'The Killer In Me'
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I'm watching a rerun of Tim Gunn's Guide to Style (since fricking Lifetime has taken away my daily Frasier reruns).
This is the episode with the woman who claims not to care about labels, but then casually mentions when something is Chanel or Hermes or Gucci, or that she got an ugly skirt at "a really nice store in Italy."
Does she get less annoying?
Oh god, she was appalling. I missed the end though so I can't say if there was ever an epiphany. Doubt it.
She's the worst. I think she just has a fake epiphany.
Huh. I swear I posted something here, but I don't see it. Anyway.
She just seriously said "velvet rope access."
"I used to do bikini modeling."
I wasn't too crazy about the episode after that one either. With the real estate agent.
It's gotten me to thinking about how I'd like to give Tim's show a makeover. I think I'd rather the show be a true guide to style. Instead of taking clueless people who have nothing in their closets that can be used, I'd like to see people who are maybe halfway there. They have pieces but they don't know how to pull it all together. People who want (note my use of the word "want") to learn how to complete a look, how to accessorize, etc.
ETA: This thought was inspired by the InStyle Magazine segments that they've been doing on the show. Which I usually find to be the most interesting and informative part of most episodes.
And I wish the show would address cost at all. It seems like all the women they've had on so far are pretty well-to-do. They can afford to buy quality clothes.
How do you get by if InStyle isn't around to give you a fab bag?
Oh, my god, you COW.
I'd like to see people who are maybe halfway there. They have pieces but they don't know how to pull it all together. People who want (note my use of the word "want") to learn how to complete a look, how to accessorize, etc.
that's a good market too. A lot of times, I think that they pick them worst cases because it makes the watchers feel better about themselves "well, at least I don't wear that "
A nice segment might be "show Tim your 10 pieces, and he'll show you how to make them fabulous"
Oh, my god, you COW.
um....?
A nice segment might be "show Tim your 10 pieces, and he'll show you how to make them fabulous"
I'd love that!
um....?
Sorry. Tim called her on her attitude, and she was like, "I might not be DESPERATE like some woman in MIDDLE AMERICA because I live in Manhattan and have a RICH HUSBAND so FUCK YOU anyone who doesn't wear GUCCI."
(possibly not a direct quote.)