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Jun16
Wear What You Want!

It's been awhile since I've watched What Not To Wear, so I took a What Not To Wear.bmpbreak from my hectic life to engage in mindless TV watching.  But what started out as "just watching another fashion show" turned into some deep thinking about the confines we place ourselves in when we start to listen to other people's opinion of "what not to wear". 

Granted, I do think that the people who are made over on the show do look fabulous afterwards.  In fact, they probably look one hundred times better than they did before the show.  However, the show is called "What Not To Wear" and how can you tell someone what they can or cannot wear?  What if they're comfortable just wearing a t-shirt and cut-off shorts every day?  So what if they want to wear tie-dye and it was "so last season"? (Which, by the way, I'm wearing right now as I type this...)

And yes, I am working on my own prejudices and judgments....


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My Bible!!!

We (I do it on Kiss Me Stace, ahem, it's named after Stacy) can tell people what not to wear because the show is NOT at ALL about trends. It's about the shapes, patterns and sizes correct for the individual body, et cetera. It helps people to truly look good.

These people agree to go on the show, or else they would not even be on television for us to see how bad they look (aside from one person depicted in a special, who must have consented, as per the T.V. rules).

They always feel 100% times better about themselves and how they look. They get better self esteem.

How is this bad in any way??

You've made some great points, which I do agree with. I'm not saying that the show is bad in any way - people do consent to being on the show and yes, they do look fabulous after they're done.

However, is it such a crime to wear horizontal stripes if you're a wide person? What if you love horizontal stripes? Isn't it ok to break the rules sometimes just as long as you're comfortable and feel good about yourself?

I've pondered that question myself. I think the show should be called "What Not to Wear if You Want to Look Good." Stacy and Clinton offer rules to be used as guidelines. Plus, they try to incorporate the people's loves into those rules, showing them how to wear it in a more flattering way.

Of course, you can always wear what you want. (No one's going to shoot you for it, unless you wear gang colors...) But, you won't always look good in it. As for last season, if you look good in it, like it, and rock it, it's seasonless. (Plus, you can always add some this season stuff to it to bring the outfit forward.) I pretty much ignore season talk though. (Hey! Here tie-dye is always in! Take a little road trip to see all the tie-dye stands!)

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I love thier show.In May of 96' i had one the worst A.V.M stroke.My son tells"you don't know how dress any more".Can you tell you call or e-mail to get on the show,thanks,Valentina.

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