Real-time fabric unboxing

Summary

This is exactly what it sounds like: me opening a box of fabric in real time, gasping included. There's Lilly Pulitzer, there's a mystery piece that turns out to be deconstructed shorts, there's fabric that changes color in the light, and there are a lot of "oh my god"s. No script, no editing, just pure thrifted-fabric joy.

If you love the thrill of not knowing what's in the box, this one's a little hit of that feeling.

  • Surprise score: some Lilly Pulitzer pieces in the mix.
  • A mystery item turns out to be a pair of deconstructed shorts, plus a bunch of half-finished projects.
  • One fabric shifts color in the light into an amazing blue.
  • Pure unfiltered reaction energy: the fun of a fabric haul before any of it becomes a project.

Transcript

Oh my god. Oh my [bleep] god. They're [bleep] Lilly Pulitzer. Oh, that's very exciting. Wait, what is happening here? What even is this? It looks like shorts that have been deconstructed. What? Oh my god. What else is in here? Oh, this one had already cut through, good job. This is halfway, I guess, pieces. So many unfinished projects. Oh good. Oh my god, I think I got you. Smell it. It like changes colors, look at it different. It's an amazing blue. Oh my god, so good. They are absolutely shorts that were deconstructed.

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