- Hey sisters.
James, I promise I'm not
coming for your brand,
I'm just gonna roast it a little bit.
Maybe a lot.
We'll see.
Hey guys, it's sierra
Welcome back to my channel,
and welcome to another
brutally honest review.
Today's subject is James
Charles, the "Makeup Guru,"
the "One Liner Queen," and
the owner of Sisters Apparel.
And after I did a review of
Emma Chamberlain's clothing
line, which by the way,
that blew the frick up.
I'm so glad that you guys liked it.
So after that video, there were
so many comments being like,
"Do James Charles, do James Charles."
So, that's what we're doing today.
I got a whole box here full
of Sister's styling clothes.
And when I say a brutally honest review,
that doesn't mean that I'm
gonna be mean, necessarily,
that doesn't mean I'm gonna be rude,
that doesn't mean I'm gonna hate it.
I really don't know.
I haven't tried on any of this stuff yet.
When I say brutally honest,
what I mean is if I love it, I love it.
And I'm gonna tell you guys that,
and if I don't, I'm
not gonna sugarcoat it.
You're gonna get the
real, straight fact here.
No tea, no shade.
Just facts.
Because, I'm sure a lot of you guys
are fans of James Charles,
considering he has ten million followers
or something just crazy like that.
So if you've been interested
in ordering his merch,
but you wanna see what it
actually looks like in person,
maybe what it looks like
on a body type like mine
that's curvy, mid size,
or if you wanna hear
about how the quality is,
I'm gonna touch on all of those things.
Now, let's get into it.
Okay, so before I actually
get into the clothes,
a few things about his clothing line
that I noticed right off the bat,
first, inclusive sizing
which was one of my
biggest criticisms of
Emma Chamberlain's line.
Every clothing item listed on
the Sisters Apparel website,
comes in an extra small, to a 3X,
which is a pretty wide range of sizes.
I really, really love that.
And I know how difficult it is to do that,
because I have my own,
like, clothing merchline,
and it was really important to
me to make it size inclusive,
and it took a ton of extra
work to make that happen.
So I really appreciate that he did that.
Also, he has sizing
information for each item.
He has the measurements listed,
which, thank you for that.
There's just no consistency
when it comes to women's
sizing from brand, to brand.
So especially from online retailers,
when I can't try on the clothes,
I love when they list the
dimensions of the items,
like James did, because
it's so much easier for me
to figure out what size
I should be ordering.
And is it sustainable?
Is this merch being produced ethically?
I don't have a straight answer for that.
Sisters Apparel is run by Killer Merch,
which is Jeffree Star's merch company.
If that makes sense.
I know it's a little bit convoluted,
but that's pretty much how
every YouTuber does their merch.
It's very, very rare to do
it completely on your own,
because you have to find a manufacturer,
and a designer, and a printer.
So there's a lot of companies that, like,
work on merch with YouTubers.
So, like, for me, with my clothing line,
"The Curvy Crew," I do it through DFTBA,
which is a YouTuber merch company,
started by John and Hank Green.
So, James Charles did
his through Killer Merch,
and I went to the Killer Merch website,
and searched through.
I did some digging to try to figure out
if it was sustainable,
and ethically produced.
And I didn't find a straight answer
to my question on the website,
but, it did say that they have
a physical warehouse in the U.S.,
I think it's in California,
where they package,
and ship all the items.
Now that doesn't necessarily
mean it's sustainably produced,
because we don't know if they're, like,
making it all in house,
or if they're bringing in blanks,
and then printing on them.
I know it's very, very confusing,
but there wasn't a straight answer.
But, I did send James
Charles a DM on Twitter,
and a message to his business email,
asking if the items
were ethically produced,
and sustainably sourced.
So, If I get an answer to that,
I'll insert that, if not,
it's still a question mark.
Now, into the clothes.
The first item that I ordered
is the downtown jogger pants.
I've ordered these pants in a large,
and in all the promo photos,
they were pairing it with the
downtown cropped windbreaker.
I just love this look.
I love anything cropped,
I love athleisure,
so I feel like this is an outfit that is
probably closest to my style.
So I did order both the joggers,
and the cropped hoodie,
and I got the cropped
hoodie in an extra large.
Usually, I'm a large,
but I just wanted to make sure
that the hoodie was gonna be long enough
because I don't like things that are,
like, super, super cropped.
So, I believe this one is the hoodie.
Okay.
Cute, super lightweight.
Super thin, which is to be
suspected from a windbreaker,
but I think it's even thinner
than a typical windbreaker.
It says "Sisters" repeating on the back,
and also, it says Sisters
in the top left hand corner.
And if you don't watch James Charles,
you're probably like, "What the heck is up
with the whole Sisters thing?"
On his channel, James just
calls everyone "sister."
Like guys, girls, anything in-between.
Everyone's a "sister."
It's become, like, a
gender nonconforming word.
Like, you can call anyone a sister.
Stephen calls my dog sisters.
So, Sisters hoodie.
And, the downtown track pants.
See, these are a little bit
thicker material than the windbreaker.
Even though, I think it's a matching set,
like, they're made out
of the same material.
It is a little bit thicker.
This feels really high quality.
I couldn't really tell
with the windbreaker,
because it's a windbreaker.
But, like, the waistband on these,
the stitching, the design,
everything about this is, like,
screaming "high quality."
And these pants were 60, the
cropped windbreaker was 50,
so they are on the pricier side.
But, based on the quality
that I'm seeing so far,
I think that seems like a fair price.
But, let's try them on, and see.
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Alright, since we're
here for sister James,
we've got the white background,
matches style, matches aesthetic.
So overall, I really like the design
of this merch clothing line.
It's kind of like a hybrid of the two.
Honestly look really similar
to what I'm trying to do
with my clothing line.
It's not like, typical YouTube merch,
but it still has, like,
his branding on it if
you know what I mean.
The biggest issue for these is the thighs.
They run smaller in the thighs
then they do anywhere else,
and I have abnormally large thighs,
so they do fit, but they're tighter
then I would normally
wear joggers, or pants as.
They've got the little
"Sisters" design on the side,
they're really flattering
on the butt honestly.
These are great pants,
just a little too small for me.
And they are made in that same
windbreaker material as the top,
so they match really well together.
And, I don't know what it
is about this waistband,
but it is, like, magical, and amazing,
and feels super high quality.
I didn't know that you could, like,
make a waistband this good.
But it's, like, think and comfortable,
and it doesn't roll,
it's just, like,
I don't know why I'm focusing
on the waistband so much,
but it's just great.
So the pants I would give,
I'm gonna give these pants a 7 out of 10.
The quality is great.
They even have these
little zippers on the side,
which, honestly, as soon as I unzip those,
I got a ton more room in my thighs so,
I'm just gonna leave them unzipped.
They're high waisted which I love,
and they feel high quality.
They, I think they would
be pretty flattering,
especially with this waistband,
if the thighs weren't too small.
So, seven out of ten; I think
the pants are pretty good.
The top, I love.
I love this little windbreaker.
I'm a huge fan of anything cropped.
Like, it just flatters my figure more,
because my waist is smaller
than my massive hips and thighs.
So it helps give that, like,
hourglass silhouette when
I wear something cropped,
especially with something
high waisted like this.
I'm glad I went up to the extra large,
because it just makes
it a little bit longer,
but it still has that defined waist,
because there's, like, a
little pulley right here,
so you could wear it loose like that,
and then it's even longer.
Like, here, this wouldn't even
be cropped with like jeans.
Or, you can pull it tighter like that,
and give it more of that, like,
fitted at the bottom, but loose at top,
like, crop top look.
And there's the back.
It's got the repeating
"Sisters" on the back.
I think the design of, both,
the top, and the bottom,
are great, they're high quality,
the top fits me perfect,
the pants, could be better.
I'm honestly gonna give
this cropped windbreaker,
a ten out of ten.
I love this.
Next up, we have the
downtown booty shorts,
but kind of the same design
and style as the windbreaker,
and the joggers.
But, they're booty shorts.
And, I'm not really a booty
shorts kind of person.
Just not my style.
I don't like anything super tight,
and super short,
so I did get these, like, two sizes up.
I'm usually a medium, or large,
and I got these in XL.
So I'm hoping that means
that they are loose enough
to fit my comfort level, I guess.
Let's open it up.
(plastic crinkling)
This is loud crinkly paper.
I'm sorry about that guys.
These, these feel higher quality
than other booty shorts
I've had in the past,
which is definitely a reoccurring theme
with with James' clothing line so far.
They're a little bit thicker
than regular booty shorts.
They have the "Sisters" printed
on both sides of the shorts,
And, I don't know what it is
about the waistbands of these bottoms,
but they just feel really nice.
These shorts were $35,
and I'm gonna try these on
with the windbreaker too,
so you guys can see how
this pairs together.
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Okay, so I'm definitely glad
I went a size up in these shorts,
because they are definitely short,
definitely meant to be tight,
but they are a little bit looser on me.
You can see it's not
super fitted in the back,
like I think it's meant to be.
Because I did size up,
so I'm not super uncomfortable in these.
They're definitely not my style,
but I'm not going to take that
into account for this review,
because I want this to
be helpful for you guys.
Doesn't really matter
if it's my style or not.
Let's talk about the quality,
and the fit,
and how these shorts worked out for me.
So, again with the magical waistband.
I don't know what designer James Charles
used for his bottoms,
but I want their number,
because I want this waistband on, like,
every pair of clothes that I own.
It's super similar the one on the pants.
Just really great.
Has the little "Sisters"
detail on the side,
and I do like that these
shorts go up at the side,
and then are longer in the back.
So, it gives that, like,
short booty shorts look on
the side without showing
a crazy amount in the back,
like, it's not showing my
butt cheeks or anything.
They definitely do ride up,
so keep finding myself, like,
doing this in-between.
I classify these as, like, mid rise.
They hit right below my
belly button naturally,
but I'm just pulling them up a little bit,
because it makes me more comfortable.
I think this makes a cute look
paired with the windbreaker.
I like the design of it,
feels really high quality,
fit is great. If you're
going gonna order these,
I would recommend sizing up
if you don't like things
that are super short,
and super tight,
because, I do like the fit more,
in the bigger size than I think I would
if they were smaller.
Overall, I would say that
I think these are a little bit overpriced,
considering that they're
just typical booty shorts
with a little bit of a
James Charles, Sister twist.
So, I think these were $35.
I would classify these as more of,
like, a $20 pair.
So, I would give these shorts,
8 out of 10.
Pretty good.
They're high quality,
the fit is nice,
they have enough room
for my massive thighs,
which, like, never happens,
so, very grateful for that.
The fact that they're actually
a little bit loose in the
back of my thighs is amazing.
Next up, in this little box,
not a clothing item,
but an accessory.
This is the industrial belt,
from his most recent artistry launch,
to go along side the pallet
that he's doing with morphe.
I know these are super in right now,
but it's just not my thing.
I've never worn something like this.
It's just not something I
would normally pick for myself.
But, I wanted to get a
big variety of items from
Sisters Apparel for this review,
so, I ordered it.
It was pretty expensive.
Especially for a belt.
This was $60,
so the same price as the joggers,
but maybe industrial
belts run that expensive.
Again, not a style I've
ever ordered for myself.
I'll unravel it a little bit,
and the belt is one thing
that was sold in one size,
which makes sense because
it's supposed be super,
super long, so you got
a lot of material here.
This should fit, like,
pretty much most people in the world with,
I mean, that's a lot of room.
And in a lot of the promo photos,
James is pairing this
belt with a black hoodie.
And I know that hoodie
look is super in right now,
where you buy a hoodie that's, like,
two or three sized too big,
and where it as, like, a
dress with knee high boots.
But, again, just not my thing.
But I wanted to try that look,
and try it.
Kind of like the pairing
that he had in the photos.
So, I ordered the Good
and Fresh black hoodie
in an extra large.
And, I'm expecting this to
be big to kind of, like,
showcase that style,
but it's not something
that I would ever wear
on a normal day.
Like, a super, super big hoodie.
But there is someone
who lives in this house
who is a James Charles stand.
Now, I like James' content.
I watch it from time to time,
but my husband Stephen,
is a sister to the core.
So, I'm gonna give this hoodie to Stephen,
I'm just gonna try it on to show the look
with the industrial belt,
but, I'm gonna give this one to Stephen.
So, let's cut to that.
- Alright, what's up.
- [Sierra] Okay, I have an
early Christmas present for you.
- Oh, a Christmas present
- [Sierra] From your
second favorite YouTuber, after me.
- Now, who's my second favorite YouTuber?
- [Sierra] Think about it.
What does it say?
- Good and fresh.
Um, give me a hint.
- [Sierra] Okay, he's
your favorite "Sister."
- Oh. James Charles.
- [Sierra] Yes! High five.
So I was gonna get you
one that said "Sister,"
but I thought you'd be more
likely to actually wear this.
So you can still rep James Charles,
but a little more subtly.
But back to the review.
Here is the Good and Fresh hoodie.
So let's take a look,
at this look.
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So, here is the oversized hoodie
with industrial belt look.
Not my style, but we're
gonna put that to the side,
and actually talk about
the items individually.
So, originally I thought that
$60 was kind of ridiculous
for a belt like this,
but after actually putting it on,
I understand the price.
It has a very complex, like,
closing mechanism,
It moves really smoothly,
I can adjust it super easily.
But it is a little more
complex then a typical belt.
You have to, like, hold this piece down,
and pull it.
And so I get why it's expensive.
After actually seeing the item,
and touching it,
and putting it on,
I think $60 is fair.
Which I never thought I
would say about a belt,
but, it's a complex belt.
So, industrial belts like this are meant
to have this long piece,
which is great because it
works for all different sizes,
but it's super long,
it hangs down to the ground.
I know, a lot of people,
when they wear them,
they just wear it like this,
and it's part of the look,
but, for my own sanity,
I am going to just tuck it in like this.
I will say,
I like the belt more than I expected to.
I was a little bit put off by
the price, and, like I said,
it's just not my style,
but I think this is actually
something I would wear.
I love belts like this,
that cinch your waist.
So even though though
I'm in a big sweat shirt,
It's still giving my body some definition.
I think it's really cute,
especially if like that
industrial belt style.
I think it's well made,
I think it's cute,
I think it makes sense to be one size.
So I'm gonna give this
belt a 9 out of ten.
The only reason it's not higher,
is because the price is
still pretty expensive,
so I understand why the price is high,
but I still think it would be better
if it was a little bit lower.
And, last thing I ordered,
the repeating "Sisters" yellow hoodie.
Such a classic.
I wanted to try one of the
sweatshirts in my actual size,
and this is one of the
few things that's, like,
bright, and colorful.
I know James' style is pretty muted,
like, just black, and white, and neutral,
so, pretty much everything
in the collection is in that style.
But this is pretty bright and fun,
and I'm not usually a yellow person,
but I do, I do like the shade of yellow.
It's pretty fun.
And both of the hoodies,
this one, and the Good
and Fresh one, were $45.
So here it is.
Kind of, hold on.
Here is the back.
It just says "Sisters,"
over, and over, and
over again on the back.
And then, on the front,
says "Sisters" in the
corner in that same font.
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So here is the yellow
"Sisters" repeating hoodie.
I really like this hoodie.
There's not too much to critique it on,
and be brutally honest about,
because it is just a hoodie.
The think about hoodies is
no one's going to praise you
for getting it right,
but if you get it wrong,
it'd be kind of a big
deal to mess up a hoodie.
So it's a nice hoodie,
it's soft,
it's comfy,
I ordered it in a large,
and I can usually be a medium
in unisex hoodies like this,
but I did want it to be kind
of, like, loose, and comfy,
'cause this is something I think
I actually will wear a lot.
So it's a little bit long,
it's a little bit looser,
but I really like it.
I give this jacket an 8 out of 10.
Same as the other hoodie.
I think they're the exact same hoodie,
just different colors,
and different things printed on them.
I'm honestly really surprised
at how much I like all of James' merch.
I think the lowest rating I gave,
was a seven, which is pretty high.
I was ready to, like,
come in on James for this video.
I was ready to, like,
rip this merch apart, but
it's really good merch.
And I'm gonna call it like I see it,
and I see that this is a
well made clothing line.
There's a lot of unique designs,
like the cropped hoodie,
and the joggers,
but there's also a lot of
traditional merch designs.
Like, he has T-shirts,
which I didn't order any of the shirts,
but he has the hoodies,
and he has chiny items,
like the industrial belt that I wore.
I really hope James keeps
going with this clothing line,
because I think he did a great job.
And I would love to see
more from him on this.
I have reviewed a lot of YouTuber merch,
and YouTuber clothing lines.
Like, I've probably reviewed
ten to fifteen YouTubers at this point.
And I would honestly say
that James has done the best,
has done it right,
and you can tell that he took
a lot of time and effort,
and put it into this,
and that he didn't skip out on size,
or the quality.
It's a great line.
So what did you guys think?
Do you agree with me?
Did you disagree? Do you think
you're gonna order anything
from Sisters Apparel?
I really admire James,
and what he's doing with this line.
I put a lot of work into my content,
and I'm very proud of it,
and I see that he does the
same, so that just makes me,
it makes me appreciate his hard work,
and appreciate the really,
really high quality content
that he's putting out there.
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Bye!
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