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Tim Gunn says no to capri pants, and I concur (sort of)

by Susan Wagner at 8:41pm Sat, 20 Oct 2007 under Fashion & Shopping, Tim Gunn, capri pants, mommy style
Recently (okay three weeks ago but I've been BUSY and I just got around to watching the TIVO'd episode), Tim Gunn and Veronica Webb made over SAHM Nicole, who is trapped in a tee shirts and capri pants rut that many of us are familiar with (particularly those us with small children). Nicole's Mom Uniform is doing nothing for her, and Gunn and Webb wind up banning capris from her closet. Gunn's argument is that because Nicole is petite (she's 5'2") her capri pants make her legs look even shorter. In the end, he recommends that she opt for higher waisted, full length trousers, to give her a long leg line.

Tim Gunn's Guide to Style

Banking on the success of Project Runway, Bravo has launched Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. In the tradition of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Gunn's show brings his inimitable approach to fashion to the people, employing the now-familiar formula of the sixty-minute makeover. The self-nominated participant has her closet decimated, goes shopping, and returns as a reformed, more beautiful version of herself. Along the way, she confronts her demons, learns to walk like a supermodel, and meets a super designer who tells her that she's beautiful. She is shepherded through this process by Gunn and supermodel Victoria Webb, who seems unsure why exactly she's here or what precisely she's supposed to be doing.