Today's videohasbeen a longtimeinthemaking, andwhen I say a longtime, I mean a very, verylongtime.
Andby a longtime I don't justmeanweeks.
I don't justmeanmonths.
I mean, quiteliterallywell, over a year.
Solastyear I posted a BrandyMelvillehall, andinthathall I wascomparing a lotoftheclothesfromBrandyMelvilletoclothesthatyoucouldveryeasilyfindat a thriftstore.
Now, I have a lotofthoughtsinregardstoBrandyMelvilleas a brand, and I recommendthatyoucheckoutthatvideo.
Maybebeforeyouwatchthisone, because I kindofwanttoprefacethiswithmythoughtsaboutthebrandandtheirinclusivityinsizingandthingslikethat, andalsotheirpricepointandallthat.
R isbasicallythat I hadheardaboutBrandyMelville, but I didn't reallyknowmuchaboutit.
I justheardthename a lot, and I washolidayinginHawaiiand I walkedpasttheBrandyMelvillestoreand I thought, Oh, lotsofpeoplehavebeenleavingcommentsaboutthatbrand.
I'llbuysomestuff.
So I bought a wholebunchofthingsand I camehome, andwhen I wasgoingtouploadthevideoaboutit, I did a bitofresearch.
I kindofrealizedthattheyreallyonlycaterto a very, verysmallsizecategory.
And I had a lotofthoughts, socheckoutthevideoifyouhaven't already.
Butbasically, inthatvideo, as I wastryingtheitemson, I wouldbelike, Oh, thisis a nicecute T shirtbut I feellike I'veseenthisat a thriftstorebeforeor I puton a pairofpantsandbelike I paid $60 forthese.
But I know I'veseenthesepantsat a thriftstorefor $5 andthatinspiredmetowanttogothriftngforBrandyMelvillestyleclothes.
Sowhen I wenttoJapanattheendoflastyearinDecember, I thinkitwas.
I challengedmyselftotryandbuy a bunchofclothes, justlikewhattheysellonBrandyMelville.
So I basicallywrote a littlelistformyself, and I waslike, I needcorduroypants.
I need a striped T shirt.
I need a crewneck T shirt.
I need a totaldick.
Youknow, I wrote a listand I triedtofindallofthosethingsatthriftstores, andwhile I didn't findexactlyeverythingthat I wanted, I gotreally, reallyclose.
Sointoday's video, I have a pilehereofBrandyMelvilleclothinganddriftedclothing.
Alloftheclothinginthispile I boughtinJapananotherbitcostmemorethan $10.
Mostofitwasbetweenfiveand 10, likemybigrulewas, I didn't wanttopayanymorethan $10 fortheclothing.
Now I don't haveallofthepricesoneverythingbecauseinJapanOneofthethingsthattheydowhenyoubuyitthriftstores, theyalwayssnipoffthepricesandthentheykeepthepricetags.
So I wenton a Wednesdayand I gotthisskirtfor 200 yen.
Thisskirtisabsolutelyglorious.
It's got a reallynicethickslipunderneathitalreadybuiltin.
It's gotthesereallycutebuttonsontheback.
I don't knowifyou'llbeabletosee.
Canyousee?
ThebuttonsarelikeWhatmakesitsuperspecialtome?
I thinkthey'rereallycute.
It's reallyflowyandsocomfortableand a nicelength, andit's it's really, reallyniceandhighonmywasteuphere, anditcreates a reallynicesilhouetteand I loveit.
I'm notsureifit's actuallyanAmericanbrandorlikeit's a Japanesebrand, andtheyhavejuststolenthewordAmericabecauseit's populartohaveAmericaonthingsyouknow, likeAmericanapparelorFrenchConnection.
It's liketryingtoput a countrynamein a brand.
Evenifyourbrandisnotfromthatcountry.
I don't know.
HaveyouguysheardofAmericanragbefore?
Anyway, I wouldbewillingtosaythatAmericanRagisanexpensivebrandbecausethesepants I madesowell, sowell, thesearedefinitelygoingintomylistoffavoritethings I'veeverdrifted.
I reallylikedthevibeofthisoutfit.
Thewholething's drifted, bytheway, when I wasputtingonthisblack T shirt, I'venoticedthebrandisactually H and M.
So H and M forthetopunique.
LowforthisoneAmericanragforthesepants.
I don't knowwhatbrandthebeltis, butlikethiswholethingwasthriftIDandOneoftheparentsfor 10.
And I thinkthatthiswasnomorethan, like 5 10.
Let's saythiswholeoutfitwas $15 fromthefirstdoor.
$15 wouldn't evengetyou a plainblack T shirtatBrandyMelville.
Soonceagain, yourstoreiswinning.
Oh, andletmejustcompletethislookWiththis.
Thiswasalso $10 fromoneofthethreestores.
ThisbrandisHerschel, andit's a it's a cocacolabuckethat.
Mm.
Doesthatcompletethelook.
Whatcan I say?
Sothisoutfit, like $25, thiswholethingheadtotoethrift.
And I thinkitlooksbetterthananythingthat I'vegotfromBrandibecausetheparentsarelike 1000 timesnicerthanthebrandypads.
Theremayisso, wellwinning, andthelastthingthat's basically a BrandyMelvillestapleisanythingplaid.
Theyalwayshaveplaidtops, plaidskirts, plaidpants, plaidjacketsandtheseplaidpantswerefromthebrandyhall, and I managedtofindthesepantswhile I wasdriftinginJapan.
Sotheseonceagaingointo, likethetopcategoryof, like, really, reallygoodthingsthat I haveshifted.
So, guys, that's it.
That's everything.
I hopethatyoulikethisvideo.
Andifyouenjoythisstyleofpicking a brandandthentryingtothrifttheclothesthatmatchthatbrand's aesthetic, thenletmeknowinthecommentsdownbelowandtellmewhichbrandthatyouwantmetotrynext.
So, forexample, maybefashionoverorsomethinglikefashionNovahasthatreallydistinctivekindoflikeverytight, boujeesexykindofstyle.