What Not To Wear (US Version)
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| What Not To Wear | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Starring | See Credited Cast below |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original channel | The Learning Channel |
| Official website | |
What Not To Wear is an American reality television show based on the format of the UK television show of the same name. It currently airs on TLC and is hosted by Stacy London and Clinton Kelly.
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[edit] Episode format
The participant is nominated by their friends and relatives. The show then secretly follows and videotapes the participant for two weeks. At the end of the two weeks, Stacy and Clinton review the secret footage and prepare to surprise the participant. During the surprise visit, the participant is offered a Visa Checkcard in the amount of $5000.00 to buy a whole new wardrobe, but there is a catch: they must turn over their entire existing wardrobe to Stacy and Clinton and be prepared for some honest criticism. If the participant accepts, they are usually sent to New York City.
On the first day of the participant's visit, Stacy and Clinton review the secret footage with the participant and also go through their entire wardrobe, which the participant brought with them. They critique the items and most of them get tossed in a large garbage can. The items that end up here are donated to charity. At several points, the participant puts on an outfit, that they think is great, and must face the 360 degree mirror. Stacy and Clinton pop in to comment on why the outfit is not as great as the participant thought. Stacy and Clinton give suggestions throughout and at the end of the day, they present three different complete outfits to the participant to help illustrate the rules that they will need to follow as they shop for new clothes. In later episodes, they began providing Polaroid photos of the outfits to the participants.
The participant is then given two days to shop for clothes. On the first day, they are on their own, but Kelly and London spy on them and make comments. The second day, Kelly and London ambush the nominee, comment on whether the previous day's purchases follow the rules they set out, and tag along while the nominee shops.
After all the shopping, hair stylist Nick Arrojo and makeup artist Carmindy work on the nominee's hair and makeup respectively. For men, Carmindy either works on their facial hair or instructs on skincare, often suggesting a dermal abrasion or a moisturizer.
At the end, the participant models three outfits for Stacy and Clinton (who have not seen them after Nick and Carmindy's input) to show how they have learned to follow the rules that Stacy and Clinton set for them. After that, the participant shows their new total look to their friends and family.
[edit] Credited cast
[edit] Current
- Stacy London, a fashion consultant
- Clinton Kelly, a fashion consultant
- Nick Arrojo, a hair stylist
- Carmindy, a makeup artist
[edit] Former cast
The US series originally was hosted by London and Wayne Scot Lukas, a celebrity stylist. Lukas (the architect of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction) was very unpopular with both the producers and the public and was replaced after the first season by Clinton Kelly.
[edit] List of episodes
| # | Original Airdate | Nominee |
| 1 | Saturday January 18, 2003 | Morna |
| 2 | Saturday March 8, 2003 | Eileen |
| 3 | Saturday March 15, 2003 | Donna |
| 4 | Saturday March 22, 2003 | Kerry |
| 5 | Saturday March 29, 2003 | Christine |
| 6 | Saturday April 5, 2003 | Larry |
| 7 | Saturday April 12, 2003 | Lili |
| 8 | Saturday April 26, 2003 | Ann |
| 9 | Saturday May 3, 2003 | Holli |
| 10 | Saturday May 10, 2003 | Jen |
[edit] References
- Episode Listing: TV.com - What Not to Wear
