work
and that is these shorts.
I saw these on the website,
I thought they looked pretty cute.
I ordered them in an extra, extra large.
Look at how small these are!
There's literally, there's no way.
I'm not even gonna bother trying them on.
These are tiny.
And when I first unboxed
these, I was like, oh no,
did I mess up sizing on this entire video?
Because, for most of the pieces,
I ordered an extra large,
and then, I think in two of them,
I ordered another option
in a 2XL just in case.
And this was one of the
ones that came in a 2XL
and I was like, I have
vastly underestimated
the sizing of Walmart.
But, it seems like the rest
of them run a little bit
more true to size or
even a little bit big,
so these are just gonna
go in the Poshmark pile.
If anyone wants to check these out,
a link to my Poshmark in the description.
We donate everything that
we make on there to charity.
If you want some Walmart shorts
that are in an extra large
but more like a small, check it out.
Okay, now on to the next thing
that I'm actually really excited to try on
and that is this swimsuit.
I thought it would be
really fun to try and find
a swimsuit from Walmart
and when I saw this one
on their website, I
thought it looked really,
really cute, especially the top.
It has a strap but then
it's like off the shoulder
and flowy, like it's very my style.
And the bottoms look really cute, too,
so I'm excited to try this.
Let's try it on.
Hopefully it works.
(record scratching)
But before we do that,
actually, I got an
accessory to go with this
that I thought would be
really fun for the photo
and that is this floppy hat
that says do not disturb.
And I feel like I have
a vision for this photo,
like me laying out by
the pool with the hat
like half covering my face.
I just really hope the swimsuit works.
Okay, this literally fits me like a glove.
If you guys saw my Aerie
video from a couple weeks ago,
I talked bout how I
hate when swimsuits are
a little bit big and
you get the saggy butt.
There is no saggy butt here.
The fabric is like perfect for my body,
but it's not stretching at all.
I think I got this,
yes, I got this in a 2XL
and I love the look of this.
It fits me perfectly,
it looks really cute.
I feel like I'm gonna get
a ton of use out of this.
I really, really like it.
And then, of course, we have the hat.
So I feel like this, tilted
down like this or something
for the picture, I feel
like this is gonna be,
probably the easiest outfit to style.
I mean, there's not even really
any styling I have to do.
It's just Walmart swimsuit, Walmart hat,
take the picture, good to go.
Next, I wanted to try
either a romper, a jumpsuit,
or a dress, and I saw
this one on the website
and it had some really positive reviews.
So I thought it was worth giving a shot.
In person, it looks really, really cute.
It's brown, it has the white
stripes, the button front.
It has a tie waist for definition,
which y'all know I love.
I've got high hopes for this,
so let's try it on.
When I just put this on
and I was like looking
in the mirror to see what it looked like,
I put my hands on my hips
and they just gently slipped
into the wonderful embrace of a pocket.
This jumpsuit has pockets!
Aside from the fact that we
stand pockets on this channel,
this jumpsuit actually just looks
and fit really, really nicely.
The crotch is like
slightly awkwardly long,
but I think if I just
kind of like puff it up
over the belted waist,
yeah, that's like perfect.
This is so comfy.
It's loose fitting, but the tie
waist gives nice definition.
It's breezy, it's lightweight.
I'm pretty sure it's made out of linen.
And my biggest concern
with this was that it might
be too long, but the
length is like perfect.
I think I'll style this with
like maybe brown booties
and some gold accessories,
maybe some hoops.
I think this is gonna be
really, really cute and I think
I'm gonna get a ton of
wear out of this, also.
It's just really comfy and easy to wear.
The next photo I wanted to do
was some sort of graphic tee,
and then, I was thinking I
could crop it into a crop top.
So I got two options for this.
We'll try both and then, we'll pick one.
I was pursuing the men's
graphic tees and I saw
this Pizza Planet shirt
like from "Toy Story."
And I'm a huge Disney
nerd, so any opportunity
to have some Disney magic on
my Instagram, I am all about.
So I was thinking I could crop this,
wear it with like sweat pants or shorts
and maybe order pizza
and then do like a cute,
little photo shoot at home,
having pizza on the couch.
Or, option two, I also
thought this was very cute.
It's just a little white graphic tee
and it says California on it.
So I'll try both of these
on and will pick one
for the photo for the feed.
Okay, so I was intending to
try this on with leggings
but I got it in a 2XL and it's long enough
to kind of be like a dress
or at least a night shirt
and I don't think I
wanna crop this any more.
I think I wanna leave it long.
I wanna go #teamnopants
and take like a cute,
little photo with this as like
a t-shirt dress, comfy at home.
I really like the idea I said earlier
about ordering pizza and
using that as a prop.
And, I was thinking about
it and I have a pair
of YouTube socks that are
like the same colors as this,
just red and white.
So I could wear those and do a cute,
little pose where I like lift my leg up.
I don't know.
I have an idea for it and
I still have to try on
the other graphic tee,
but I really like this.
I think this is gonna
be a really cool photo.
Okay, so this is the other graphic tee.
This one's in a XL and I
really like the look of this.
I'm definitely gonna crop it.
I think I'll actually get
a ton of wear out of this.
It looks like, I have a lot
of graphic tees from Hollister
and I get a ton of wear out of those.
So I think if I crop this
into a cute little boxy crop,
it will definitely fall into that category
of like, my most worn graphic tees.
But I don't think I'm gonna
use it for this video,
because like I said,
I wanna do five photos
and I think it's just too similar
to the Pizza Planet shirt.
This is definitely
gonna stay in my closet,
but it's not gonna make it into the video.
It is a really cute shirt, though.
I really like it.
My next idea, I love button front shirts.
I wear a lot of like dad
shirts where I tie them
to give definition at my
waist or I wear them open
with like a bandeau underneath.
And I saw this one from
their Time and Tru brand
that is just like my
favorite shade of blue.
And I thought the stripes
were really, really cute.
Honestly, I feel like
this looks like something
that you would get at like Madewell.
I think I have a shirt somewhat like this
from Made Well in my closet,
so I thought this could
be really, really cool.
Nice little summer
moment, maybe tie it up.
Let's try it on.
Again, another piece I really,
really like from Walmart.
I think this shirt looks super cute.
I feel like I could totally wear it long
like this with leggings,
but I think the way I would
probably most often wear it
and the way I wanna wear
it for the Instagram photo
is unbuttoning it, I think,
I'll probably just unbutton
it all the way, tie it up like this,
wear it nice and loose
and open with a bandeau.
Super cute look.
I'm excited about this one.
And last but not least, there
was that whole thing going on
a little while ago where
everyone was talking
about how Champion has become
this kind of like bougie,
athleisure, like street style brand.
But only 10 years ago,
when I was growing up,
they were a Walmart brand
and Walmart actually
still carries a lot of Champion hoodies.
But most people don't
even know that and so,
they just buy them for way more expensive
from like Urban Outfitters
or from Champion themselves.
I got this Champion jacket,
this white sweatshirt.
It has like the blue and
red and white stripe.
I got this in both an
extra large and an extra,
extra large just to see
whichever one fits best.
And whichever one I don't like as much,
I'll just list on my Poshmark.
That way, it doesn't go to waste
and we can give some
money to charity, too.
I'm wearing the XL in the Champion hoodie.
And with my jackets, I don't
usually like a super loose fit.
I feel like hoodies can
sometimes swallow up my body
and hide it, especially if
they're a little bit big.
But this one, I feel
like, fits me perfectly,
like honestly, exactly kind
of how I want a hoodie to fit.
I'm gonna try on the
2XL just to make sure,
but I think this one's gonna be it.
Now I'm wearing the 2XL and honestly,
I don't notice that big of
a difference in the fit.
It I had just tried this one on,
I would've bene like cool, it's perfect.
If I would've just tried the first one on,
I would've been like, cool, it's perfect.
But if I'm gonna choose,
I think I just slightly favor the XL,
so I'll list this one on my Poshmark.
Also, I forgot to say earlier,
but for the second quarter
and the third quarter of 2020,
all of the Poshmark sale proceeds
are gonna be donated to the Okra Project,
which is a charity that
supports black trans people.
It's a great organization.
I will also link them and a
bunch of other donation outlets
and resources for supporting
the black community
and Black Lives Matter in the description.
Highly recommend checking them
out and donating if you can.
All right, so my rack is empty.
I am ready to style these items and take
some cute Instagram photos with Stephen
and see if I can trick you guys.
Let's do it.
(lively music)
All right, it is time
to take our first photo.
I am sporting the Champion
hoodie for this one.
I decided to just keep this
one very simple, chill,
like at-home quarantine athleisure look.
So I paired it with
some simple bike shorts
and a white scrunchie with
a little half up pony.
Also, this might the
best hair day I've had
in a really long time, so
I'm glad I'm at least putting
it to use with an Instagram photo.
And I'm thinking I'm
just gonna sit up here,
against the banister, do like
a little sitting down pose.
Maybe the dogs will join
me if they're in the mood.
But I feel like this is
actually really cute.
I think the best part about this outfit
is the Champion hoodie, the Walmart piece.
It's definitely like the
focal point of the outfit.
I'm not trying to like
hide it or disguise it
with other pieces.
And as far as at-home outfits go,
I feel like this is pretty cute.
What do you guys think?
You wanna be part of an Instagram photo?
(lively music)
The gang's all here.
- [Stephen] Who's a good
gir', goo, goo, goo.
Bla, blah, blah, blah, blah.
- Aw, you guys are cute.
And now you.
You know all your angles.
(lively music)
So the first photo that I posted,
I captioned it zoom meeting casual.
And I just thought that Bella and Bruiser
looked so freakin' cute in this photo,
so I had to pick one that they were in.
And like, all of the comments
on this photo focused
on one of three things.
Either talking about the
dogs and how cute they looked
or talking about my hair.
Like I said, I was having
a pretty good hair day,
the day that we took this picture.
And it definitely did not go
unnoticed in the comments.
I would actually say the vast majority
of the comments were about my hair.
And then, there also were a
few comments about the outfit.
A lot of people seemed to
really like this outfit
and specifically, the Champion hoodie,
which I though twas really
cool because that was
the Walmart piece in the shot.
But in the first photo, no
one seemed to be catching on
that there was anything out
of the ordinary going on here.
(lively music)
All right, it is time for our second photo
and since I first saw this blue
and white striped button up
on the Walmart website, I had
a very clear vision for it
because this is like
my daily style to a T.
I pretty much wear some
variation of this outfit
at least a couple times a week.
So I paired it with this white
stretchy bandeau from Aerie
and these high waisted
shorts from Hollister.
And then, I have these
really cool white earrings
that I actually got from
the brand Soleil and Clay,
in the part two of my video
where I bought products
from my follower's small
business and she actually named
these the Sierra earring,
which is so freakin' cool.
And I just thought they tied
this outfit together perfectly.
And then, I also have a
little silver necklace.
So, we're in our backyard.
I thought this would be a cool spot
with little pom frons coming down.
Let's take the picture.
(lively music)
All right, I think we got it.
Thanks Stephen.
(lively music)
Photo number two.
I loved the outfit in this
photo and I just loved
the way the whole thing came out.
And actually, this photo
was the most liked photo
from this whole week, so
clearly, you guys agreed.
There were a lot of comments
about the earrings, actually,
and Soleil and Clay, the
brand of the earrings
that I'm wearing actually commented.
I would say the earrings
were probably the thing
that was most commented
about of this photo.
They are really cute
earrings, so makes sense.
I saw one comment from Maya that said,
"Rare serious Sierra,"
which I just thought
was so funny and so true.
I get roasted all the time because in all
my Instagram photos, I do this face.
(laughing)
I can't help it, I'm a smiley person.
But I did give a serious
face in this photo
and it was one of only like
two or three serious faces
I gave when Stephen and
I were taking this photo.
So it's kind of funny that that's actually
the one I ended up posting.
And I got a comment from Tori who was
the first person to
catch on that there may
be something going on with these photos.
And she said, "I'm always suspicious that
her posts are for a video because
of her past tricking subscribers videos."
And that had 27 likes
and I actually liked it,
just to give a little hint
that maybe there is something,
something a little fishy going on.
But I just think it's so
funny that you guys know me
so well at this point that you can tell,
you can tell when I'm
just posting on Instagram
and when I'm posting on
Instagram for a video.
And then, there were quite
a few comments saying
that they liked the outfit.
The thing that people seemed to focus on
with the outfit was the
shorts I was wearing,
which are actually from
Hollister, and I did tag those.
I also tagged the blue
and white striped shirt
as Madewell, even though
we know it's from Walmart,
just to see if I could throw you guys off
the scent a little bit
and it does look like
that shirt that I have from Madewell.
But there were two comments,
two on photo number two,
that seemed to suspect
that maybe these photos
had something to do with Walmart.
Elizabeth Weedman commented,
"Is that top from Walmart?"
And chivesontheside said,
"I got a top just like that from Walmart.
Are you doing another video where you try
to pass the lower cost
things off as high end?"
Yes, I am, chivesontheside,
but I didn't want
to admit it because we're
only on photo number two.
(lively music)
Photo number three, I am
in the Walmart swimsuit
and the do not disturb hat.
So my idea for this
photo, if you can't tell
by the way I'm sitting right now,
is like an above the head
shot of my laying down
with the do not disturb hat
maybe covering my whole face
or maybe half my face with me peaking out.
I don't think I've ever taken
a photo like directly above
like this, so it might take
a little while to figure out,
but I've got Stephen here to help me.
Let's do it.
(lively music)
A lot of people seemed to
really like the composition
of this photo actually, and
it was definitely unique
compared to the photos I
usually post on Instagram.
I feel like I usually just
post regular outfit photos
and I've actually never
taken a photo like this
from above, I don't think,
and I was a little nervous
when I first had the idea for this photo
that I wasn't gonna be
able to get the shot right.
But it actually turned out
really cute and we didn't even
have to take that many photos to get it.
A lot of people
specifically said they liked
the swimsuit and the swimsuit bottoms
and there were actually
two comments from girls
who said they have this swimsuit.
One said she got it on
Amazon and the other said
she got it on Shein.
So I'm not sure if it's
the exact same swimsuit
and maybe Walmart just
uses the same manufacturer
or if it was just a similar
swimsuit because I feel
like this is not like a
particularly unique design.
And there were quite a
few comments on this post
suspecting that something was up.
Karen Ygaard said, "Gorgeous.
New video involving insta soon?
Two posts with four
pics in 18 to 19 hours?
We love."
And that's when I realized that, I think,
sometimes what gives
me away on these videos
is just the consistency
of posting on Instagram,
'cause I feel like, usually,
I maybe only post on Instagram once
or twice a week and I
had posted three photos
on back to back days.
So after this post, I
decided to wait two days
to post the next one,
just because I realized,
if Karen's catching on,
I'm sure other people are catching on.
Creative_wanderer13 said,
"After watching your channel
for a bit, I feel like
these posts are for a vid
of some sort, lol."
You are correct.
Missemilygrace said,
"Pretending to be on vacation
while in quarantine video?"
No, but that would be a
really fun video. (laughing)
And tabbyrosenthal said,
"Two fire pics back to back?
Call me a skeptic but I feel
like this is for a video."
(lively music)
Photo number four, I am
in my Pizza Planet shirt,
which, as I said in the try on,
I'm just gonna wear as a dress.
And then, I have these
white and red YouTube socks
that I got at VidCon last year.
So I thought that would
be a really fun way
to kind of tie it together,
since it's the same colors.
And, the cherry on top of all of it,
we ordered pizza.
So Pizza Planet, pizza.
And I'm not really sure how
I wanna pose for this photo.
I was thinking, maybe I'll just stand,
maybe I'll sit on the counter.
I could sit on one of these stools.
But I know for sure I wanna
hold maybe the pizza box
and the slice or maybe
just a slice of pizza.
This is gonna be a fun photo, though.
I am really excited for this one,
so let's take it so we can eat.
(lively music)
Oh my god, I love it.
That is so cute!
(lively music)
Photo number four might be
my personal favorite from the week.
I captioned it, just here to remind you
that all food is guilt free with
a little kissy emoji and the pizza emoji.
As much as this is just
like a light hearted video
about Walmart clothes
and Instagram photos,
I do just wanna talk about this for a sec
because I feel like there is
a 100% this double standard
when it comes to plus size
women in particular and food.
I just don't subscribe to the
idea of pinning thin women
and plus size women against each other,
so that's not at all what
I'm trying to do here.
But, there is very much
this idea that when
a thinner woman likes pizza or junk food
or like, whatever else,
it's like a quirky personality trait.
But, if I post a photo or
another plus size blogger posts
a photo talking about
food or pizza or whatever,
we are glorifying obesity,
we're spreading unhealthy messages.
It's just, it's still pizza
no matter who's eating it
and I think we're very
much made to feel like
when we enjoy foods like that,
we should feel guilty or
it has to be a cheat day.
And I just really don't like that dialogue
and that's something that
I definitely struggled with
on my own confidence journey
for many, many years,
and I'm still working through.
So just wanted to sprinkle a
little bit of that message in
with this photo, since
I was posing with pizza.
And there were a lot
of really awesome comments
about the caption.
Some from my friends, too,
which I thought was really nice.
And there were so many
comments about my shirt
of people saying they wanna
know where the shirt's from,
they love the shirt, they want the shirt.
I saw one girl who said that her husband
was actually wearing that shirt right now.
And apparently, the shirt
is also sold in Target
in the men's section.
I saw that pop up a few
times in the comment section
and I saw a couple comments
about the YouTube socks
which I thought was a
fun little Easter egg
to sprinkle in there.
And it was actually really cool to see
that there were some
people who noticed such
a small detail like that of YouTube socks.
And I do think I threw some
of you guys off the scent
of this being for a video in that I waited
a couple days to post the fourth photo.
But I did see a few comments catching on.
Madisonedens said, "So cute.
Literally any time there's
more than one upload in a week.
I'm wondering what video is coming."
And a couple people
commented on that saying
they thought the same thing.
And then, Jodhesi commented,
"Walmart clothes tagged for higher end."
100%, you got it.
and there was another comment
that didn't quite get it
but was a really good guess and that was
from Makena.Kirsten.
She said, "Is this for an
Instagram baddie photo shoots
from home video?
I'm suspicious of the four posts in a row.
Not complaining about the photos, though.
Super cute."
So now let's go take our
last photo and see if,
we'll see how many
people can actually guess
what the video is with the last photo.
(lively music)
It is time for our fifth
Walmart Instagram photo.
So I actually just finished setting up
this new little Instagram
corner in my house.
I'm still waiting on one
more piece to finish it off
but I feel like it's good enough to debut
on the Instagram for right now.
So I'm thinking I'm just gonna do like
a little mirror selfie outfit photo.
Probably just use my phone.
I have a Sony camera that I usually use
for my Instagram photos, but I feel like
for a mirror selfie,
iPhone's the way to go.
So let's do it, let's take this photo.
Little Instagram tip,
if you're taking photos
with your phone, always
wipe off the lens before.
We use our phones so much and
it's just bound to happen.
The camera's gonna get dirty.
And it makes your photos
look so much more crisp
and clear when it's clean.
(lively music)
So for photo number
five, I let you guys know
in the caption that something was up
because I wanted to get as
many guesses in as I could.
By far, the most guessed
video idea was that
I was doing no makeup Instagram photos,
which is technically true.
In all of these photos, I
wasn't wearing any makeup
except for eyebrow gel and mascara.
But, as you guys know, now that
you're watching this video,
that wasn't the theme of this.
That's just kind of been something
that I have been doing for me.
Over the past couple months,
I've kind of been
experimenting with wearing less
and less makeup and I've
really been liking it.
I've become a lot more
confident in just my own skin.
But I had so convinced myself I needed
to wear makeup when I was sitting down
filming main channel videos because I have
these studio lights here
so it gets really bright
and I was worried it was
gonna totally wash me out.
But once I tried it, I realize, like yeah,
maybe I look a little bit washed out,
but it's not that bad and I got used
to it surprisingly quick.
And it's now been probably
over a month since I've worn
any makeup other than
eyebrow gel and mascara,
which has been really cool.
I've really enjoyed it.
But not for the video.
One comment from mealz7 said,
"Maybe posing typical
positions that plus sized folks
aren't supposed to pose in, like sitting,
eating pizza, etc."
and I really liked that video idea.
I feel like some of my
favorite videos to do
are kind of subverting expectations
and conquering my own
fears and insecurities
about being plus size.
You know, like when I did those videos
where I broke plus size fashion rules?
I feel like I had so much
fun with those videos
and it really helped me, personally,
conquer those fashion fears.
And so, I really like this idea.
I feel like I could totally
do a video like that.
Carah.sagle said, "Are
they completely unedited?"
No, they are not.
I still added filters from VSCO
but I don't use any
photo shop or face tune
on my photos, I don't smooth anything,
I don't edit my body,
but I do like to enhance
the colors in my photos just
to make them pop a little bit more.
Lenahillontour said, "I can't
believe you tricked us again."
I know, I'm sorry.
It's just too fun.
Torizito said, "Copying someone's photos?"
Not quite, but I do do
a lot of those videos.
Julianneherrera said,
"Trying out recent outfit
trends for a week."
Kimauzat said, "They're all timer pics,"
which I actually recently
watched a video like that
from Niki and Gabi, another
channel here on YouTube
where they did like a
self-timer photo challenge.
I thought it was so freakin' cool.
So I would be super down
to do a video like that.
Let me know down in the
comments if you guys
would wanna see that.
And there were a lot of
comments on this photo.
There were like 1,000 so
I didn't get to read all
of them, but from the ones I did read,
I saw four who guessed Walmart,
who actually got the video correct.
Megan.friend said, "Walmart clothes."
Erica.marie37 said,
"Styling clothes from
Walmart/unpopular brands
and tagging to as popular.
Neild432 said, "This is from Walmart.
I have the same one."
Kimber1996 said, "Girl,
you bought all your clothes
from Walmart for a week.
I have two of the items you're wearing."
You caught me red handed. (laughing)
So I thought it was pretty cool that quite
a few of you were actually able to guess
what the video was, but there was someone
who went above and
beyond and I was reading
through my DMs and I saw a
DM from a viewer named Abby.
And I clicked on it and not
only had Abby figured out
that the video was
styling Walmart clothes,
she had gone on to the Walmart website
and tracked down every single
piece that I was wearing.
I was so impressed.
I was like, "Abby, you
are the detective queen.
You're the winner of this video."
I thought that was just so fantastic
and she gave me permission
to show DMs in the video.
So thank you guys so much for watching.
Let me know down in the comments which
of the Instagram photos was your favorite
and if you follow me on Instagram,
did you have any idea
that there was something
going on last week?
I really enjoy doing these videos.
It's fun to document the process,
try to be creative with my styling,
and to see what you guys catch on to.
Also, hopefully this was
a fun little experiment
to show that you can make
cute Instagram-worthy outfits
from any store and any brand
and whatever clothes you have access to.
But I hope you guys enjoyed this video.
Thanks so much for watching.
Be confident, be kind to your body,
and I will see you guys
on Tuesday, actually,
with a bonus video.
Bye.
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