I just started watching this show. I thought it was a new thing. I didn't realize it had been on for several years. I thought it was going to be something I would enjoy watching because I love fashion and makeover shows but Finola is a HORRIBLE hostess. She acts so fake & rigid. No empathy or warmth towards her guests. She acts so staged like she is reading a script and is very uncomfortable in her role. This in turn makes the guest feel very uncomfortable. The whole vibe is scripted and fake. Unlike, What Not To Wear with Stacey and Clinton. Stacey is a little gruff and sassy at times but she has a warmth and compassion about her when the time is right. Anyway I like the idea of the show it just needs someone in there (a new hostess)and maybe director who can make the show flow. It's probably Finola's creation. If so she did good on that. Someone else with a little more tact and compassion just needs to be in the forefront. Sorry Finola.
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okjamers9929 January 2008
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RCJ214834 January 2006I stumbled across this show a few months ago and have since seen it a few times. I can only say that this is a prime example of why America has freedom of speech: so that we can hear bad-speech -- like this show's -- and not make the same mistake of repeating it again.
The overall premise of this show is identical to the series "What Not to Wear": a female in need of a makeover is invaded by a fashion expert to pick-over their dress flaws. Only "What Not to Wear" takes a humorous, light-hearted approach to convincing a person to change; "How Do I Look" takes an insulting, bigoted tone to the person being told to change (I remember one episode a woman was forced to choose between a dress she wore when her husband proposed to her and a sweater her mother had knitted for her, and one would get destroyed and trashed). For me choosing between a valued belonging and tossing an unwanted guest out a window is not a hard decision, especially when the guest chooses to insult and defame me in my own home.
The overall attitude of the family and/or friends that come forward with the fashion "experts" to confront the person is one of so much disdain that anyone -- male or female, young or old -- would rather lynch themselves than hearing the comments of their "friends" and families, and especially the derogatory remarks of the fashion "pros." The wardrobe makeovers aren't done by any fashion designers / experts, and the person being confronted is clearly uncomfortable with the whole situation that they are being pressured in to.
If you have a sadistic mind you might find a show like this one enjoyable, since the host and assistants all enjoy an endorphin rush from shattering a person's self-worth. If you're looking for class, seeing a more humorous self-transformation story, and one that can give a reformed individual a sense of self-worth, look elsewhere. -
Mpstigers19 February 2009I agree completely with what was said. If a person is happy with the way they look then why do they have to change.
And I've seen episodes where they ripped clothes that were a favorite without any regard to how the girl felt. If someone did that me I would make them buy me a new one or sue them.
I'd like to add, one time I watched the show and at the end when asked how the woman liked her new look she said she didn't like it and was happy the way she looked before Finola Hughes didn't even respond. It was like she didn't know what to say.
I haven't watched it since and assume it's not on the air any more. Nothing against Finola Hughes but if it did get cancelled I think that's for the best. It would be one thing if someone wrote in and wanted a make over, but most of the people who got the make over didn't even know they were getting one let alone wanted one. -
ninya-span25 September 2013This show takes (for some people) "ugly" dressed persons and turns them into every other person, but not themselves; by changing their style/ expression of themselves. They practically want every person to be dressed the same, trendy, and reject individuality and diversity of people's styles. It's like taking them into the factory and turning them into all the same dolls or robots, that should have no thinking of their own. They suggest that you should not be yourself, just because some other people won't like it. I think every person should have a right to express themselves, dress how he/she wants, and not wanting you do so, is everything that's wrong with this show. Not to mention the beauty is in the eye of beholder. And for me (for instance) the hostess is sometimes really ugly dressed herself and should not have a right to judge others and be rude, same stands for other botoxed stylists in the show. Like some others here mentioned – this is bullying in a nutshell.
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bellasibella-4237622 November 2018Thank god there's a show that show women how you should dress when you leave the house and when you have a family and kids it shows them that's not appropriate to wear just a bra and underwear or a costume like anime. It's giving women their confidence back and an actual reality check while not ignoring their likes and personality touches to the new outfits for those who are upset with the show abd think it's feminist, then I think they were a contestant or a stubborn person themselves who leave the house with just a t-shirt and ripped up jeans thinking that they look professional going to their job. Sometimes I think the show is scripted because a lot of these people show up in a costume or baggy sweatpants and skin tight stripper clothes and they think that that's ok to leave the house in. I think this show gives them a reality of dressing classy or without losing their sense of personality and give some a reality check when they go out and ask others how they look because they don't know and they just assume they look good. These people need a show like this because they don't have any confidence to looking better than what they leave the house in. This show is not telling them to get plastic surgery it's telling them to get some clothes on before they leave the house or dress appropriately for their age and family and workplace who cares if they dressed like at home or Halloween. Gives people a sense of style. And pride and confidence.too bad there's no men on this show there's a lot of men that don't know how to dress maybe that will be something I could think about creating.
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mmsmcmillen14 January 2007I agree with the majority of the people who have made a comment about this show.
In fact I saw one show where at the end the woman said she didn't like the results and thought she looked better before. You should have seen the look on Fiona's face. All she could say was well you can put it back the way it was. Duh she could .
I think they should only do make overs for people who want it done. They asked for the make over and invited the friends, relatives, and fashion designer to go into the closet and take out what they thought didn't work any more. I also think after that is done the person getting the make over should have a say in rather or not any of those clothes get tossed out or not. If someone took something out of my closet that was something that was given to me by a relative that was a keepsake and it was tossed out I would toss them out.
I need to redo my wardrobe and get rid of some clothes to make room for new ones, but not at the risk of having some stranger come into my home and destroy everything and force me to choose a whole new style I don't like. -
bmmg3916 October 2005This show runs on adjacent stations and simultaneously with Howard Stern's program, and it's tough to tell which one is more insulting to women. Each episode, they take a young woman (who seems perfectly happy with how she looks) and give her an unwelcome, unwanted makeover, insulting the way she currently looks and actually destroying some of her favorite articles of clothing.
The most common "complaint" about the woman's style is that she doesn't "look like a woman enough," as if to suggest that women should never wear athletic gear, sweatpants, or baggy clothes even when working out. (I guess exercise and sports are just for guys, according to the show.) I'm male, but if four people came into my house, insulted my clothing, and ripped up my sweatshirt in front of me, I'm mostly sure I'd throw them out of a three-story window. The women are made to give up their comfortable clothes and instead put on things they find too revealing or wrong for them, including cleavage shirts, short skirts, and spike heels, all in the name of making her look "more feminine." (I suppose a woman doesn't look like a woman unless dressed as a prostitute.) I personally think the women look better in the college t-shirts and jeans and well-worn sneakers, but the more important point is that THEY liked how they looked better that way, and are made to act like something they're not.
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Lollipop459814 August 2004The format of the show is actually pretty clever. I could see liking it if not for one thing- the hostess. Despite her correct English, and stuffy demeanor, Finola Hughes exhibits some of the worst manners, and mean spirited attitude I have eve seen. Shows like 'Punked' are much more kind to those they prank then Finola is to the already somewhat meek contestants. She eggs on a boyfriend to tell his girlfriend that she must dress to make the other men jealous of him, or he doesn't want to be with her. She insinuates that people who wear black are depressed. She makes it seem like it's normal for people to ridicule someone who doesn't wear high heels and tight clothing most of the time. In my experience, you are far more likely to be hassled if you can't bend over safely. If you have children, DO NOT let them watch this show. It teaches them to be judgmental bully's, and boring dressers, all at once. The show isn't even informative. The clothing collections are not cutting edge, by any means. They are clearly aimed at a suburban comfort zone. Which also would be fine, if the hostess didn't pronounce her judgments with the spirit of a true bully.
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macmamba27 March 2006Let's see. There is nothing about this show that I find network worthy or time-worthy. Finola Hughes pulls off grace and manners like Courtney Love. I think the show with the unique and individual 15 year old was the worst. Not only did the show encourage every teenager to dress like the album cover from Dirrty, but they blatantly ignored the trauma they induced on the poor girl. This was bullying of the worst kind. I reserved my judgment until I had seen two more shows. Mothers beware, this show will only reduce your girls to superficial clones of the Stepford Wives. Any spirit for self, any confidence they bestowed in themselves will be ripped away as Finola and her cohorts mold them into pastel wearing, belly-button revealing, "look at me, look at me" Barbie's. Do yourselves a favor, spend time with your daughters, don't let these people do it. Oh, and by the way, just in case you're wondering- I'm an Ann Taylor Loft, 28 year old who is happily married and successful in her career. I'd just hate to see America's girls think that Finola knows whats best.
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usababe111117 February 2005I think this show is great. The previous commenter said that Finola Hughes had a harsh attitude at times towards the person getting the makeover. I think she seems friendly for the most part. Finola is British and she has a touch of that in her personality. I think it is refreshing to have a sort of different personality hosting this show. I love to see the makeover because the person usually looks so much better. At least they are not having tons of plastic surgery like 'Extreme Makeover' The makeover is all done naturally. The fashion style on the show is nice. A lot of the clothes are really cute. Some of them are not but some styles are not for everyone. Check it out of you want to watch a fun entertaining show.