"Tim Gunn, Tim Gunn, when he calls your name you're done!"
I can't help but sing, Project Runway's Season Two contestant, Santino's song whenever the lovable Tim Gunn walks across the screen. I want him to be my stylish gay uncle grandma will never quite understand, I want him over for Thanksgiving and have him decorate the center piece, I adore him. But Uncle Tim, this is beneath you...
Tim Gunn's Guide to Style is Bravo's latest attempt to cash in on the juggernaut that is Project Runway. It is a bit like Queer Eye, but with less screaming, in that Gunn travels around the New York City tristate area making over the dowdy, trampy and confused fashion victim. The premiere episode saw Tim in Huntington, Long Island (about 10 minutes from hometown by the way) revamping the wardrobe of a trampy looking mom and hairdresser. A slightly dazed, but gorgeous, Veronica Webb looked on as Tim diagnosed overexposed cleavage and ill-proportioned trousers before diving herself headfirst into the soccer mom's underwear drawer.
After forcing trampy mom to portion out her wardrobe into three categories, Keep, Mend, Toss, the three go shopping. As Bravo is the flaming Queen of corporate whoring, the trio shop exclusively at Macy's, picking up a few mediocre pieces of clothing before heading to a proper lingerie shop in Manhattan where the audience is treated to a blinding parade of bra try-ons, “this one's too pointy,” “this one's too round”- ugh.
Like I said at the beginning, I heart Tim Gunn but this show is too forced, too contrived and just plain dull. If you want to watch a makeover program, stick to TLC's or BBC America's much more entertaining What Not to Wear, of which both the American and British versions are far more caddy, bitchy, funny and, at times, heartwarming.
I can't help but sing, Project Runway's Season Two contestant, Santino's song whenever the lovable Tim Gunn walks across the screen. I want him to be my stylish gay uncle grandma will never quite understand, I want him over for Thanksgiving and have him decorate the center piece, I adore him. But Uncle Tim, this is beneath you...
Tim Gunn's Guide to Style is Bravo's latest attempt to cash in on the juggernaut that is Project Runway. It is a bit like Queer Eye, but with less screaming, in that Gunn travels around the New York City tristate area making over the dowdy, trampy and confused fashion victim. The premiere episode saw Tim in Huntington, Long Island (about 10 minutes from hometown by the way) revamping the wardrobe of a trampy looking mom and hairdresser. A slightly dazed, but gorgeous, Veronica Webb looked on as Tim diagnosed overexposed cleavage and ill-proportioned trousers before diving herself headfirst into the soccer mom's underwear drawer.
After forcing trampy mom to portion out her wardrobe into three categories, Keep, Mend, Toss, the three go shopping. As Bravo is the flaming Queen of corporate whoring, the trio shop exclusively at Macy's, picking up a few mediocre pieces of clothing before heading to a proper lingerie shop in Manhattan where the audience is treated to a blinding parade of bra try-ons, “this one's too pointy,” “this one's too round”- ugh.
Like I said at the beginning, I heart Tim Gunn but this show is too forced, too contrived and just plain dull. If you want to watch a makeover program, stick to TLC's or BBC America's much more entertaining What Not to Wear, of which both the American and British versions are far more caddy, bitchy, funny and, at times, heartwarming.
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