KATHRYN EISMAN:
We are what we wear.
Or is it that
we wear what we are?
I'm Kathryn Eisman, and ever
since I was a young girl,
I've had this ability to
read a person's true character
just by looking at
the clothes they're wearing.
- Are you lonely?
- Yeah, absolutely.
That's when I think
you'll feel beautiful,
- because it'll
feel like YOU finally.
- You got me.
This group of people,
whom I've never met,
are taking part in
a unique social experience
to ultimately find out
if changing our clothes
truly can change our lives.
Look at you! Oh, my goodness!
Excellent. So how are we
cutting your hair today?
I think just, like,
shortening the top a little.
I do feel like I'm in mourning.
When I was with my partner
for eight years,
I was wearing funky clothing,
you know,
and all that type of thing.
Once we broke up,
I went straight into
the black T-shirt situation.
And I can't tell you
the last time I wore a shirt.
My dreams for myself,
I see owning my own salon,
and finding that
perfect partner,
and my clothing really
changing.
I do dream of wearing colour.
I really want to show the world
who I actually am.
Hi. I'm Kathryn.
What's your name?
Ross.
- Ross, would you like to
have a reading?
- Yes, thank you.
Alright, Ross, thank you so
much for being here.
Thank you.
I look at you
and I see so much heart.
Such a big heart.
And the people who know you
and love you would say,
like, no-one's got
a bigger heart than Ross, yeah?
But it's also been probably
the greatest source of pain
in your life as well.
That big heart is sensitive to
criticism, teasing, rejection.
- Yeah.
- So what do you do?
Well, you kind of hide within
yourself, and you wear black.
Yeah, exactly.
This oversized black T-shirt,
which is really like
if they had a uniform
for people who want to
not be seen,
not draw attention
to themselves,
that's what they'd go to.
You try and disappear
a little bit,
but then,
that's not who you are.
You want to appear,
so very much.
And so...
You appear in different ways.
I see an incredible sense
of flamboyance.
I love the glitter short.
I think it's so fabulous
that you've made my day.
And I love the juxtaposition
of how you have this really
kind of out-there thing -
still black at its base -
but then there's glitter,
you know?
So it's, like, wild and safe
all at once.
And then I see this kind of
amazing dangly earring,
and I think what
an interesting person you are,
and how many different versions
of you that there are.
Absolutely. Yeah.
So I have a hobby
where I'm a drag queen.
That's my flamboyant, crazy
side,
where I can't be on
a normal basis,
which I'd love to be, but,
yeah.
It's like you're
Beyonce and Sasha Fierce.
Exactly. Yeah.
- What's your drag?
- I'm Buffy.
Can you tell me - 'cause
I'm seeing so much going on -
tell me what's Muffy
and what's Ross?
- Muffy is more the earring.
- Yes.
When you put that on,
how do you feel?
- More...
- Free?
Yeah. Free. Absolutely.
Muffy just became the real you,
because you feel too
uncomfortable in your own skin
to do it as yourself.
Exactly.
Where is the pain?
Are you lonely?
Yes, I could say that.
Yeah, absolutely.
Like, friends do come and go
very easily.
They sort of use and abuse.
And so I collect wounded birds
in relationship and friends,
where they come in, and they
need assistance and help.
But forget about myself,
and I need to learn
how to stop that.
Why do you think that you
are attracted to wounded birds,
if you really were
honest with yourself?
Because I'm
a wounded bird myself.
You feel safe
in that emotional state
because you don't actually
have the confidence
to think that someone
who's flying free
would want to be with you.
Yeah, exactly.
I want to break out of that
cage and be that colourful
person.
You want to be kind of like
the yellow canary
that left the cage.
Exactly. Yeah.
You just have so much warmth.
You have so much love.
And I think to deprive the
world of all that is you
is, like, is a tragedy.
Well, thank you so much.
I would love to
continue this transformation,
and kind of bring
Muffy into Ross
and Ross into Muffy.
Yeah, fantastic.
That'd be great.
- Great. Thank you.
- Thank you.
ROSS: Kathryn was right.
I was, like, in a cage.
I literally can't get out.
With this experience,
I can really open that cage up
and actually start
changing my life.
When I'm Muffy,
and I'm about to perform
my clothing is
totally different.
I feel like I can be
that bigger person.
The outrageous person.
Where I would not dream of
doing that as Ross.
I love being a hairdresser.
I love my clients.
I'm always
doing makeovers on them.
And that's why it's amazing,
because it's actually my turn.
Oh, nice.
You going to go out
and see them?
It's kind of time
for me to change.
Heading towards my 40s,
it's like I really need to
add that colour in
so people can see me.
I'd really like to, you know,
find my perfect match,
and one day I hope to
actually purchase into a salon.
I feel like I'm ready
for the next chapter.
KATHRYN: Ross has
two very distinctive
and very different
forms of dressing.
There's Ross, which is really
safe - the black T-shirt.
And then there's Muffy,
who's wild and flamboyant.
And will be interesting to me
to see
whether he combines the two,
or whether he
keeps them separate,
like two alter egos.
I think it's going to be
quite fun.
So welcome to my bedroom.
(BOTH LAUGH)
- Thought you'd never ask!
- Yeah.
I have to say,
I've been looking forward to
seeing your wardrobe
for so long.
Should we reveal
what's behind Door A?
OK.
Wow.
You really have gone deep into
the black vortex, haven't you?
And is this what you wear
every single day?
Yeah, I tend to wear
black T-shirts or black shorts.
Why do you wear so much black?
I find wearing black,
I feel slimmer.
I'm more comfortable in black.
When I met you in the reading,
I just saw, like, what a
vibrant personality you had.
And not just because you had
a big dangly earring,
but you have this inner glow,
you're so much...
I just want to go
and have a fun time with you.
So it's so surprising that
you wear the invisible uniform.
Yeah.
I'm just curious,
have you been wearing it
for a really long time?
I guess, being in
a salon environment,
black is the go-to.
- So, yeah...
- That's the excuse.
Yeah, exactly.
Because I've been to
many colourists
who even though they might have
a higher dry cleaning
or laundry detergent bill,
- they still wear...
- Yeah, I'm messy.
They still wear colour, or they
still wear different shades.
So it's a little bit
of an excuse.
Like, when I do look in
the mirror, say in the salon,
and I'm blow-drying this lady's
hair and it's wonderful.
And then I look back
and I'm like,
"Oh, am I actually
a hairdresser?
"Or am I the young apprentice
that's washing hair?"
You know?
How old were you
when you started?
I was 14, nine months,
basically, to the day,
where I started
doing hairdressing.
That's a very young age
to start working.
What was the reason
behind that?
My father died when I was 14,
and so it was kind of a thing
to get out
and not really
focus on his death,
and really sort of do something
for my life as well,
like, helping people
look good and feel good.
You've been dressing like this
for years.
Why make the change now?
I've got an opportunity
to actually purchase
the salon that I'm working at.
- Yeah, so I...
- That's exciting.
I kind of feel like
I need to step up
to that owner, that manager,
the, you know, the...
..the person to go to.
Give me, you know, a head with
hair on it, and I can do that.
But clothing, there's just
something there
that I just can't work out,
you know?
Well, that's why I'm here.
That's why I'm here.
So is there anything else?
Because I'm seeing some stuff
peeking through on this side.
Yeah.
Muffy is very different to
Ross.
When you look at all this
colour and sequin
and, just, fabulousness,
what energy and feeling
do you get about yourself?
So I feel with Muffy,
my alter ego,
is it's the part that
I kind of want to be.
How brilliant that you
don't even feel comfortable
wearing even a white T-shirt,
'cause that's too revealing,
and yet, no problem
with a feather mini.
I know. It's just...
Put a wig on me
and I'm like someone else.
This is a confident person.
And this is a...
Is very quiet, very caged,
as I said.
- Very insecure.
- Insecure. Yeah.
When you're dressed up as
Muffy,
what words come to mind
about how you feel?
Well, I think it's vibrant,
body-positive and free.
So vibrant, body-positive
and free.
Those are your style
power words.
OK, remember them.
So as we move to the
dark side of Ross's wardrobe,
I've got a fashion reset
for you.
You are not allowed to
leave your house
unless your outfit ticks
those three boxes
of vibrant, body-positive,
and...
Free.
If it doesn't tick
all of those boxes,
you can't wear it.
And guess what?
All this black...
No black for a whole week.
- Oh, no.
- You've got this.
I'm going to do
some shopping for you,
and I'm going to see you
really soon.
That's great. Thanks.
The answer for Ross is not
for him to dress as Muffy
in his day-to-day life.
But I do want him to inject the
same spirit of fun, freedom,
and taking a FEW risks
into the way he dresses
every day.
I'm almost 40
and I still think about
things that were said to me
when I was 10.
You know, growing up,
I would cry, being bullied.
You know, I remember one day
wearing a short skirt,
and somebody saying,
"Oh, you shouldn't wear that.
You look fat."
So I've never worn short skirts
from that day.
Hi. I'm Kathryn.
What's your name?
I'm Connie.
- Connie, would you like
to have a reading?
- Absolutely.
Connie, it is so lovely
to meet you.
- Likewise.
- You're an interesting one.
I see you have this brown top,
and brown is often a colour
that we associate
with being grounded and earthy.
And yet there's these
two versions of you that I see,
and that's picked up
with the leather skirt.
So, it's pencil.
And pencil is the almost
classic professional.
It's someone who is ambitious.
It's the kind of
corporate go-getter skirt.
Your shoes, the classic
kind of high-heeled court shoe.
When you have
a pointy shoe like that,
that's someone who
is very goal-focused.
So someone who has a clear idea
of where they want to go.
And often
it's connected to sales.
What is the job you're in now?
I'm in sales, in real estate.
So you picked the sales. Yes.
- Do you have extensions in?
- Yeah.
And do you wear it
every day or so?
So, every day,
the kind of transformation
that you go through to become
this version of yourself,
you think you have to be
this kind of fembot,
to achieve what you want.
And I believe you think that
if you were the more natural,
down-to-earth
version of yourself,
that maybe you wouldn't be able
to get where you want to go.
What impression
do you think you make?
Look, I've been told that
I come across stuck up,
or, you know, quite...
you know, not approachable.
In fact, I'm the total
opposite.
I hate showing
this side of myself,
'cause I'm so strong.
Everyone comes to me for
advice,
and they come to me
to fix everything.
So I hate showing this.
Sometimes being vulnerable
is a sign of strength.
Look, growing up, I was teased.
I still hear the voices
from the people in my past.
"You're not pretty.
You're not thin."
You know, "You shouldn't be
wearing this
"because you look big."
You know, and I'm a mum,
and, you know, he's my world.
And I think that our childhood
and our teen years,
they are so important,
they shape
who we become as adults.
I wish I learnt earlier
to love myself.
I could have done way more.
There's these
two extremes for you.
There's the done-up one
that's like you put on your
warpaint, you know, the makeup.
- The Botox.
- And the Botox.
And you've got
the hair extensions
and it's high-maintenance,
you know?
And it's a lot of work.
And then you have
the natural version of you.
But there is a healthy medium,
a bit of the sales agent,
a bit of the mum.
And natural, it's taking out
the hair extensions, and...
- (GASPS)
- (LAUGHS)
- That's when she cried.
- (LAUGHTER)
And stepping into the authentic
version of yourself
that you could wear every day.
That's when I think
you'll feel beautiful,
because it will
feel like YOU, finally.
- You got me.
- Yeah, yeah.
Would you like to go on the
transformation journey with me?
- Absolutely. Let's do it.
- Let's do it.
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
CONNIE: One of the biggest
things I want to achieve
is to look in the mirror
and to change
the way I think about myself.
Glad that's over. (LAUGHS)
I think that what my head says
and what my heart says
are totally
two different things.
My goal here is to kind
of get my heart and my head
at the same place.
I don't let a lot of people
see that side, at all.
(LAUGHS)
(BARKING)
I love being a mum.
That's actually
my greatest accomplishment.
My son is my world.
You know, every day,
I teach my son
and I tell him, just be you.
And I need to learn
how to do that for me.
Do you remember when I was
young
and I had that little mole
on my nose?
Yeah. You were a teenager.
I used to
get bullied about that.
I am loved,
I have a lot of family
and a lot of friends in my
life.
And my mum was always there.
Recently met a new fellow
who I adore.
People tell me, on a daily
basis that I'm beautiful
or I have a nice figure.
I just can't seem to...
..believe them.
The way I see myself,
it affects a lot of things
in my life.
I'm a homebody.
If I'm not at work, I'm at
home.
I would like to
go out a little bit more,
go to more dinners,
whereas I don't do that.
My goal is to change
the way I think about myself
and to walk into a room
and be beautiful.
KATHRYN: Connie is
such a beautiful woman,
but when she looks
in the mirror,
she doesn't see that.
The physical reality
of how she looks
and her mental perception,
there's this enormous
disconnect between the two.
And my goal is
to try and allow her
to finally see
what a beautiful woman she is.
And I want to do that by
changing the way she dresses.
So, Kathryn, this is
where I spend a lot of my time,
in my pyjamas.
Can I have a look
inside the wardrobe?
Please.
So I'm seeing a lot of
casual T-shirts here,
and I've not seen you
in anything casual.
Do you wear a
lot of these pieces?
Yeah, but this one
is my favourite.
I know it's...
It's just grey
and it's just a jumper,
but it's really comfortable.
I like
the oversized jumper look,
and I even sleep in it
sometimes.
What you probably like
about this is it's not tight.
So you feel free,
you don't feel observed,
you don't feel that you
have to try and close the deal.
You're in your comfort zone.
I remember in the reading day
you were wearing
a very corporate look,
and you're wearing
the same here.
Where's the rest
of the wardrobe?
OK, let's have a look.
So this is corporate.
So this is what I'm in
a lot of the time.
- Yeah.
- I love my coats.
You know, for me,
I don't usually wear colour.
So this is a new thing for me,
but I'm actually loving it.
But again, I'll wear
black pants or black top.
So you'll probably see there's
not much colour in there.
So if I was to put you
in a pair of lighter pants,
how would that make you feel?
I would be very nervous.
Have you tried any pants
that have colour?
Um, I've got a brown pair.
So we're not quite there yet.
- No.
- Yeah.
What is the best part of
who you are?
I think my heart.
- Do you see your heart here?
- No.
Alright.
So, Connie,
for your fashion reset,
I want you to dress so that
you could look in the mirror
and see your heart - see
Connie.
And that's going to
take some experimenting,
whether it be dresses,
softer fabrics, colours,
not hiding your body
in long coats,
but showing off your beauty
through fashion.
So I want you to go shopping.
I'm going to do some shopping
for you as well.
We will meet very soon.
- Excited?
- I am.
- You've got this.
- Thank you.
KATHRYN: When Connie
was growing up,
she was bullied and teased
for her body.
And she absorbed those negative
comments as a reality
and has carried them
into her adulthood.
I'm here for her to see fashion
and see her body in clothing
with fresh eyes.
CONNIE: To have my mum here
with me today, I'm so grateful.
The one person in your life
who's going to tell you
the truth is your mother.
No black!
We're here for colour.
What I think I love to wear,
and what I will wear
are two
totally different things.
I would love to see myself
in a short dress.
I won't do it.
- Oh, well, how about this?
- Definitely not.
- No?
- no.
Oh, what, is it too much
out of your comfort zone?
It's really hard to
get out of what I'm used to.
I'm thinking
maybe something like this.
I love that.
And you would never go for
a like a cropped sort of top.
But it's still classy because
the jacket can still be closed.
But that's what I mean.
That would look amazing on you.
I don't know about
the light colours,
but, look, we'll just do it.
But that's what we're here for,
aren't we?
To get you out of the black.
So try it. Yeah.
I think that my mind is
definitely my biggest obstacle.
If it was black, it would be a
no-brainer for me.
It's something
that we have to train.
It's not an easy thing to do
and it does take time.
KATHRYN: The fix for Connie
is to encourage her
to try on silhouettes
and colours
that she has not
had the courage to do.
That is not going to be easy.
Getting someone to try on jeans
for the first time,
or bodycon dresses...
And getting her to
look in the mirror
and recognise that
they look great on her.
That's HER journey,
and that's what
we're going to do together.
- Hi, Connie.
- Hello, my darling.
- Wow. Look at you!
- Look at you.
(LAUGHS)
- Look at you.
- So nice to see you again.
Nice to see you.
So have a look at
this rack of clothing.
Everything on it
now belongs to you.
This is your new life
and your new wardrobe.
God. There's a lot of colours,
isn't there?
There is. (LAUGHS)
This was actually
one of my goals -
to lose weight to wear jeans.
I'm nearly 40, and I have not
worn anything like this before.
Would you like to try them on?
Let's do it.
You've waited 39 years...
- To wear jeans
- To wear jeans.
Alright, let's do it.
Let me get you a top.
Are you ready to come out
and see what they look like
on you?
Um... As ready as I'll ever be.
What do you think?
I'm speechless.
I'm wearing jeans.
It's just so surreal.
I'm happy.
Just got to
get used to them now.
Why are you tearing up?
I just never worn them before.
And when you see yourself
in them now?
Um.
I do like them,
but I've got to
get used to it.
And then I'll buy every colour.
- Apart from...
- Black.
(BOTH LAUGH)
Right now you're seeing...
..the finish line,
and it's forcing your mind
to catch up.
And that can be
a little bit confronting.
Yeah.
So denim could be a very
emotional purchase for us.
There's no consistency
in terms of sizing,
and there are different cuts.
Some have stretch, some don't.
But when you find that
right pair of jeans,
you will live in them.
It is that perfect midpoint
between being casual
in tracksuit pants
and being dressy
and wearing a fitted suit.
If you want to be
really comfortable...
- Now we're talking.
- (LAUGHS)
We can put on a little bit of
corporate Connie.
Yeah.
And you don't even
need the blazer.
I just can't believe how this
has just totally changed
the whole look of jeans.
You really only need a couple
of great jeans in your
wardrobe,
and then you could
swap out the tops.
You can wear it with a blazer,
at T-shirt,
and then you can
completely dress it up
with a beautiful, silky top.
And that's that core piece
in your wardrobe,
and it's the piece
you're missing,
because what did you have
in your wardrobe? You had...
Gym tights,
and then I had corporate.
No, I like it.
Thank you.
I have one more
surprise for you.
And it's waiting behind
that green curtain over there,
- which you match perfectly.
- I do!
Connie,
it's time to get dressed.
CONNIE: I think it's time
for me now.
I think it's time to
give myself a chance...
..to start really
enjoying my life,
and, you know,
enjoying the size I am,
the way I look,
and really start having fun.
I've been told that
I come across stuck up,
or not approachable.
In fact, I'm the total
opposite.
You know, I...
I hate showing
this side of myself,
'cause I'm so strong.
So I hate showing this.
Sometimes being vulnerable
is a sign of strength.
Connie, it's time to
take in the new you.
Have a look in the mirror.
You look beautiful.
I love it. Far out.
Doesn't even look like me.
I look really classy,
like, that real classic...
I look in the mirror,
and I think...
..I look beautiful.
CONNIE: Looking in the mirror,
now I see the real Connie.
I see the happy,
confident Connie.
I-I don't know what to say.
You say you never go out.
I would like to go out tonight.
That's already a big change.
I love it.
What did you use to see
when you look in the mirror?
I would...
..kind of look past me,
if that makes sense.
But now I'm actually
looking at me.
Why do you think
I chose this particular look
for your transformation?
It's corporate, but classy.
I'm just so used to black.
- Yeah.
- Just black.
And I would never pick this
off the shelf. Never.
I would never even look at
this.
- The length is what I love.
- Yeah, yeah.
The midi length balance
with the lower-cut top
is perfect on you.
And the hair. This is me.
I'm ready to go outside
and rock this look.
I love it.
I don't know what to say.
Jeans and pink bodycon dress
in such a short period of time.
I can't believe it.
I think that if I can do it,
anybody can do it.
Well, I want to leave you
to reacquaint yourself
with yourself.
And there are some people
that can't wait to meet
the new you as well.
- OK.
- Enjoy.
- You look beautiful.
- Thank you. Thank you so much.
Wow.
Do you like it?
- Do you like it?
- You look amazing.
I'm glad that
she's out of the black.
I'm glad they picked it.
Completely different.
Totally different. Totally.
Totally. Totally different.
I was always so embarrassed
to wear these bodycon dresses.
Look how amazing it looks
on you. It's just so beautiful.
I love it.
Let's go show you off
to the world.
We need to celebrate
the new you, huh?
My favourite ladies.
KATHRYN: We all have
versions of ourselves,
of the person we want to be,
how we want to present
ourselves to the world.
You just need
a little bit of confidence
to try on those clothes
and step into that version
of yourself.
And you will be amazed, not
only how the world responds to
you,
but how you finally look in
the mirror and see yourself.
And from that moment,
your life really begins.
CONNIE: I feel like
I am a different person.
I feel like I enter the room
with a lot more
confidence and ease.
I feel like I'm walking
around always smiling.
The inner me
is actually being portrayed
in the outer me.
(CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)
(ALL TOAST)
I love your dress, Connie.
I love your hair as well.
I want to see
what she's wearing.
- You can see it.
- Stand up.
Come on.
Give us a 360. Come on,
Richard.
Give us a 360 twirl.
(ALL CHEER)
(ALL TOAST)
I actually literally bought it
in every colour.
- Love it. I love it.
- I did.
And no black.
I used to look in the mirror
and see a really ugly person.
Now I look in the mirror
and I just see this
beautiful, happy girl
looking back at me.
And I just can't wait to leave
the mirror and enter the world.
KATHRYN: Ross is this
really fun, joyful soul.
But he doesn't feel comfortable
expressing that day-to-day,
and instead,
he projects all of that
into this alter ego, Muffy.
Through Muffy, he can express
the things that, I guess,
he would love to express
as Ross.
ROSS: When I'm Muffy,
I can talk to anyone.
I would not dream of
doing that as Ross.
Bringing in
a little bit more of Muffy
into my actual life of
everyday Ross
is actually quite scary.
Hey. So I'm off to work today.
And, um, yeah, just thought
I'd show you my outfit.
I have a cool pair of jeans on
with a bit of tartan
in the knees,
and my black T-shirt.
During this whole experience,
I have kind of went,
why do I wear black?
I am actually
doing what I'm told
and wearing a bit more
colour today,
especially
down in the shoe department.
I really want to
feel the vibrancy,
and the body-positive
and the free.
I just thought I'd show you
my next outfit I'm wearing.
Obviously, no black whatsoever.
You'll be so proud of me.
And just live that
bright, colourful life
that my personality is.
Ross has a love of
flamboyant fashion
and wants to express
that part of himself.
I do hope that
me encouraging him
to be a little wilder
or a little bit more brazen
with his fashion choices
for himself
will make this transformation
easier than he might think.
- Ross!
- Hi!
So good to see you.
I'm seeing a little bit
of Muffy, too.
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
- How are you?
- Yeah, good.
I do not remember seeing
those clothes in your wardrobe.
Yeah, I know.
They were in there.
Have you ever worn them before?
I bought them
thinking I could try them,
to add a little bit of colour,
but never really actually
tried them on.
When you go into the salon,
have any of your clients
noticed a difference in you?
Yes, certainly.
Clients are coming through
the door going, "Oh, my God,"
or like a big smile,
because they can see more of
my personality coming out.
And being brightly coloured,
I'm sort of coming out of
my shell a little bit,
getting out there
and talking a little bit more
and being more vibrant.
You have such a joyful spirit,
and the idea that
you were not showing it,
it's just not right at all.
I feel much more
where I want to be.
Come with me. I want to show
you something very exciting.
- And it's all for you.
- Yeah.
Get in there. Have a look.
My eyes are sort of going
towards the sort of earthy
tone.
What do you think?
What does this say to you?
Sort of like smart-cas.
We've gone with a short,
incredibly comfortable.
But by going with
a matching top,
it says, one,
that you are very confident.
Two is whenever
you wear the one colour
throughout your whole body,
it's incredibly flattering,
it's elongating.
Such a far cry from the boring
black that you normally wear.
Exactly, yeah.
Let's see what else you like.
This jacket looks
a bit more like Muffy.
It's got kind of Muffy's
colours in it.
Certainly doesn't have sparkles
or anything like that in there,
but it's certainly like
a toned-down Muffy.
The best way to see
if something suits us
to try it on.
When you look in the mirror
now, what do you see?
Yeah, like, it certainly
softens this area, for sure.
Having a jacket that has
a line that cuts through there,
it just creates just a narrow
little bit of material there
and it brings the eye down,
elongating.
- But still so much fun.
- Yeah, that's cool.
- Anything else that...
- Look, I see the suit jacket.
I guess that's
more business-type.
Yeah. Let's have a look.
Something I've never really
had. It's more...
I've always gone, like,
the black
or the deep blue suits.
If your clients saw you
rock up to work with this,
with a T-shirt -
you could even wear a black
or white T-shirt underneath -
what do you think
they would see?
(LAUGHS) Um...
Yeah, certainly more
business type,
but it's also more fun and
free.
You can wear colour,
but in more muted tones.
Yeah, definitely. Yeah.
No, it's really cool.
What, out of all these clothes,
would you go on a date in?
I'd probably go to this,
because this looks more fun.
Like, it looks, like, more me.
So now, look how you're
talking.
You're reading
the language of clothing.
You're seeing that jacket.
It's not just a denim jacket.
That's right. Yeah.
The aspects of your personality
that you want to
share with the world,
in a piece of clothing.
- That's amazing.
- (LAUGHS)
You're a graduate! Well done!
Yay!
Now that you've had so much fun
looking at your clothes.
I've got one more surprise
for you.
OK.
- Your final look.
- OK.
And it is in the dressing room.
Ross, it's time to get dressed.
- Excited!
- Yeah.
ROSS: I dream of wearing colour
and being that bright
personality that I really am.
I'm not quite in that
black hole anymore.
I need to climb out of that.
It's time.
Are you lonely?
Yes, I could say that.
Yeah, absolutely.
So I collect wounded birds
in relationship and friends
where they come in and they
need assistance and help,
but forget about myself,
and I need to learn
how to stop that.
Why do you think that you
are attracted to wounded birds,
if you really were
honest with yourself?
'Cause I'm
a wounded bird myself.
You feel safe
in that emotional state
because you don't actually
have the confidence
to think that someone
who's flying free
would want to be with you.
Yeah, exactly.
Ross, it's time for your
reveal.
Come and take a look
at your transformation.
Perfect!
Wow.
Is it me?
(BOTH LAUGH)
What would Muffy say
about this look?
I know. Wow.
It's, like, colourful,
but not bright, crazy.
Yeah, it's really classy.
I want to show you there's a
whole world of colour to
explore
between Muffy's neon pink
and Ross's boring black.
It is classy.
It's sophisticated.
It's unexpected.
A blazer is a really, really
wonderful cut.
It gives you that
protection as well,
because you've got that
beautiful, big heart.
The minute I met you, that
was the first thing I saw.
And I'm showing you
how you could protect it,
have that layer
that's between you
and the hard world sometimes,
but do it
in a really stylish way
that's about confidence,
and not about
hiding in the shadows.
Yeah, exactly.
And I feel less restricted.
Even the way I'm sort of
standing right now,
it's, like, I'm not slouched.
I'm upright,
and feeling bright. Yeah.
The outfit and the hair,
it brings so much attention
to your beautiful blue eyes.
And I think that
they're sparkling.
- Yeah, definitely.
- They really are.
You're always happy.
I mean, the earring
is now my eyes.
Yeah!
When I met you, you had this
colourful, vibrant personality
which was hanging by a thread,
in that one earring.
And I thought, let's show it
to the world, and to yourself.
Well, I want you to take
this look out into the world
and see does it
make a difference?
Does it change your life
because it changed
who you felt inside?
Yeah, definitely.
ROSS: Like, I'm quite shocked.
Really took me aback.
I was quite speechless,
but also, like, wow!
I really see a change.
KATHRYN: Ross looks like a
boss.
I can see that incredible
personality on display
and he looks really confident,
and that he likes himself -
that he's not trying to
hide himself anymore.
And that's the best part.
ROSS: So just of late, now,
I now own the salon.
I got the opportunity
to purchase the salon
with actually a long-term
friend of mine.
I just want to thank everyone
for coming and joining us today
for our new opening.
We are known as
hairdressers wearing black.
And I'm really glad to
see you in a bit of colour.
And he's come such a long way.
And we've known each other now
for just such a long time.
I'm so proud of him.
And I'm just so proud that
his personality
is showing through now,
in his true, new form.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
(CHEERING)
ROSS: I didn't realise the
clothes that I wear every day
actually represented something
within my life.
I'm actually quite excited,
and open to experience
what's next for me.
I really don't
need Muffy anymore.
I feel like I'm now
the real me.
My everyday life is full-on.
I'm, like, always on the go.
That's just who I am. I've
been like that my whole life.
I'm very hard working
and driven.
I run four businesses.
I'm one of the only female
fire-breathing bartenders
in the whole of Australia,
and one of the rare ones
across the world.
Growing up, I was really big.
Being overweight,
it just was never, ever a thing
that I liked about myself.
I lost 70 kilos within the
year.
I'm still getting to
know my body,
because it's
constantly changing.
I wear my activewear to the
gym, to work, to my bars.
I have no idea how to
dress myself right now.
That's why I'm in
the activewear all the time.
Hi. I'm Kathryn.
What's your name?
Hi, Kathryn. My name is Sheena.
Sheena, would you like to
have a reading?
- Yes, please.
- Oh, good.
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