The Fashion Police

[blas87]

Does anyone really watch this stupid show?

Everyone knows I'm a pretty critical and downright insulting person at times....but I think that show goes too far, and I also don't think that Joan Rivers and especially Kelly Osbourne have any right to judge how other people look, considering that just a few years ago, Kelly looked like a walking freak show herself, and now she talks about how stars on the red carpet don't look sophisticated or glamorous. Just because you lost some weight and changed your style doesn't give you the right to be that rude to people who are a hell of a lot more talented than you'll ever be.

And Joan Rivers......I don't think I even need to say anything. She's the definition of freakshow.

People wear atrocious clothing and some stars make some really awful decisions on what to wear to big events, but I don't see the point in having a show to make fun of and nitpick to death what everyone wore, from not only the dresses or tuxes but to their hair and their own personal "flaws" (like Anna Paquin's gap in her front teeth).

Everyone has their own ideas of what looks good and what doesn't. I don't see how a panel of real freak shows get the right to judge how others look.

[telecom_goddess]

No I don't watch this kind of crap and now I'm convinced even further to not watch it....

[guywithashovel]

I've heard of this show, but I've never watched it. However, I know I wouldn't like it. I just dislike "fashion police" in general. I'm talking about people who incessantly pick at everything everyone else wears and act like anything that deviates from whatever they've decided is acceptable is a travesty. GQ is especially bad about this.

I remember reading one of their articles online a couple of years ago. I would post a link to it, but Google isn't turing anything up, so either my searches just aren't pinging it or it has been taken down. Anyway, the article was about some guys from GQ going out into the streets of New York to find guys who could "use a little help . . . no, actually a LOT of help" with their fashion and give them makeovers. Throughout the article, they showed before/after pictures of all the guys they did this to, and the thing is, none of the guys looked that bad to begin with. Now, I don't "swing that way," so I'm not talking about "that" kind of attractive, but most of the problems GQ had with their clothes were pretty minimal. For example, one guy was wearing a suit that was too big. Another guy's pants were too long and he was wearing square toed shoes (evidently that's a no-no).

Another thing that struck me was that they showed the prices of all the new clothes they gave to these guys, and on most of them, the new outfits they picked for these guys cost as much as my monthly income. The new suit they got for the guy with the suit that was too big was over $1000, and that didn't include the shoes. The dress shirt they picked out for this other guy was from Saks Fifth Avenue and was close to $100, and the tie they gave him to go with the shirt was over fifty dollars.

I guess in GQ's eyes, you're not dressing well unless you're emptying your bank account every time you get a new set of clothes.

However, I was a little amused and disturbed by the fact that this whole article was about a bunch of guys running around the city nitpicking at other guys' clothes. I was tempted to email them and ask them if they went to the bathroom together, too.

[Rapscallion]

However, I was a little amused and disturbed by the fact that this whole article was about a bunch of guys running around the city nitpicking at other guys' clothes. I was tempted to email them and ask them if they went to the bathroom together, too.

Odds are that they met there.

Rapscallion

[AdminAssistant]

I admit that I participate in a good deal of "Oh no she didn't!" during some red carpet events. But those are celebrities who are getting to wear $5-$10K dresses for free and have people on staff to make sure they don't look like a train wreck. And then they wear some of the things that they do. Like Anne Hathaway at the Golden Globes. The 80's are a terrible decade from which to pull fashion inspiration, people. And please, actresses of the world who are either over 30 or have larger than A cup breasts: Wear. A. Bra. Or some kind of architecture that will keep your boobs where they're meant to be and your nipples concealed.

At any rate, being a bit catty during the red carpet is a guilty pleasure. But I've never seen or heard of this show - are they picking on celebrities or regular people? I see celebrities as fair game, but not John or Jane Doe. And for the record, I do hate What Not to Wear. That girl is just a mean bitch, and that's all there is to it.

[Ginger Tea]

There was a photo of posh spice in this weekend's Sun san's make up and possibly early morning or something and TBH she actually looked better than all decked up and posing for the lense.

I myself have never been one for the more expencive side of clothing, I have some nice going out trousers and a jacket that is kinda OK and normally have a Tshirt instead of a shirt as I don't go anywhere I have to be dressed up for, I choose to wear semi smart/casual on a night out, but a quick pint and its still the £3 tesco jeans I wear to work

[Wingates_Hellsing]

It's been my experience that the word "Fashion" is the harbinger of a whole load of frivolous garbage, especially when it's the first thing you hear

[Boozy]

I admit that I participate in a good deal of "Oh no she didn't!" during some red carpet events.

Ooh, me too! I love making fun of badly dressed celebrities. Love it.

Because you're right - these aren't people struggling for the time and money to look good. It's their job to look good. They've got millions of dollars and access to the best advice in the world. They don't have an excuse to look bad.

I don't judge everyday people on their looks, although if I see someone in a godawful outfit that clearly cost that person some serious money and time, I'll snicker. If you don't know what you're doing, don't try too hard. There's nothing wrong with jeans and a t-shirt.

[LewisLegion]

There's nothing wrong with jeans and a t-shirt.

Apparently, there is.

I hate these shows for several reasons. I wear jeans and tshirts (and a baseball cap) almost all the time. I don’t give a frak what anyone else thinks about the way I dress. I’m comfortable, I’m clean and non-offensive, and I’m happy with myself.

I constantly get people trying to convince me to dress more ‘girly’ or get asked ‘don’t you care how you look?’

All that comes down to is ‘everyone else’. Every argument they put forward is about making ‘everyone else’ happy, NOT me.

‘People will like you better if you’re all dressed up.’ Those kind of people, I don’t give a rat’s behind if they like me or not.

‘You’ll be happier?’ Will I? because all dressing up does is make me paranoid I’ll get a wrinkle or a lace will come undone or my hair will go flat or…all I end up is distinctly UNcomfortable and paranoid.

‘Don’t you want to feel better about yourself?’ I feel fine about myself. Why should I bow to your presupposition that any girl that doesn’t wear blouses and high heels and plaster herself in makeup every morning must feel shitty about themselves?

What it all comes down to is other people. You dress up to impress ‘other people’. Don’t you care what ‘other people’ think about you? If you dress up you’ll feel better about yourself because ‘other people’ will like you and give you compliments.

Pssh. No thanks. The people I care about and who’s opinions I care for love me regardless of how I dress. I don’t need other people’s high opinions of me to judge my own self-worth. I don’t need to spend all my money, free-time, and precious energy in order to impress or gain the shallow, media-brainwashed approval of strangers who are in my life for five minutes and then gone again.

[Boozy]

I think it's pretty shallow to rag on people who don't want to dress up.

Unless your job requires it, or it's a special occasion, there's nothing wrong with jeans.

[blas87]

Haha, I get told the opposite. In fact, once at a party, some random fuck decided he was some kind of dating guru and decided to "help" me by telling me that I needed to look more like the girl next door, and more guys would want to date me. To him, that meant always being outside (ick), putting my hair in a ponytail (not that often, no thanks), barely wearing any makeup, and jeans and tshirts as daily attire. I already have to wear that to work every day I'll look however I want.

Is it any surprise that guy was single? LoL.

[McDreidel09]

I used to watch Fashion Police because I wanted to see the clothes that I missed. However, I would put the tv on mute so I could just look and make my own comments. That was back when I actually paid attention to all of the awards. Now, I couldn't tell you what day what award is on.

I am also one of the girls who gets told I should dress up more. My usual attire is jeans, t-shirt and a hoodie, a spaghetti strap and a hoodie, or a spaghetti strap and a sweater. My foot wear will usually consist of sneakers or flats during the non-snowy times and during the snowy times, I rotate between my black boots, my gray boots, or my Harley boots. I only wear make up if I am going out, but that make up is only my eyes and my lips. I usually have my hair up in a bun, sometimes I have it down if I have enough time to dry it. I have been told that I should dress up more.

No way. I live on campus and have to walk all over this place. I am going to dress for comfort. As long as my clothes are clean and not too much skin is shown, then I am fine. Days where I have a presentation, I will make an exception, but I pack different shoes, so I am not walking around in heels all day.

[Andara Bledin]

My work is cool. Jeans & t-shirts are the expected attire. And I'm another jeans & t-shirts gal. Though I do wear slightly nicer shirts about half the time.

While people will compliment when others dress nicer than the norm (usually asking them if they've got a job interview ), nobody really suggests anyone should dress differently than their usual.

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[blas87]

I'm a total girly girl, but I have no desire to look like a prom queen to go to work at a factory, so I always keep hair and makeup minimal and basic, and stick to jeans and a tshirt and my garbage bag-like smock.

I love dressing up, though, I'll never let anyone try and tell me that I'd be taken more seriously or be more datable if I looked more simple.

[Andara Bledin]

If someone can't accept you for you, including the way you like to dress, they can go pound sand.

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