Sep 7, 2007

Live Blogging Unplugged: Tim Gunn’s Guide To Style.

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Tim Gunn’s show premiered on Bravo last night and Bossy grew a headache taking pictures of her TV captured the event for her readers reader.

Each episode begins when the Subject is ambushed by a phone call explaining that she’s been selected for Tim Gunn’s makeover.

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Then they follow the Subject back to her house and make her try on a few of her typical outfits and parade around the living room:

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And then Tim Gunn and former model and fashion accomplice Veronica Webb sit in their Bravo studio and analyze the Subject by saying things like, “Her wardrobe is egregiously bad.”

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Next they sift through all the clothes in the Subject’s closet and throw everything into four piles: Keepers Lenders Throw-Aways and Give-Aways.

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Tim Gunn’s basic motto is Everything In Fashion Comes Down To Silhouette, Proportion, and Fit. Bossy would add: Spandex and Money:

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Next they assigned a Style Coach to address the subject’s psychological motivations:

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And then Tim Gunn detailed the importance of owning Ten Essential Items: the Black Dress, the Classic White Shirt, the Blazer, the Trench Coat, the Day Dress, the Sweat Suit Alternative, Jeans, a Skirt, Classic Dress Pants, and a Cashmere Sweater.

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Next the Subject was whisked away on a shopping spree and then marched to pricey hair and high-end makeup. The end results were staggering:

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And finally the Subject’s family gathers in one room for the Big Reveal:

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Bossy Loves Her Some Tim Gunn.


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