Style or lack thereof

[mrs_sweetpeach]

I'm sitting here watching How Do I Look? which I never even heard of until this evening. The episode I'm watching is "The A, B, Cs of Fashion" (Teacher Chrystie needs to do away with the frumpy, hand-me-down fashion). What concerns me from the opening segment is that for the most part I really like her style and I very much approve of her attitude concerning recycling and saving money. I really liked when she said she'd "rather donate her money to a cause or to someone else than spend her money on fashionable clothes."

So far, I totally love this girl and I don't want to see her become a fashionista.

ETA:

I'm back now that I've seen the big reveal. I'm not used to her hair, and I think I might get used to it, but I sure don't like it at the moment. My strongest reaction was to her dress though -- OMG I hate it. It would be okay for a date (I suppose) but if she's looking for things to wear in the classroom, I think it is completely inappropriate. I'm also curious about what will happen once she returns from teaching in Kenya. One of the models earlier in this episode said that the poverty she witnessed while she was in Africa turned her away from fashion, making it seem completely worthless. So I wonder if Chrystie will revert to her initial indifference to fashion. Not that I expect I will ever know.

Comments

[greenlady2.livejournal.com]

"Were you referring to the US version of What Not to Wear..."

Yes. I've never seen the UK version, though I've heard about it.

"I thought the clothes they recommended were more classic and would remain in style longer...."

That would be a useful skill to pass on to their clients. On the American version, the clothes chosen seem to me to be mostly repetitious and boring. Mostly, not always, and sometimes their choices are appropriate. I'm not saying they have no value, but I don't know why it all has to be done in such a humiliating fashion, unless, as I pointed out, that's the point. :-)

About the high heels: Yes! That's something that bugs me about WNtoW, too. They keep pushing high heels on women who don't want to wear them. I mostly can't stand high heels. The realization that they actually force your feet into the configuration achieved by Chinese foot binding confirmed me in this POV. Small heels or kitten heels are okay, in my opinion.