Hey! I left a comment on my original reaction vid but just in case I’ll say it here too: I will not be sharing anything in regards to an update on Lexa. From what I was able to find on old EGL posts, she DID return to lolita fashion and I wouldn’t be surprised if she still wore it in 2020. HOWEVER, she has asked for privacy and I would like to respect that. It would seem that she doesn’t appreciate how they edited what she had to say and does not want to be associated with the show and I don’t blame her for that. Hope everyone understands. Have a nice day!
Not surprised. Things like Goth and Lolita fashion are more about a specific personal style preference. It's less about a style that fits your body etc and more about being into a specific type of lifestyle and the fashion that goes with it.
I can see how frustrated she was, they bullied her out of a style she spent a shit ton of money on like do they think big laced poofy elegant looking dresses are just cheap? I'm glad she went private and spent all that money on lolita dresses. I respect her privacy hopefully the show does too.
I think tlc really pushed for "mean girl" hosts. It was a popular trope back then. They wanted dRaMa and there were really only two archetypes for women, girl nextdoor and mean girl, and just one for gay men. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they insisted she and Kelly be as catty as possible. The 2000's was the bully renaissance and they should apologize to Lexa with Angelic Pretty. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.
I think I read in a reddit post from a person that's participated in WNTW that she was actually nice in person, and actually tried to help a little bit with her style... But that they didn't interact a lot in general, the styling was made by other people
Natasha Flores this is true! Back when I binge watched the show it felt so disingenuous so I looked it up and yeah, she wasn’t able to get close with clients and had to act tough with them to play the “bad cop” role.
She definitely needs to show herself going to japan to coordinate; I think she’ll not only see a new side of fashion but have a LOT of fun (I mean call me a weeb but their pop culture is REALLY fun!)
The UK version had Trinny and Susannah as hosts - two posh women who took the piss out of each other and their clients. They weren't quite as mean as their American hosts, but meanness is such a mid-2000s trend in makeover shows, it dates them more than the clothes and makeup
Paper Ibuki eh, I don’t really think she has a problem with Japan though I feel like she was just using stereotypes to A) say the type of things a “normal” dresser would say or think about dressing that way and(or) B) shield herself from the problem with in by putting stereotypes and how she felt about herself on others. So not rly a problem with japan, she just used that as a way to insult the Lolita.
Stacy's attitude got more aggressive as What Not to Wear went on. She was genuinely helpful and supportive at first within the confines of having to send contestants to specific stores in NYC. Like, contestants originally could say things like "I don't like that color" when the rules were explained, and then Stacy would explain why they picked the color, what other colors they thought would work for the contestant, and how the rules were inspiration, not requirements. Season 1 feels like an entirely different show. It was a slow transformation to the more cruel elements of reality TV when the show had to stick to the formula that made them successful. She's grown a lot since then and expanded her understanding of fashion, but I really think it was the machine of reality TV that brought out her bad side.
I heard(or read) somewhere that they were actually doing all that behind the scenes in later seassons. They had to do the sassy-mean parts that were kind of scripted for the show. You can tell those aren't real interactions since the contestants rarely comment or react on anything they say.
Yeah I was surprised when I watched the Lolita video. I watched a lot of what not to wear as a kid and I never remembered them being so mean or unhelpful. It made me sure that the producers were going for a specific angle with that episode (and it sounds like later seasons) that just made it so much more 'reality TV drama' and not 'fluffy, inoffensive content' that TLC was originally known for. Like it did always seem to be quite narrow in it's recommendations but yeah more in line with what Stacy said in the podcast - that easy, quick and inoffensive wardrobe.
Yeah, I remember WNtW being a show that was truly intuned with the NYC fashion scenes, and most of the contestants were wearing ripped clothing and pajamas and willing to dress more work appropriate.
LynnMelo yeah! I think the show was originally meant for people who had no idea how to look for work/insecure with their body and so wore clothes that swamped them. For them, basic shapes and such would be super helpful to learn about. There were some people who really seemed to feel better about themselves. But American reality tv is all about drama and tension 😒
That is literally like my life goal. I don't plan on having kids, but if my brothers do I am so looking forward to being the cool aunt that comes over and spoils them
I think the lesson to learn from this as a whole is that, when people shit on other people's artistry in order to tone them down, it's because they're insecure themselves. She couldn't even comprehend that somebody could be happy or beautiful being different because *she* was so insecure with herself that it was just unfathomable. That's something I've faced in my own life a lot as I've dealt with people who would shit on me for being different, and then much later on come to me and say, "no, I really did love what you did, but I couldn't imagine ever doing it," and it's like, ya, obviously, that's why I didn't listen to you. People who just insult other people for no reason, especially when they're happy with themselves and showing off their creativity, are really just insecure with themselves and seeing someone who can express themselves beautifully in a unique way reminds them of that, reminds them of the fact that *they* couldn't do it, and it scares and intimidates them. I learned at an early age to not take it personally when people didn't understand because it wasn't my job to educate them, it wasn't my job to make them understand, my job was to be *me* and I was damn good at it.
i love her view on age and fashion. i always feel like ppl think they have to start dressing like "a grown up" once you hit a certain age, or you can't wear alternative fashion anymore. i'm so excited for when i start getting white hair that i can dye pink!
White hair doesn’t hold dye unfortunately :( I have some because I have some vitiligo patches on my scalp (turns the hair white as well) and dye just slightly tints it unless the dye is permanent
Im glad she loves herself, she truly deserves that. Back on WNTW she probably was able to play her role so well because she was insecure and took it out on others (not in a vindictive way towards them at all but to herself)
I stanned Stacy when I was a tween trying to figure out how to not hate clothes (and by extention, my body), and I'm glad I can continue to stan Stacy.
I got to know Stacy on another newer makeover show and she was pretty chill there and kept people's personal style in their makeovers - which first inspired me to start dressing as an adult after school but still keep a sense of myself in my style. If I knew her from WNTW I would've hated her based on who she seemed to be back then...
that's what i thought too. on love, lust or run the stupid public opinion bit was kept but they generally tried to give the participants a look that still had at least some elements of what they came in with. it was much nicer and they didn't insult them really, it was more of "wow that's a lot" reactions which i guess is fair for most of them. also, they usually seemed like they actually wanted to change.
The fact that she just refers to her long hair gradually turning silver as "dope" (11:10) I love her now, oh my gosh. Her body, imagine, and age positivity is just *chef's kiss* we stan Also congrats on your channel blow up!!!!!!!!!!
There's something real about age. The concept of "my time will be up someday" might be what sets someone off to dress how they want. It's exciting to wonder who will I be at 30, 50, or 70 (I'm 21 currently). Will I keep up on cute style or how will it change? A lot of us might even wear colors we never wanted to wear before. It's fun to think about age and fashion.
I have the same thoughts all the time. I’m 26 now and I’m so different from the person I was at 15, 18, 21... I used to be very afraid of getting older but I’m looking forward to the wisdom and just... overall chill-ness that comes with age.
Love this comment, Dani M! And The Stitchess too! Amazing how different I am today at 36 compared to even just 2 years ago. Yay for evolving and growing and life phases!
As I’ve aged things I have liked has changed (many things remain), however to me it feels so natural and when I look back at pictures since I’ve stayed true to myself I just see my style. I don’t see any thing that I associate w/a trend. I don’t see drastic changes (maybe there are) but it’s just an evolution . I also have clothes from over 15+ years ago I still wear. My mom always told me I dance to the beat of my own drum. May we all continue to dance to our own drums!
I watched your WNTW reaction yesterday and was amazed at the cruelty of the show which didn't even register with me at the time. So happy you discovered this evolved Stacy London and stanned her character development!
she seems so much happier nowadays, i'm glad she was able to rediscover herself and aknowledge and overcome the bad things she did in the past. i'm happy for her
I think she’s the perfect example of growth. She admits she was wrong, she identified what was wrong and how she got there, identified how and why she needed to make changes and proceeded to make those changes. Self reflection is extremely important for personal growth and so many lack this. I admire her growth and I wish more people could go through this kind of transformation. She certainly looks way happier and her demeanor is completely different. Even the way she was standing and walking was different.
when she said "because of that, i don't really remember my 20s at all" it really got me. i wish people talked more about the impact mental health struggles have on memory. your brain dulls everything about your perception, both emotionally and physically, so your brain isn't even perceiving your experiences deeply enough in real time to be able to form things into a memory. if you start to look back and you can't see what has happened, listen to that because it's your brain telling you that it can't keep up and it needs help learning or relearning to experience and remember
if i saw this several years ago i would not think they were the same person AT ALL. i was obsessed with WNTW but also at the same time hated it bc of the awful outfits and close mindedness to just conform EVERYONE to the same style (but yet i kept watching??) im so glad to see how she's doing now. i think overtime we all develop our personal style and i definitely had bias over certain pieces of clothing that ironically turn out to be all i where now. i think its great that she acknowledges that bad part of her past and is a more open minded person now. i really just loved her energy in this video she just seems so content with how she is and thats just great.
This video reminds of the quote from an interview with the late singer Wendy O’Williams. She said that “fashion is something you follow, style is something you create”.
I found you yesterday from your punk video! I’m glad you’re defending other alt styles. I dress psychedelic horror stoner? (Weird description but that’s the best I can think of) and I get so many comments and weird looks. I’ve been dress coded by simply wearing horror movie t-shirts and Buttons, even though there was no blood or gore but whatever. My favorite denim jacket has racked up quite the collection of buttons (homemade ones too) and patches. I’ve had teachers confiscate my jacket, and lose some of my buttons while it’s in their possession. I’m just so tired of having to change my clothes.
In case you've not got a lot of other shows that have done this, one show called "100% hotter" (terrible premise) does this quite a lot, and theres one episode that involves a pastel jfashion wearer! It made me so angry watching it.
Oh I’ve seen that but had to stop watching at the first episode with the cyberpunk/goth like unless the person volunteers for the show and it was their idea and not they’re friends then who are you to say how they can dress
I just watched the Lolita episode and It seemed more like they were trying to give her one specific outfit to wear for work that still makes her feel comfortable and shows her style. It also felt like all the times they called her “child” and “doll” was a direction from the producer to make the show more entertaining to people outside the alternative fashion community
Agreed. That show is so upsetting! There was one guy who wore really cool chunky boots, and they refused to show him a nice way to style them :( Polishing or refining your style does not include throwing away everything that makes you happy.
We have the same tv show concept in France called "Incroyable Transformation" (incredible transformation) and two episodes were about pastel jfashion wearers too, by the way one of the girls appeared in another French tv show called "C'est Mon Choix" (it's my choice) in an episode about alternative fashions a few years back, and i'm always SO mad when the stylists talk about how "childish" "ridiculous" "costumey" it is...
I started having white hair at 13 or 14, it became noticeable at 15. At this time, apart from my mother I didn't have a white hair role model. I started to watch tlc because I had become fluent in english(2nd langage). I noticed quickly that there were a lot of toxicity on there (like the freak show type exploitation of this little people family and those poor teenage conjoined twins), the only show I could stomach was what not to wear. I've seen more the earlier seasons, they were a bit more wholesome and personalised to the client than the episode you reviewed. When I saw your review, I couldn't believe how such garbage could have made me feel good. I think my main reason for liking the show was that there was this cool lady that was unapologetic about her white hair and a cool dude that was openly gay, two things that spoke to me a lot. I also liked that they convinced people that were not cookie cutter that they could shop for beautiful clothes and they had the right to enjoy their appearance. This is something I'm just starting to experience at 30 years old because I was bullied my entire youth for being fat and the offer in plus size clothes is getting better. It is just sad that these good things were wrapped in a load of crap. Teenagers and 20 somethings, no these are not the best years of your life, keep hanging on, time does make some things better and aging is a gift!
I'm glad you're doing better! No one should ever have a say in your appearance or mindset, and while it is incredibly difficult to learn how, just keep trying to disregard their rude behavior and find what makes you happy and lean into it full force!
My aunt had the same thing, her hair started going white when she was a teen. She just had an excuse to start dying it earlier x3 Although i have to say i really like white hair, i think it looks magical!
my mom was so ashamed of her white hair for so long. she got her first gray hair at 16, and by her mid 20s she was fully grey. she dyed her hair for 10-15 years, and then she slowly started to dye her hair closer and closer to white and eventually she just stopped dying it. she was so ashamed of it that she hated people mentioning it or anything like that. My dad started calling her "his silver haired beauty" and would tell her it didnt matter what she looked like and that he loved her, and eventually she got to the point where she loves her grey hair and regrets that she ever dyed it. she is so beautiful and im so proud of her for actually liking that part of herself now.
The whole time I kept thinking that Stacy looked so gorgeous in her style video, it's not just physical beauty it's the attitude and genuine happiness and curiosity she's showing. It's so lovely to see her evolving
No denial, you deserve all the success after so much effort and I'm so happy and proud of seeing all this grow^^ Ah yes, I remember when Stacy advised Safiya Nygaard she was already way more chilled and more open to everyone's personal styles and I remember she mentioned that she didn't felt the same as the one shows from back then and how she really didn't like how fashion tries to make people into fruit shapes ahahah ^^. I think it is a good example of how people can change, learn, and by knowing themselves a lot more, they become a lot more open to the rest of the world's different tastes.
The algorithm brought me here, but the child to wild Jenny Jones series and diys kept me here. Congratulations on your channel getting some well deserved traffic.
I love this! She seems so much more happy and genuine now, and I love how she talks about treating fashion as being something fun and fluid rather than something rigid and mainstream.
My grandma likes to dye her white streak different colors, currently it’s a pale smoky lavender It’s basically free real estate for her creative side that she really couldn’t tap into for the first 76 years of her life
I always had a good feeling about her. I would love to see her make an appearance on Queer Eye so she could participate in a more positive makeover-style show. ... I also just want to see her and Tan collaborate 😍
I used to love What not to wear when I was younger, I didn’t always love the make overs since I was really into my punk style at that time but it deff taught me how to find things that would be flattering on me as well as how to pull certain things together in an outfit, I’m glad to see that Stacy is having more fun with her fashion now :) I learned a lot from her 💕 Love your channel btw can’t wait to see what comes next :)
I'm so glad you found out about her, I was hesitant to say anything last time. lol I think she's a really cool woman who has evolved with the times and is definitely inspirational. I 'found' fashion through What Not to Wear and I learned a lot to start out with but eventually went on to pave my own way fashion-wise and ran into Stacey again and I really liked how she became.
honestly i'm really happy for her and her realization that everything doesn't have to conform to other peoples likes. dress how you like, explore your style, have fun with it. i've realized it at 16, not that i can express that with my parents, but it's still an important self discovery for anyone. its so fun to express your inner self, whether it's through clothes or attitude or decorations or anything else
This is SO cool! I used to watch 'What Not To Wear', on tv, when I didn't even have internet for inspiration. I was always upset about Stacey, and it makes me so happy to see her so much gentler! She seems relaxed! I have explored the New Age movement, and I think the best normal term for vibes and auras is still just "Body Language". LOL
Got recommended one of your videos last week and watched it, and when I saw this one I decided to watch it to. Cancel culture's become the norm online and it makes me feel really good to see someone acknowledging and being refreshed by how someone has taken their life experiences and changed for the better.
"personality makeover" hahahaha thats a great way to put it. Good for Stacy. Btw i just started watching you after the lolita video was recommended and im going through your videos! I really like your commentary and how you edit the videos.
WNTW Stacy gave me the confidence to start helping myself, my friends, and my fam with style, but current Stacy is literal adulthood goals - growth, acceptance, and being open about past hurts and flaws? Yes please!!
Im SO happy for her! she has grown so much from what not to wear and is just such an amazing role model! also she looks so adorable during 6:13 to 6:25 , like seriously i want to meet her in real life and give her a big hug right now!
I’m so glad to see she’s accepted herself more and is nothing like she was in that one episode! I’m also super happy to hear how you’ve gotten a bigger audience!
I'm glad she can learn to find herself in her clothes, even at nearly 50 y/o, she's finally learning to be herself and she's loving herself and her journey, and that's amazing. It is beautiful to feel confidence in yourself. I truly hope that everyone that she ever ripped into on WNTW has seen this and/or have experienced the same thing, knowing that they can do whatever makes them feel happy and beautiful to themselves.
I really enjoyed your reaction to the WNTW episode, and thought you had some interesting and insightful comments about fashion, the industry, and about how to treat people both in general, and for those who are searching for their sense of self through fashion. This follow-up to it is great as well. I appreciate how much Stacy London has changed, and I appreciate how you're so happy to celebrate the positive change after giving such a (deservedly) negative review before. Unfortunately, a lot of people are far too happy ripping people up with criticism, and ignoring anything else. It's very refreshing to have someone equally willing to call out the bad and praise the good.
Re: vibe or aura, a word you may find useful is mien (pronounced like “mean”) noun a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood.
this makes me so insanely happy. I loved WNTW as a kid, and as more of a grown up have been saddened by realizing the show's shortcomings, but knowing that Stacy and I have been on a very similar fashion evolution path over the last decade is so inspiring and incredible. I have always been and will always be obsessed with her hair. Love her. Love her so so much.
I just found your channel and I just want to send out a thank you for including the trigger warning about eating disorders. Letting us know specifically that they discuss actual numbers is so helpful for those in recovery. As someone who’s been recovering for 8 years and (thankfully) still going strong, it’s very appreciated! Also so proud of Stacy for her obvious growth and healing, it’s so inspiring to see. Much love and congrats on the recent growth of your channel! 💕
I love her personal growth, from what I'm seeing. I've always been that 'alternative' dresser, the person who wore blue socks and a pink dress, and I actually loved watching What Not to Wear as a kid. But I wouldn't take their advice so much as I would just love to see the outcome....... That just because you're considered by some unhappy people to be frumpy or "ugly" doesn't mean you are. That means they feel frumpy ugly on the inside when they see someone living their life differently, more happily, than others. I've always known myself and my style reflected me knowing who I am. Always.
This made so happy because I basically grew up watching what not to wear, but with time I realized the show wasn’t the revolutionary, self love reality show I had romanticized it to be. So seeing Stacy after having found herself just really took me back to being a child and admiring her, but now it’s for her strength and genuineness.
Raise your hand if you saw one of The Stiches videos on your recommendes, watched it and are now seeing a crap tone of random Lolita videos in your recommended feed.🙌 P.S I love your channel ❤
oh wow im so happy for her!! wearing things that make her happy instead of trying to fit a more socially acceptable way of being beautiful/fashionable.... you love to see it
I'm soo glad to watched this, I definitely had a similar reaction when watching it for the first time... and also want to say congrats to 10 000 subscribers! Or more like almost 15 000 now Also side note i really love that bear blouses I definitely want to make one now too
Speaking of the algorithm, I was recommended the one with “bad stylists are bad” in the thumbnail. I’m a hairstylist so at first I assumed it was about hair, but I do know that fashion stylists are a thing. I stayed even though it wasn’t about what I originally thought, because your content was so interesting. I think a lot of people have watched WNTW and said WTF why are they doing this?!? Also, side note, I worked for Trade Secret salons when Nick Arrojo launched his line, and I met him in a product knowledge class. (He’s the first hairstylist from WNTW) That was pretty cool, but I wasn’t crazy about his line. Ok tangent over, Just thought I’d share how I found your channel. Ok I’m gonna go subscribe now. Thanks for sharing!! P.s. I was a goth in the early 2000s and I love your Jenny Jones stuff
This is beautiful and heartwarming! I’d love to see Stacy do a new show about personal style and growth! Maybe not on TV but like on TH-cam or Instagram I feel like it would be a huge hit!
It does not surprise me that your subscribers have doubled. I loved the way you encouraged the self expression in wardrobe while not bashing the hosts. It speaks of you maturity and kindness. I watched your video about you reacting to Alexa's Lolita style on WNTW. I have been a fan of Lolita for a while but I would not know what pieces to buy to start. I have found myself more drawn to the 1950's housewife look, with long flowered dress and I just got a spring straw hat to wear with my dresses. My grandmother almost always wore a hat to church and she had many beautiful hats and dresses. My grandmother passed 2 years ago and I want to dress in that style of the 50's to honor her. She always had a big breakfast when we slept overnight and they had a big garden that we could pick the vegtables we were going to have for lunch just minutes after they had been picked. Thank you for your videos I have enjoyed watching the two I have just seen and look forward to watch more of your content. I am a new subscriber.
i'm currently in the midst of a panic attack/anxiety attack (hard to tell rn, i get both) and binging ur vids is helping me feel better. thanks. (and also soft things)
Loved this video! I haven't thought about WNTW in so long, but I'm so happy to see Stacy London's personal growth like this. She seems so lovely and so thoughtful that I can't help but be happy for her as she explores new ideas and outlets of expression.
There's this episode of what not to wear when the girl was into gothic things and they helped her learn to mix that idea into a more business friendly look I think that was a good episode i dont think every episode was horrible I just think it was misguided alot of times
Hi have always loved Stacey and wntw, and I did watch your vid of the Lolita makeover and I loved your reaction to the show and the hosts. You’re so right about them not always listening enough to the guest and really just bullying them into dressing to more mainstream taste. I feel like if you watch multiple seasons of wntw you get a better sense of Stacey and Clinton actually caring about helping people, but it’s so nice to see Stacey speaking out against the way the show forced people to give up their personal preferences in favor of a bland generic mall shopping type style.
I much prefer Stacy London on the show Love, Lust or Run, I was surprised by how sweet she was on there and how she basically focused on elevating a person's style without compromising on their general aesthetic
Oh that's so lovely that she clearly feels so much more comfortable and happy within herself. This is such a lovely change to see in someone, I'd only ever seen her from clips of WNTW and she made me feel pretty uncomfortable :/
I love that Stacy London has changed her attitude and style! As a woman in my 40s, it warms my heart to see this TV host I looked up to back in the day grow into someone I can respect now. "What Not To Wear" deserves plenty of criticism, to be sure, but what I think has been left out of the discussion is that the early 2000s were a weird time for fashion. Many offices still had dress codes, and "business casual" was a relatively new concept. The change from the polished looks of the 80s to the grunge of the 90s had left many people with style whiplash :-) Many of the guests on the show were either dressing in clothes from a previous decade (and not in an interesting, put-together vintage way) or in clothes that were far too sloppy for the job or lifestyle they wanted. That doesn't excuse bullying people dressed in counterculture fashion, of course, but it might explain where the hosts were coming from. (Personally, I fell out of love with the show when they made fun of a young woman who loved LARPing and Renaissance fairs. Only the makeup artist was sympathetic and created a "fairy princess" look for her.)
i love your outfit choices gurl!!! i love lolita fashion but im too poor to buy enough fabric for it ;w; (dude believe me, the amount of fabric you need for 1 dress is ridiculous. the only out way i can think is making 2 petticoats (1 black, 1 white) and i need to sew an extra layer on the part where it touches my thighs cuz tule fabric causes irritation on my skin)
Yeah for some reason you were in my recommended &I loved that you were slaying WTNT &specifically that witch Stacey London! She's just so mean. Always has been. So kudos to you &YES I'm sticking around! 💜
Just subbed from your WNTW react video and I was glad to see this queued up next. I've seen her since on YT and she talks totally differently about personal style and fashion. I did not know, but am not surprised, to hear of her struggles with ED... I'm glad she's grown and come forwards since then.
The mature Stacy London ins inspiring and badass! I also love your show! I just found it and find that you bring up and out all what makes style and expressing yourself fun and inspiring.
Damn!! Look at you go! Talking about 10K and five days later you’re sitting on 25K love your channel and I’m so happy to have found it. Hope the subs keep on pouring in your unique and honestly refreshing content you deserve it! Xoxo
Love the transformation. I am //here// for personal growth and acceptance!!! I do find it very funny and sad and ironic how Stacy is talking about how "oh, I just hated these pants, I didn't like them, they didn't look right until I wore them with this pair of shoes, and then it just made sense," when I JUST came here from the WNTW lolita reaction video, and Lexa was literally expressing the same sentiment and they were scoffing at her for it. Glad things are different now, but oh, what could have been..
You recently got featured in a Brazilian Alt-fashion Facebook group and people loved you, i really think people would like it if you reacted to the Brazilian What Not To Wear (Esquadrão da Moda, i would recommend the more recent episodes over the older ones), it is quite different from the TLC one and is available for free on youtube. Congrats on 21k! So happy for you!
I am currently rediscovering my style and I found I have a few in my wardrobe depending on my mood. In fact depending on how I pair them and what accessories I wear many of my clothes can crossover into the other parts of my style. I have loved dress vests for a long time and more adult clothes; even though I still do I have another more cute geeky nerd girl style I like to wear. Along with subtle steam punk in my everyday outfits! Plus my little clothes. Lol.
Gosh I am so happy that your What not to wear vid is blowing up and that I found your channel. I am binge watching all of your videos, you are the coolest and I'm obsessed! Stay awesome
Hey! I left a comment on my original reaction vid but just in case I’ll say it here too:
I will not be sharing anything in regards to an update on Lexa. From what I was able to find on old EGL posts, she DID return to lolita fashion and I wouldn’t be surprised if she still wore it in 2020. HOWEVER, she has asked for privacy and I would like to respect that. It would seem that she doesn’t appreciate how they edited what she had to say and does not want to be associated with the show and I don’t blame her for that.
Hope everyone understands. Have a nice day!
Not surprised. Things like Goth and Lolita fashion are more about a specific personal style preference. It's less about a style that fits your body etc and more about being into a specific type of lifestyle and the fashion that goes with it.
Yeah... it made her seem “angry” when she definitely was not.
She was just frustrated and they made her into the angry black woman stereotype. Kinda gross
I get her frustration and understand if she wants her privacy.
I can see how frustrated she was, they bullied her out of a style she spent a shit ton of money on like do they think big laced poofy elegant looking dresses are just cheap? I'm glad she went private and spent all that money on lolita dresses. I respect her privacy hopefully the show does too.
She went from one wine aunt stereotype to a whole different wine aunt stereotype!
exactly this!
she went from vodka aunt to wine aunt LOL
Wine aunt to weed aunt
Vodka aunt to witch in the woods you’re somehow related to
That genuinely made me laugh out loud
I think tlc really pushed for "mean girl" hosts. It was a popular trope back then. They wanted dRaMa and there were really only two archetypes for women, girl nextdoor and mean girl, and just one for gay men. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they insisted she and Kelly be as catty as possible. The 2000's was the bully renaissance and they should apologize to Lexa with Angelic Pretty.
Thanks for coming to my ted talk.
I think I read in a reddit post from a person that's participated in WNTW that she was actually nice in person, and actually tried to help a little bit with her style... But that they didn't interact a lot in general, the styling was made by other people
Natasha Flores this is true! Back when I binge watched the show it felt so disingenuous so I looked it up and yeah, she wasn’t able to get close with clients and had to act tough with them to play the “bad cop” role.
She definitely needs to show herself going to japan to coordinate; I think she’ll not only see a new side of fashion but have a LOT of fun (I mean call me a weeb but their pop culture is REALLY fun!)
The UK version had Trinny and Susannah as hosts - two posh women who took the piss out of each other and their clients. They weren't quite as mean as their American hosts, but meanness is such a mid-2000s trend in makeover shows, it dates them more than the clothes and makeup
Paper Ibuki
eh, I don’t really think she has a problem with Japan though I feel like she was just using stereotypes to A) say the type of things a “normal” dresser would say or think about dressing that way
and(or)
B) shield herself from the problem with in by putting stereotypes and how she felt about herself on others.
So not rly a problem with japan, she just used that as a way to insult the Lolita.
She dresses like a hippie art teacher now and I'm here for it 👌
she's just like a teacher a had in high school, even her voice and smile are similar
haha yes!
She dresses like my middle school drama/Italian teacher
She doesn’t look or act miserable anymore.
Hey! There's nothing wrong with hippie art teachers.
She’s also happily with a woman now! I feel like she has completely found freedom after leaving that show, and I’m genuinely happy for her ✨
oh damn, for real ? :o
That's great! I feel like the show wanted her to 'act a certain way', so it was just a persona?
she really is the cottagecore lesbian we all need
What? Wow i didnt see that coming! Good for her!
I’m so happy for her!!!
“Step away from the mirror and find your reflection in the eyes of the people who love you.” Damn that’s profound.
Shook me for sure 😮
im so sorry, could i have a timestamp for this? i skipped nothing and didn't hear it but that quote has genuinely touched me.
Vicky M 14:08
@@minnie7453 thank you so much
@@vcka 14:05
“I’m 50 f***ing years old and I can wear a princess dress!” is the energy I want to have from now on
Me too. I really wish I could AFFORD the clothes I want to wear.
@@Nakia11798 same2, i like lolita dresses but it's expensive, i only have 2 piece got it second handed
Stacy's attitude got more aggressive as What Not to Wear went on. She was genuinely helpful and supportive at first within the confines of having to send contestants to specific stores in NYC. Like, contestants originally could say things like "I don't like that color" when the rules were explained, and then Stacy would explain why they picked the color, what other colors they thought would work for the contestant, and how the rules were inspiration, not requirements. Season 1 feels like an entirely different show. It was a slow transformation to the more cruel elements of reality TV when the show had to stick to the formula that made them successful. She's grown a lot since then and expanded her understanding of fashion, but I really think it was the machine of reality TV that brought out her bad side.
I heard(or read) somewhere that they were actually doing all that behind the scenes in later seassons. They had to do the sassy-mean parts that were kind of scripted for the show. You can tell those aren't real interactions since the contestants rarely comment or react on anything they say.
@@HickaruFire I was thinking about that, like it's reality TV and they have to spice it up.
Yeah I was surprised when I watched the Lolita video. I watched a lot of what not to wear as a kid and I never remembered them being so mean or unhelpful. It made me sure that the producers were going for a specific angle with that episode (and it sounds like later seasons) that just made it so much more 'reality TV drama' and not 'fluffy, inoffensive content' that TLC was originally known for. Like it did always seem to be quite narrow in it's recommendations but yeah more in line with what Stacy said in the podcast - that easy, quick and inoffensive wardrobe.
Yeah, I remember WNtW being a show that was truly intuned with the NYC fashion scenes, and most of the contestants were wearing ripped clothing and pajamas and willing to dress more work appropriate.
LynnMelo yeah! I think the show was originally meant for people who had no idea how to look for work/insecure with their body and so wore clothes that swamped them. For them, basic shapes and such would be super helpful to learn about. There were some people who really seemed to feel better about themselves. But American reality tv is all about drama and tension 😒
she’s like turned into your cool estranged aunt that shows up will cool things when she comes to visit and we stan that
That is literally like my life goal. I don't plan on having kids, but if my brothers do I am so looking forward to being the cool aunt that comes over and spoils them
Last time a clicked a video so fast, a poor women was being abused for her like in lolita.
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@@mayakaskinen888 *хорошо
I've always loved her streak, even as a kid. She walked so e-girls could run.
I read it was the only thing in her contract she specified they couldn't change about her.
I think the lesson to learn from this as a whole is that, when people shit on other people's artistry in order to tone them down, it's because they're insecure themselves. She couldn't even comprehend that somebody could be happy or beautiful being different because *she* was so insecure with herself that it was just unfathomable. That's something I've faced in my own life a lot as I've dealt with people who would shit on me for being different, and then much later on come to me and say, "no, I really did love what you did, but I couldn't imagine ever doing it," and it's like, ya, obviously, that's why I didn't listen to you. People who just insult other people for no reason, especially when they're happy with themselves and showing off their creativity, are really just insecure with themselves and seeing someone who can express themselves beautifully in a unique way reminds them of that, reminds them of the fact that *they* couldn't do it, and it scares and intimidates them. I learned at an early age to not take it personally when people didn't understand because it wasn't my job to educate them, it wasn't my job to make them understand, my job was to be *me* and I was damn good at it.
i love her view on age and fashion. i always feel like ppl think they have to start dressing like "a grown up" once you hit a certain age, or you can't wear alternative fashion anymore.
i'm so excited for when i start getting white hair that i can dye pink!
White hair doesn’t hold dye unfortunately :( I have some because I have some vitiligo patches on my scalp (turns the hair white as well) and dye just slightly tints it unless the dye is permanent
yes!
Isabelle N oh interesting! I guess that makes sense since there’s no pigment to hold onto. Well, I don’t mind looking like Daenerys either!
Im glad she loves herself, she truly deserves that. Back on WNTW she probably was able to play her role so well because she was insecure and took it out on others (not in a vindictive way towards them at all but to herself)
@@cherry483 white hair can hold pigment if yours is more grayish, but it just washes off in a few showers
I stanned Stacy when I was a tween trying to figure out how to not hate clothes (and by extention, my body), and I'm glad I can continue to stan Stacy.
Stanned?
Susan Fudge been a fan of :)
I got to know Stacy on another newer makeover show and she was pretty chill there and kept people's personal style in their makeovers - which first inspired me to start dressing as an adult after school but still keep a sense of myself in my style. If I knew her from WNTW I would've hated her based on who she seemed to be back then...
What was that show called
@@fire_phoenix04 In "Love, lust or run" she is much more about finding a happy medium for her clients, respecting their personal styles.
Fire Phoenix same, seeing her on WNTW in the reaction video I was very shocked
Witch's Brew Views do you know what episode that was?
that's what i thought too. on love, lust or run the stupid public opinion bit was kept but they generally tried to give the participants a look that still had at least some elements of what they came in with. it was much nicer and they didn't insult them really, it was more of "wow that's a lot" reactions which i guess is fair for most of them. also, they usually seemed like they actually wanted to change.
The fact that she just refers to her long hair gradually turning silver as "dope" (11:10) I love her now, oh my gosh. Her body, imagine, and age positivity is just *chef's kiss* we stan
Also congrats on your channel blow up!!!!!!!!!!
There's something real about age. The concept of "my time will be up someday" might be what sets someone off to dress how they want.
It's exciting to wonder who will I be at 30, 50, or 70 (I'm 21 currently). Will I keep up on cute style or how will it change? A lot of us might even wear colors we never wanted to wear before. It's fun to think about age and fashion.
I have the same thoughts all the time. I’m 26 now and I’m so different from the person I was at 15, 18, 21... I used to be very afraid of getting older but I’m looking forward to the wisdom and just... overall chill-ness that comes with age.
Love this comment, Dani M! And The Stitchess too! Amazing how different I am today at 36 compared to even just 2 years ago. Yay for evolving and growing and life phases!
As I’ve aged things I have liked has changed (many things remain), however to me it feels so natural and when I look back at pictures since I’ve stayed true to myself I just see my style. I don’t see any thing that I associate w/a trend. I don’t see drastic changes (maybe there are) but it’s just an evolution . I also have clothes from over 15+ years ago I still wear. My mom always told me I dance to the beat of my own drum. May we all continue to dance to our own drums!
oh nvm shes cool now, personal growth doesnt have an age
I watched your WNTW reaction yesterday and was amazed at the cruelty of the show which didn't even register with me at the time. So happy you discovered this evolved Stacy London and stanned her character development!
She also is dating a girl now and as a lesbian, I love that
Her wife ❤️
she seems so much happier nowadays, i'm glad she was able to rediscover herself and aknowledge and overcome the bad things she did in the past. i'm happy for her
I think she’s the perfect example of growth. She admits she was wrong, she identified what was wrong and how she got there, identified how and why she needed to make changes and proceeded to make those changes. Self reflection is extremely important for personal growth and so many lack this. I admire her growth and I wish more people could go through this kind of transformation. She certainly looks way happier and her demeanor is completely different. Even the way she was standing and walking was different.
when she said "because of that, i don't really remember my 20s at all" it really got me. i wish people talked more about the impact mental health struggles have on memory. your brain dulls everything about your perception, both emotionally and physically, so your brain isn't even perceiving your experiences deeply enough in real time to be able to form things into a memory. if you start to look back and you can't see what has happened, listen to that because it's your brain telling you that it can't keep up and it needs help learning or relearning to experience and remember
I love that she's embracing this beautiful style that probably would've been called a "costume" on WNTW
if i saw this several years ago i would not think they were the same person AT ALL. i was obsessed with WNTW but also at the same time hated it bc of the awful outfits and close mindedness to just conform EVERYONE to the same style (but yet i kept watching??)
im so glad to see how she's doing now. i think overtime we all develop our personal style and i definitely had bias over certain pieces of clothing that ironically turn out to be all i where now. i think its great that she acknowledges that bad part of her past and is a more open minded person now. i really just loved her energy in this video she just seems so content with how she is and thats just great.
This video reminds of the quote from an interview with the late singer Wendy O’Williams. She said that “fashion is something you follow, style is something you create”.
I found you yesterday from your punk video! I’m glad you’re defending other alt styles. I dress psychedelic horror stoner? (Weird description but that’s the best I can think of) and I get so many comments and weird looks. I’ve been dress coded by simply wearing horror movie t-shirts and Buttons, even though there was no blood or gore but whatever. My favorite denim jacket has racked up quite the collection of buttons (homemade ones too) and patches. I’ve had teachers confiscate my jacket, and lose some of my buttons while it’s in their possession. I’m just so tired of having to change my clothes.
This description sounds somewhat like Grimes
What do they have against buttons?? Buttons are great, at least in my opinion.
You highkey sound like my older brother P.J and i love it
@@user-xm2nb7qj1t Who knows. Hecking shoulders and thighs are offensive, why *not* buttons????
In case you've not got a lot of other shows that have done this, one show called "100% hotter" (terrible premise) does this quite a lot, and theres one episode that involves a pastel jfashion wearer! It made me so angry watching it.
Oh I’ve seen that but had to stop watching at the first episode with the cyberpunk/goth like unless the person volunteers for the show and it was their idea and not they’re friends then who are you to say how they can dress
OMG 100% hotter is a total guilty pleasure of mine.
I just watched the Lolita episode and It seemed more like they were trying to give her one specific outfit to wear for work that still makes her feel comfortable and shows her style. It also felt like all the times they called her “child” and “doll” was a direction from the producer to make the show more entertaining to people outside the alternative fashion community
Agreed. That show is so upsetting! There was one guy who wore really cool chunky boots, and they refused to show him a nice way to style them :( Polishing or refining your style does not include throwing away everything that makes you happy.
We have the same tv show concept in France called "Incroyable Transformation" (incredible transformation) and two episodes were about pastel jfashion wearers too, by the way one of the girls appeared in another French tv show called "C'est Mon Choix" (it's my choice) in an episode about alternative fashions a few years back, and i'm always SO mad when the stylists talk about how "childish" "ridiculous" "costumey" it is...
I started having white hair at 13 or 14, it became noticeable at 15. At this time, apart from my mother I didn't have a white hair role model. I started to watch tlc because I had become fluent in english(2nd langage). I noticed quickly that there were a lot of toxicity on there (like the freak show type exploitation of this little people family and those poor teenage conjoined twins), the only show I could stomach was what not to wear. I've seen more the earlier seasons, they were a bit more wholesome and personalised to the client than the episode you reviewed. When I saw your review, I couldn't believe how such garbage could have made me feel good. I think my main reason for liking the show was that there was this cool lady that was unapologetic about her white hair and a cool dude that was openly gay, two things that spoke to me a lot. I also liked that they convinced people that were not cookie cutter that they could shop for beautiful clothes and they had the right to enjoy their appearance. This is something I'm just starting to experience at 30 years old because I was bullied my entire youth for being fat and the offer in plus size clothes is getting better. It is just sad that these good things were wrapped in a load of crap. Teenagers and 20 somethings, no these are not the best years of your life, keep hanging on, time does make some things better and aging is a gift!
I'm glad you're doing better! No one should ever have a say in your appearance or mindset, and while it is incredibly difficult to learn how, just keep trying to disregard their rude behavior and find what makes you happy and lean into it full force!
My aunt had the same thing, her hair started going white when she was a teen. She just had an excuse to start dying it earlier x3
Although i have to say i really like white hair, i think it looks magical!
my mom was so ashamed of her white hair for so long. she got her first gray hair at 16, and by her mid 20s she was fully grey. she dyed her hair for 10-15 years, and then she slowly started to dye her hair closer and closer to white and eventually she just stopped dying it. she was so ashamed of it that she hated people mentioning it or anything like that. My dad started calling her "his silver haired beauty" and would tell her it didnt matter what she looked like and that he loved her, and eventually she got to the point where she loves her grey hair and regrets that she ever dyed it. she is so beautiful and im so proud of her for actually liking that part of herself now.
The whole time I kept thinking that Stacy looked so gorgeous in her style video, it's not just physical beauty it's the attitude and genuine happiness and curiosity she's showing. It's so lovely to see her evolving
Her happiness is so beautiful. I wonder how different the show would have been if we had this version of Stacy 15-20 years ago.
Omfg I'm crying, her development is so good and she's so wholesome now omg
Omg I always thought her silver stripe was dyed 👀
Same
me too, my mom dyed hers to match a decade ago!
No denial, you deserve all the success after so much effort and I'm so happy and proud of seeing all this grow^^ Ah yes, I remember when Stacy advised Safiya Nygaard she was already way more chilled and more open to everyone's personal styles and I remember she mentioned that she didn't felt the same as the one shows from back then and how she really didn't like how fashion tries to make people into fruit shapes ahahah ^^. I think it is a good example of how people can change, learn, and by knowing themselves a lot more, they become a lot more open to the rest of the world's different tastes.
I don't remember the Safiya and Stacy interaction! Is it on Safiya's channel??
@@psychotophatcat yes: th-cam.com/video/pTysrwci0pU/w-d-xo.html ^^
The algorithm brought me here, but the child to wild Jenny Jones series and diys kept me here. Congratulations on your channel getting some well deserved traffic.
I noticed the different smile as well, in what not to wear her smile was forced and tense but now she really looks like she is actually happy.
I love this! She seems so much more happy and genuine now, and I love how she talks about treating fashion as being something fun and fluid rather than something rigid and mainstream.
NEVER DyE YOUR STREAKs. It is the hottest thing ever on dark hair, I might do it on purpose as I age.
I did them at 15. They looked dope.
My grandma likes to dye her white streak different colors, currently it’s a pale smoky lavender
It’s basically free real estate for her creative side that she really couldn’t tap into for the first 76 years of her life
@@phoenixfritzinger9185 Woah, she's 77? I dont know what I was expecting, but that number sure caught me off guard. Go grandma!
I always had a good feeling about her. I would love to see her make an appearance on Queer Eye so she could participate in a more positive makeover-style show. ... I also just want to see her and Tan collaborate 😍
I used to love What not to wear when I was younger, I didn’t always love the make overs since I was really into my punk style at that time but it deff taught me how to find things that would be flattering on me as well as how to pull certain things together in an outfit, I’m glad to see that Stacy is having more fun with her fashion now :) I learned a lot from her 💕
Love your channel btw can’t wait to see what comes next :)
I want to see this Stacy London get a show where she helps people embrace how they want to dress versus what a producer seems a makeover to be.
She made a book where she does this and I loved it
I'm so glad you found out about her, I was hesitant to say anything last time. lol I think she's a really cool woman who has evolved with the times and is definitely inspirational. I 'found' fashion through What Not to Wear and I learned a lot to start out with but eventually went on to pave my own way fashion-wise and ran into Stacey again and I really liked how she became.
honestly i'm really happy for her and her realization that everything doesn't have to conform to other peoples likes. dress how you like, explore your style, have fun with it. i've realized it at 16, not that i can express that with my parents, but it's still an important self discovery for anyone. its so fun to express your inner self, whether it's through clothes or attitude or decorations or anything else
This is SO cool! I used to watch 'What Not To Wear', on tv, when I didn't even have internet for inspiration. I was always upset about Stacey, and it makes me so happy to see her so much gentler! She seems relaxed!
I have explored the New Age movement, and I think the best normal term for vibes and auras is still just "Body Language". LOL
Got recommended one of your videos last week and watched it, and when I saw this one I decided to watch it to. Cancel culture's become the norm online and it makes me feel really good to see someone acknowledging and being refreshed by how someone has taken their life experiences and changed for the better.
Congratulations on all the new subscribers! And wow, what a plot twist, she looks much more happy/positive energy and I feel glad for her.
Redemption arc
"personality makeover" hahahaha thats a great way to put it. Good for Stacy. Btw i just started watching you after the lolita video was recommended and im going through your videos! I really like your commentary and how you edit the videos.
She looks so happy in that princess dress and it warms my heart omg 😭❤️
WNTW Stacy gave me the confidence to start helping myself, my friends, and my fam with style, but current Stacy is literal adulthood goals - growth, acceptance, and being open about past hurts and flaws? Yes please!!
Im SO happy for her! she has grown so much from what not to wear and is just such an amazing role model!
also she looks so adorable during 6:13 to 6:25 , like seriously i want to meet her in real life and give her a big hug right now!
I’m so glad to see she’s accepted herself more and is nothing like she was in that one episode! I’m also super happy to hear how you’ve gotten a bigger audience!
I randomly found your channel last week lol the algorithm blessed all of us luv
She came up on my recommended yesterday and I've been blessed with some fun content + very lovely outfits
I'm glad she can learn to find herself in her clothes, even at nearly 50 y/o, she's finally learning to be herself and she's loving herself and her journey, and that's amazing.
It is beautiful to feel confidence in yourself. I truly hope that everyone that she ever ripped into on WNTW has seen this and/or have experienced the same thing, knowing that they can do whatever makes them feel happy and beautiful to themselves.
I really enjoyed your reaction to the WNTW episode, and thought you had some interesting and insightful comments about fashion, the industry, and about how to treat people both in general, and for those who are searching for their sense of self through fashion. This follow-up to it is great as well. I appreciate how much Stacy London has changed, and I appreciate how you're so happy to celebrate the positive change after giving such a (deservedly) negative review before. Unfortunately, a lot of people are far too happy ripping people up with criticism, and ignoring anything else. It's very refreshing to have someone equally willing to call out the bad and praise the good.
If we only ever focus on the bad, people will become too afraid to share the good 🤷♀️
Re: vibe or aura, a word you may find useful is mien (pronounced like “mean”)
noun
a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood.
her energy feels so much more kind and inviting now
this makes me so insanely happy. I loved WNTW as a kid, and as more of a grown up have been saddened by realizing the show's shortcomings, but knowing that Stacy and I have been on a very similar fashion evolution path over the last decade is so inspiring and incredible. I have always been and will always be obsessed with her hair. Love her. Love her so so much.
I just found your channel and I just want to send out a thank you for including the trigger warning about eating disorders. Letting us know specifically that they discuss actual numbers is so helpful for those in recovery. As someone who’s been recovering for 8 years and (thankfully) still going strong, it’s very appreciated! Also so proud of Stacy for her obvious growth and healing, it’s so inspiring to see. Much love and congrats on the recent growth of your channel! 💕
I love her personal growth, from what I'm seeing. I've always been that 'alternative' dresser, the person who wore blue socks and a pink dress, and I actually loved watching What Not to Wear as a kid. But I wouldn't take their advice so much as I would just love to see the outcome.......
That just because you're considered by some unhappy people to be frumpy or "ugly" doesn't mean you are. That means they feel frumpy ugly on the inside when they see someone living their life differently, more happily, than others. I've always known myself and my style reflected me knowing who I am. Always.
This made so happy because I basically grew up watching what not to wear, but with time I realized the show wasn’t the revolutionary, self love reality show I had romanticized it to be. So seeing Stacy after having found herself just really took me back to being a child and admiring her, but now it’s for her strength and genuineness.
Raise your hand if you saw one of The Stiches videos on your recommendes, watched it and are now seeing a crap tone of random Lolita videos in your recommended feed.🙌
P.S I love your channel ❤
oh wow im so happy for her!! wearing things that make her happy instead of trying to fit a more socially acceptable way of being beautiful/fashionable.... you love to see it
I LOVE YOU OUTFIT OML that dress/top is my favorite color ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is such a wholesome change in her personality!
I'm soo glad to watched this, I definitely had a similar reaction when watching it for the first time... and also want to say congrats to 10 000 subscribers! Or more like almost 15 000 now
Also side note i really love that bear blouses I definitely want to make one now too
Speaking of the algorithm, I was recommended the one with “bad stylists are bad” in the thumbnail. I’m a hairstylist so at first I assumed it was about hair, but I do know that fashion stylists are a thing. I stayed even though it wasn’t about what I originally thought, because your content was so interesting. I think a lot of people have watched WNTW and said WTF why are they doing this?!? Also, side note, I worked for Trade Secret salons when Nick Arrojo launched his line, and I met him in a product knowledge class. (He’s the first hairstylist from WNTW) That was pretty cool, but I wasn’t crazy about his line. Ok tangent over, Just thought I’d share how I found your channel. Ok I’m gonna go subscribe now. Thanks for sharing!!
P.s. I was a goth in the early 2000s and I love your Jenny Jones stuff
Damn! We DO stan some character development. She seems so cool now!
This made me so happy i could cry. She changed for the better For HERSELF it is amazing
Thank the youtube gods for recommending your videos. I am wholeheartedly loving your channel! Congrats on your recent boost in subs! You deserve it!
this is the most revolutionary glow up ive ever seen and i cant express how proud i am of stacy
This is beautiful and heartwarming! I’d love to see Stacy do a new show about personal style and growth! Maybe not on TV but like on TH-cam or Instagram I feel like it would be a huge hit!
I love seeing her so comfortable and enjoying her own style. That's beautiful.
I really loved her growing up watching that show (when I didn’t know any better) so it’s really great to see her grow and get with the times
It does not surprise me that your subscribers have doubled. I loved the way you encouraged the self expression in wardrobe while not bashing the hosts. It speaks of you maturity and kindness. I watched your video about you reacting to Alexa's Lolita style on WNTW. I have been a fan of Lolita for a while but I would not know what pieces to buy to start. I have found myself more drawn to the 1950's housewife look, with long flowered dress and I just got a spring straw hat to wear with my dresses. My grandmother almost always wore a hat to church and she had many beautiful hats and dresses. My grandmother passed 2 years ago and I want to dress in that style of the 50's to honor her. She always had a big breakfast when we slept overnight and they had a big garden that we could pick the vegtables we were going to have for lunch just minutes after they had been picked. Thank you for your videos I have enjoyed watching the two I have just seen and look forward to watch more of your content. I am a new subscriber.
i'm currently in the midst of a panic attack/anxiety attack (hard to tell rn, i get both) and binging ur vids is helping me feel better. thanks. (and also soft things)
Grey streaks on dark hair are so freaking cool. I love claire saffitz's streak for example, it just make her look so unique and interesting.
Loved this video! I haven't thought about WNTW in so long, but I'm so happy to see Stacy London's personal growth like this. She seems so lovely and so thoughtful that I can't help but be happy for her as she explores new ideas and outlets of expression.
There's this episode of what not to wear when the girl was into gothic things and they helped her learn to mix that idea into a more business friendly look
I think that was a good episode i dont think every episode was horrible I just think it was misguided alot of times
@The Final Rumbling i agree
See THAT'S the WTNW that I grew up with and I LOVED it so much
Happy the algorithm brought me to your channel! The vibe and style I desire meets ethical shopping
Hi have always loved Stacey and wntw, and I did watch your vid of the Lolita makeover and I loved your reaction to the show and the hosts. You’re so right about them not always listening enough to the guest and really just bullying them into dressing to more mainstream taste. I feel like if you watch multiple seasons of wntw you get a better sense of Stacey and Clinton actually caring about helping people, but it’s so nice to see Stacey speaking out against the way the show forced people to give up their personal preferences in favor of a bland generic mall shopping type style.
I much prefer Stacy London on the show Love, Lust or Run, I was surprised by how sweet she was on there and how she basically focused on elevating a person's style without compromising on their general aesthetic
Oh that's so lovely that she clearly feels so much more comfortable and happy within herself. This is such a lovely change to see in someone, I'd only ever seen her from clips of WNTW and she made me feel pretty uncomfortable :/
I love that Stacy London has changed her attitude and style! As a woman in my 40s, it warms my heart to see this TV host I looked up to back in the day grow into someone I can respect now. "What Not To Wear" deserves plenty of criticism, to be sure, but what I think has been left out of the discussion is that the early 2000s were a weird time for fashion. Many offices still had dress codes, and "business casual" was a relatively new concept. The change from the polished looks of the 80s to the grunge of the 90s had left many people with style whiplash :-) Many of the guests on the show were either dressing in clothes from a previous decade (and not in an interesting, put-together vintage way) or in clothes that were far too sloppy for the job or lifestyle they wanted. That doesn't excuse bullying people dressed in counterculture fashion, of course, but it might explain where the hosts were coming from. (Personally, I fell out of love with the show when they made fun of a young woman who loved LARPing and Renaissance fairs. Only the makeup artist was sympathetic and created a "fairy princess" look for her.)
Oh gosh, I wouldn't have never known she was the same person! Good for her that she changed over the years, she seems way more happy now!
OMG you MADE that dress??? It's so stinkin' cute!
Glad to hear Stacy is doing much better
i love your outfit choices gurl!!! i love lolita fashion but im too poor to buy enough fabric for it ;w; (dude believe me, the amount of fabric you need for 1 dress is ridiculous. the only out way i can think is making 2 petticoats (1 black, 1 white) and i need to sew an extra layer on the part where it touches my thighs cuz tule fabric causes irritation on my skin)
Yeah for some reason you were in my recommended &I loved that you were slaying WTNT &specifically that witch Stacey London! She's just so mean. Always has been. So kudos to you &YES I'm sticking around! 💜
Your voice and personality is so relaxing 🥺
Just subbed from your WNTW react video and I was glad to see this queued up next. I've seen her since on YT and she talks totally differently about personal style and fashion. I did not know, but am not surprised, to hear of her struggles with ED... I'm glad she's grown and come forwards since then.
The mature Stacy London ins inspiring and badass! I also love your show! I just found it and find that you bring up and out all what makes style and expressing yourself fun and inspiring.
I like how you thank all the growth instead of just thanking milestones, you're pure and it's adorable. Keep on keepin' on!
Damn!! Look at you go! Talking about 10K and five days later you’re sitting on 25K love your channel and I’m so happy to have found it. Hope the subs keep on pouring in your unique and honestly refreshing content you deserve it! Xoxo
Love the transformation. I am //here// for personal growth and acceptance!!! I do find it very funny and sad and ironic how Stacy is talking about how "oh, I just hated these pants, I didn't like them, they didn't look right until I wore them with this pair of shoes, and then it just made sense," when I JUST came here from the WNTW lolita reaction video, and Lexa was literally expressing the same sentiment and they were scoffing at her for it. Glad things are different now, but oh, what could have been..
You recently got featured in a Brazilian Alt-fashion Facebook group and people loved you, i really think people would like it if you reacted to the Brazilian What Not To Wear (Esquadrão da Moda, i would recommend the more recent episodes over the older ones), it is quite different from the TLC one and is available for free on youtube. Congrats on 21k! So happy for you!
The algorithm is working wonders 😍😍 love your channel! Keep up the good work
I loved her show Love Lust or Run.
15:46 Can we just appreciate that just six weeks ago she was gushing over hitting 10k subs and she's now at 42k?
I am currently rediscovering my style and I found I have a few in my wardrobe depending on my mood. In fact depending on how I pair them and what accessories I wear many of my clothes can crossover into the other parts of my style. I have loved dress vests for a long time and more adult clothes; even though I still do I have another more cute geeky nerd girl style I like to wear. Along with subtle steam punk in my everyday outfits! Plus my little clothes. Lol.
I was hoping you would react to this video ever since I watched your commentary on WNTW, I’m so happy you did!
Gosh I am so happy that your What not to wear vid is blowing up and that I found your channel. I am binge watching all of your videos, you are the coolest and I'm obsessed! Stay awesome