tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post7267560428049457232..comments2021-02-13T04:51:17.282-05:00Comments on Nth Wave Feminism: By Request: An Opinion on What Not to WearKyriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488063301300315710noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-63048650338995910862011-04-03T01:12:03.550-04:002011-04-03T01:12:03.550-04:00Another thing wrong with the show is that it teach...Another thing wrong with the show is that it teaches people be financially irresponsible. If I remember right, they give the guest $5k to buy about 4 outfits. This would be fine if it’s just a nice, one-time thing to do for someone. The problem is that they’re using it as a teaching tool to build a whole new wardrobe, after they’ve thrown out the guest’s affordable clothes. It really reinforces the idea that it’s okay to live outside of your budget.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101262543982557984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-1228507310740032011-03-29T14:01:30.395-04:002011-03-29T14:01:30.395-04:00@Jess I know your husband?! It's Bill! And Kat...@Jess I know your husband?! It's Bill! And Katie is your SIL. Small world.<br /><br />As a big fan of Tim Gunn, I appreciate his pedagogical approach on Guide to Style in that he talks about what different clothes do to a particular woman -- of course, he shunts women towards a common direction.<br /><br />I would love a show hosted by Tim where he teaches people who want to learn how to think about and develop their own fashion. It would be all about how proportion and line affect visual interpretation with examples of how to do different things to different effect. The students would then be free to apply the concepts how they choose. It would be less "never wear horizontal stripes" and more "horizontal stripes can be used where you want to emphasize width."Andrew Eppighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284138977754287236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-26084981525338886962011-03-29T13:34:43.077-04:002011-03-29T13:34:43.077-04:00Hah! At least, I humbly suggest that you friend e...Hah! At least, I humbly suggest that you friend each other on Facebook :D<br /><br />@Andrew: Thanks for calling out Michael Kors on that bit of short-sightedness. Even within a fashion culture people's preferences vary. I happen to consider my rear end to be one of my best features, and will definitely emphasize its size and shape when I'm going for a sexy look. My apologies to anyone who didn't want to know that ...Kyriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488063301300315710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-27820361585583484202011-03-29T11:02:12.315-04:002011-03-29T11:02:12.315-04:00Anya: Exactly. It's bullying people into confo...Anya: Exactly. It's bullying people into conformity, and it's WAY too into gender identity. "Women" dress one way and "men" dress another. <br /><br />Andrew: YES. Fashion becomes joyless, not a way to express oneself. And statements like that happen all the time in Project Runway. Tim Gunn, who I love more than my luggage, has said things like "All women want to look long and lean." O rly? News to me. There is probably not a single thing on ceilingcat's green earth that ALL women want.<br /><br />PS: It's not fair that Althea, my husband, and my SIL all know you and I don't. Uncool. Come to Gville so we can hang out.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275971301824881125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-48589589377907454662011-03-29T02:41:02.157-04:002011-03-29T02:41:02.157-04:00There's also no universal fashion sense. I sup...There's also no universal fashion sense. I suppose WNtW could be defended as helping people fit their wardrobes to what the hosts of WNtW think is fashionable at the time of shooting. Of course, as you say, that erases the wide diversity and joy of fashion tastes and opportunities. I recall a recent(-ish) episode of Project Runway where Michael Kors berated a contestant for making their model's butt look big by saying, "no woman in the world wants to look like she has a big butt." I wanted to show him a slide show of contemporary fashions from around the world where women want to enhance their posteriors (not that this can't be problematic, too).<br /><br />I love fashion, but the fashion world leaves much to be desired. (Really, you can replace fashion with an X of your choice.)Andrew Eppighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284138977754287236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-37753512413761594892011-03-28T12:32:58.601-04:002011-03-28T12:32:58.601-04:00Thank-you! I think you brought up a good point wit...Thank-you! I think you brought up a good point with how they handle the "guests" clothes, especially the ones they tend to love the most, by berating them completely. "Hey! Being a bully is cool for us because we're "experts" and on TV, which makes us better than all of you!" ugh. Gross.EnjoyTheDetourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024479730999754516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683546417186768820.post-75996687192534798152011-03-28T06:41:08.613-04:002011-03-28T06:41:08.613-04:00I think it's also worth noting that some of us...I think it's also worth noting that some of us have styles that change completely based on context. If the WNTW people came for me, they would find a really broad range of "fashion" "options." And they would pry my ripped up tights and my eyeliner out of my cold, dead hands.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275971301824881125noreply@blogger.com