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- Hi everyone, welcome back to another episode of Toe Talks.
And in today's episode, we'd really like to talk to you
about fashion, armless fashion, and how we deal with
accommodating our clothes to fit our personalities.
Jessica, I was always wondering
did you ever change your clothes or alter them in any way
to accommodate not having arms?
- I remember, as a little girl that
my mom would make a couple unique items for me.
But it was never really a big deal,
just a couple one-off items here and there.
And it wasn't until in the recent couple years
that I decided that I wanted to make a statement.
My goal is to eventually have all of my clothing modified
so that there aren't no sleeves.
- No sleeves?
- No sleeves at all.
- Okay.
- And the reason why is because I feel like
having empty sleeves essentially says something is missing.
And for me, I don't feel like anything is missing.
I'm not missing arms, this is how I've been since day one.
My clothing should also say that.
And by having clothing that doesn't have sleeves
at all, makes it look like that's how they were meant to be.
- Just like you.
- Yes.
- That's how you were meant to be.
- That's how I feel about my clothes.
- I really like that outlook.
I really like that you're accommodating your clothes
to fit you and your personality and how you feel.
- Do you have a couple of your clothes modified in any way?
- I do not modify my clothes. I have a different outlook.
My outlook is that the clothes were made a certain way
and I was made a certain way,
so I really don't
feel the need to...
I guess, bring attention to the fact
that I don't have arms, even though it's clear
that I don't have arms and my sleeves are empty.
It just didn't seem necessary for me
to take that extra step and cut off all the sleeves
or have them sown shut and worry about having to
think, is this gonna work for this or do I need to cut off
the sleeves, or...
- It's a lot more work to do.
- It is. It sounds like a lot more work.
You've got a seamstress, though, who does all your work.
- Yes, yes I have a seamstress who that's how it started.
Just having the sleeves cut off and sown shut.
But we've upgraded since then and now I've had a
fashion designing company...
- Wow.
- Step in to bring out some pretty nice outfits.
- Well, I wanted to share with you a couple of my outfits
that I like to wear on a daily basis.
- Okay, let's see them.
- Okay, my first outfit is more of a casual outfit.
I love to wear graphic tees.
Those bring out a lot of my personality
and my artistic abilities.
This here is a jacket that I recently got.
I've never had a denim jacket before
which is like a staple in almost everyone's wardrobe.
This one seems to sit really nice on my shoulders
and I like the print of it.
I like the wash and I like the embroidery on this.
It gives just a little bit of flair to the outfit.
Paired up with that, I have my Coach infinity scarf.
It's a blue color, but it also has print on it
that goes with just about every, single one of my outfits.
Below that, I've got my purple pants.
These pants are stretchy in the band.
- How do you handle dresses?
I figured out a way to just wear Spanx or shorts underneath.
- Tell me about your dress.
- This dress I have is a purple dress
And I think it is a great example
of where my fashion started.
It started with taking dresses that I just bought anywhere
and bringing them into the seamstress
to have the sleeves sown shut.
My next outfit was designed with my body type in mind.
This was done by some students
at a fashion school in my hometown of Tucson.
They designed this in a very unique way
that there were never sleeves.
A cute, little top, very loose-fitting
which is great and has some elastic on the bottom
so that I can be free to move my legs
and feet in whatever way I need to.
Wearing leggings is always great because
they give me the freedom of movement.
And that's very important for my legs and feet.
Most importantly is conveying this message of confidence.
And for me, that comes in the form of
not having sleeves at all.
That's why I love this first outfit.
It was our first attempt at creating a wardrobe
specifically for my body type.
The next outfit is an upgrade from the first.
This was done by a fashion company in the Philippines.
It was wonderful how they took all my measurements
and decided to design me some clothing
from the start that did not have sleeves.
This is one of my favorite tops.
It's a nice little red top that
I use for business causal occasions.
Again, wearing them with leggings
so I have the freedom of movement for my legs and my feet.
As well as a little bit of an opening on my right hip.
I am right foot dominant.
So, I need to bring my right leg up there.
And that little opening on the side
allows me to bring my leg up and use my feet
and not feel like they're trapped.
I really appreciated the fashion company in the
Philippines and how they designed for me
this piece of clothing.
- So, my next outfit is actually the
one that I'm wearing right now.
It is a warming sweater.
It's a knit sweater with some sparkles in it.
I put them with these baby pink pants.
These pants have a stretchy band to them.
But you can't really tell because they're
a little bit on the fancier side.
And
I'm
rocking my pink converse.
- Love it. You know what I noticed, Tisha?
I notice how you are really into the details of
the way you're expressing yourself through fashion.
The details of the fancy, little frilly things, right?
And I'm all about functionality.
Do you think that says a little bit about our personality?
- Oh, Definitely. My next outfit that I have
is more of a business casual,
something that I would wear to work.
I've got a nice baby pink blazer that goes underneath
a flowy top that's got some sparkled beads on them.
And a great pair of gray slacks.
As a graphic designer, I feel the importance of
being able to be fashionable and creative at the same time.
I feel like this outfit really brings both my personality
and my professionalism at the same time.
- I agree.
So Tisha, I have to admit my favorite part
of all the clothing you were wearing: the denim jacket.
Can I borrow it some time? It's just so cute.
- You can borrow it, just don't cut off the sleeves.
(laughs)
- Darn. Well that's it for this episode about fashion.
Let us know if you have any ideas about what we could wear
to up our game in fashion.
- And we're so interested in your fashion choices
and what kind of clothing that you like to wear
because I like shopping and if you've got any suggestions
or pointers on what clothing I could be wearing,
I'd love to hear about it.
- Tell us your opinions about the modified clothing
or just wearing whatever you'd find at any store.
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- See you later. Bye. (laughs)
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