<p>I always wonder about the people who nominate a friend/relative/loved one for that show. It seems incredibly cruel and superficial to seek that kind of public humiliation for someone you care about, and quite often the nominators don’t look much better than the person nominated.</p>
<p>My DDs have asked me to nominate them!!</p>
<p>^^One of my girls has said she’d like to be nominated. She has her own business and the employees are all very young. They criticize her wardrobe since she buys a lot at Costco and they are into designer labels.</p>
<p>I would love to be nominated :-)</p>
<p>The new hairstyles are dreadful most of the time. I really liked the old hairstylist! I think the show has evolved somewhat and the 2 hosts aren’t mean like they used to be. Or maybe it’s just because I’ve watched it more and they’ve grown on me? In any event, I think for the most part their fashion advice is right on. They focus on teaching the person how to dress for the body they already have, and I have learned a lot from their techniques and advice.</p>
<p>I don’t particularly like the new hairstylist’s ideas and his personality seems bland. Nick was interesting on his own–his hairdo changed from week to week. Does anyone know what he is doing now? About 6 months went by when my cable company wasn’t showing WNTW except in the more premium packages so I missed the drama.</p>
<p>I don’t think there was any drama shown on the show; Nick was just not there anymore.</p>
<p>I can’t fathom that Stacey and Clinton don’t get along; they seem very simpatico on the show. They echo each other’s opinions and one of them will build on what the other one says. (Re: Post #219.)</p>
<p>And $1,000 for a make-up lesson from Carmindy? Holy cow.</p>
<p>My pet peeve about the show is that, no matter what the body type of the woman being made over, Stacy and Clinton always recommend the exact same style of clothing. Always the same little jacket, with the stitching to emphasize the “smallest part of you”, always the dark wash jeans, etc. You’d think that a 110 lb. woman would be advised to wear different styles than a 190 lb. woman, but they never are.</p>
<p>^^^that part I don’t get. My waist is smaller than my rib cage. I do get that having a shape that is fitted under the breasts is visually lengthening, but it can’t be the “smallest part” for everyone.</p>
<p>Mafool, I have a wide roundish ribcage compared to the majority of women who have more of an oval shaped ribcage and clearly that is not the “smallest” part of my body, it is my actual waist below the ribcage and I do not “follow” the empire waist advice ever. I’m “normal” weight and normal bust, but just very “round” shaped on top. I also look “wierd” in the v-necks and lower cut tops they advocate because of it. When I was a young girl my mom called it pigeon-chest.</p>
<p>Oh dear. Oh hope she said it affectionately! Reminds me of my mother’s comments about other women’s “piano legs” (cankles). She had lovely legs and there was always something snide about that remark.</p>
<p>My mother made snide remarks about my body. That was her way of making sure I didn’t get too big for my britches.</p>
<p>To this day, my sister thinks she has big thighs, because that’s what Mom told her.</p>
<p>Be good to your daughters; they’ll remember what you tell them forever.</p>
<p>^^word^
and not just about physical things. I was told by one of my parents that I was “incapable of love.”</p>
<p>Don’t say that.</p>
<p>It is amazing how those “fifties” moms messed with “us.” My mom is still very proud of her thin body, hair color etc. and will often make snide comments about friends who have “let themselves go” in their seventies and eighties. I’m old enough now to realize she will never change and I have no long lasting self image problems thank heavens.</p>
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<p>You said a mouthful there, sister.</p>
<p>I think we have the makings of a new thread here.</p>
<p>My DDs best friend growing up had a rough Dad- he was delightful to all in public, but extremely high, exactly standards for the appearance of anything, from one’s body to well pressed clothes.</p>
<p>He told DD’s BF that she had fat thighs. The girl is probably 115#, slender, athletic, adorable, gorgeous, and, yes, IF IF IF she had a weak are it would be her thighs first, but I would pay money to have her thighs, so it is really only the first area in which she might be weak, not even an actual weakness, but all her life she will think she has fat thighs…thanks, Dad. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH</p>
<p>Last week I sat in a meeting and looked around me. Out of 20 people in the room only 1 or 2 would have passed the WNTW test. Almost all the women had on some form of Merrill, Dansko or suede lands end type of shoe. It was a cold night and I did not see one blazer type of jacket but plenty of fleece. And lots of yoga wear. Granted this was a school related meeting and most did not look like they came directly from work.</p>
<p>I LOVE WNTW! Even H enjoys watching on a Friday night after a long work week (well…at least he doesn’t complain).</p>
<p>I agree about them suggesting the same “style pieces” for everyone…my other complaint is weekend wear. I don’t know, maybe its different in the big city, but if I look around the grocery store on a Saturday afternoon, I don’t see many cotton jersey dresses with Empire waists, a great bag, and some cute wedges! :rolleyes:</p>
<p>But I watch anyway, and in my dreams that is what I wear to the grocery store. I wish someone would nominate me, just for the haircut and makeup advice. I wish I could understand Carmindy’s descriptions of color…“peachy pink”, “rosy plum”, “dark slate purple”…ummmm can you translate to a Revlon number please??</p>