https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:38:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london/page/2#post-2260485 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:11:44 +0000 Anonymous 2260485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You have made your criticism of WNTW abundantly clear. I love that show, &amp; I love Stacy &amp; Clinton. Enough said. Thanks </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london/page/2#post-2260472 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:17:13 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2260472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think we are about done here. I have made several attempts to explain that there are different ways of critiquing. Here’s one more try, from a completely different area: I have heard from many academics that hazing, at conferences and in thesis/dissertation defenses, is the norm, and frequently quite painful. The point of writing a doctoral dissertation (called a thesis in some places) is that you become the expert on that topic. The program where I got my degree takes many grad students to conferences every year. They are well prepared, deliver excellent papers on the whole, and are well received. My dissertation defense was wonderful. I had spent such a big chunk of my life and poured myself onto that writing. To sit with a group of brilliant people who had all read it all the way through and were prodding me to make it stronger, from a position of having taken the time for it and wanting me to be the best I could be, was just the warmest, most loving thing imaginable. They trusted that I had done my work and asked me hard questions. I could answer them, because I had indeed done the work. That was the tradition in my department. We prepared hard for the defense, because we wanted to do ‘em proud, and we did. Not every day is a doctoral defense, but if that can be such a joy fest—and there are many studies that show people learn best and are more amendable to change when they are happy than when they feel beaten down—then I think it is entirely possible for other corrections and suggestions for improvement to be made in a way that is clear and also builds people up.</p> <p>I’ll repeat this part too: I’ve seen various things by the presenters of WNTW in recent years, and they all seem to have come to the same conclusion, that the milk of human kindness goes well with everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london/page/2#post-2260471 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:05:24 +0000 Anonymous 2260471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some people wear their feelings on their sleeves &amp; can’t take constructive criticism. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260469 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:24:25 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2260469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How nice that you had a good relationship with your mother. I tend to spend much of spring trying to duck the barrage of Mothers Day ads and assorted Schmalz about mothers, can hardly imagine I’ll miss mine when she’s gone (though it will be difficult to figure out a caretaker for Dad). She was not a seamstress, but occasionally sewed things for all of us, mostly dresses, and taught me about conventional color and pattern matching, using one color for all accessories in an outfit, etc.along with plenty of things about myself that I’m working really hard to unlearn. There are several of us on ylf who appreciate a little caution with assumptions about mothers. As I mentioned earlier, honesty does not require rudeness, and can be quite kind. Otoh, it can also be used for a laugh, which is a style I’d never want to make my own. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260465 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:42:12 +0000 Anonymous 2260465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@SF: I loved both shows. Maybe it’s because my mother was a professional seamstress &amp; was all about dressing appropriately to suit the activity or occasion. I have always dressed well, thanks to the training she gave me. She was, however, every bit as frank as Stacy &amp; Clinton (&amp; The Dowager on Downton Abbey) <a href="https://youtu.be/GB6q1egb-6g" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/GB6q1egb-6g</a><br /> whenever my choices weren’t the best. I never thought she was being rude; just honest. Oh how I miss her! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260457 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:00:22 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2260457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Being frank is fine. It can be done kindly and compassionately, or in a way designed to humiliate people for the sake of humor. I’m not on board with the latter. Sounds like presenters no longer are either—good for them!</p> <p>PS, I want bunnies, lol. JAileen, could that have been an ad? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260426 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:01:37 +0000 Anonymous 2260426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@SF: Trinny was not on WNTW in the States. She was with her friend Susannah on a similar British show.</p> <p>I, too, have often wondered what aging gracefully actually means. We can all fight it, but we all age whether we like it or not.</p> <p>I personally think that some people won’t realize how badly suited their clothing choices are for their careers unless someone tells them in a very frank manner. Further, the people who agreed to be on the show knew that their wardrobes were going to be critiqued &amp; changed, &amp; they were each given $5k to spend on their new clothes. Yes, a lot of old clothing was thrown away—stuff that shouldn’t be worn for their respective professions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260403 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:17:33 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2260403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve never understood what aging gracefully is supposed to mean, although I’ve seen many references over the years to doing it differently from whatever that original concept was.<br /> WNTW isn’t something I’d watch. Didn’t they make people throw their old clothes out? But I know now that Trinny was one of the women on that show and has become a warm person, a supporter of people expressing themselves with fashion. Now it seems like her partner has joined her. Pity the mean versions got so much attention—their attitudes now sound much more deserving of a show &amp; an audience. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260400 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:55:02 +0000 JAileen 2260400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, thanks, I’ll try again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260392 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 02:07:23 +0000 Isabel 2260392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was wonderful ! Thank you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260391 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 02:03:38 +0000 Anonymous 2260391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@JAileen: I just clicked on the link I shared. It takes me to the video of Stacy London. There are no bunnies anywhere. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260390 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:53:52 +0000 Barbara Diane 2260390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I attended a book talk by Stacy and a talk by Clinton. Stacy was honest, and self-revealing. Clinton was charming and funny. I learned a lot from WNTW, even though I took everything with a grain of salt. But I like the after version of each of them even more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260388 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:56:43 +0000 JAileen 2260388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your link led me to a video of bunnies being born…? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260378 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 22:19:59 +0000 Jules 2260378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Firmly believe ‘aging gracefully’ is just another misogynistic and ageist trope for people to throw around in judgment of others. I was also a fan of the show and Stacey, thanks for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260373 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 20:51:22 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2260373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bella, I agree, though I'm not sure I ever gave it enough thought. Aging gracefully as opposed to what? Aging clumsily? Good grief! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260354 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:48:09 +0000 bella 2260354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"There is no graceful or ungraceful way to age, you just do it."&nbsp;<br />I really like that part. "Aging gracefully" has always rubbed me the wrong way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260347 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:26:04 +0000 Anonymous 2260347@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:) I definitely like her more now than her wntw days! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260346 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:19:57 +0000 Anonymous 2260346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Runcarla: That is so true! I also find that buying nicer, more stylish &amp; more appropriate (for the occasion) clothing is not necessarily more expensive than buying sportswear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260345 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:59:59 +0000 Carla 2260345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another fan of WNTW and both of the presenters. &nbsp;Having grown up with a mother who liked to say: “you have to suffer to look beautiful”, I appreciated that Stacy and Clinton often explained to their clients that you could look good and feel comfortable in ‘real clothes’ (as they wrestled the sweat pants and sweatshirts away from said clients.) &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260344 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:39:38 +0000 Anonymous 2260344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think my daughters &amp; I watched every single episode of WNTW, primarily for entertainment value, but mixed with helpful advice (&amp; intervention) for career women. My daughters have since all finished college with their respective masters degrees in Food Science, Early Childhood Education, &amp; Pharmaceuticals. They all needed to know how to dress for those professions, &amp; WNTW taught them those concepts better than I (being the mom) ever could.</p> <p>That said, when we reach a certain age &amp; certain high falutin people want to put us in a straight jacket, it’s time to decide whether we want to slavishly follow their “rules” or break free from them. I’m with Stacy on this. Ignore them &amp; do what feels authenticity you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260327 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:24:19 +0000 Janet 2260327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve been following her on social media for a while and just love her. I was a fan of WNTW and never thought they were truly mean-spirited (even to their most unpleasant guests), but it was a show for it’s time, and it’s time is now past. I love that she and Clinton have both moved on to continued careers that are meaningful to them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260310 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:08:13 +0000 Jessikams 2260310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, so true. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260289 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 02:11:41 +0000 rachylou 2260289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s true you know, a person has a seriously long time to go. And that sorta 18-35 stage is a blink of an eyelash. I’d go so far as to say you still don’t quite own yourself, even then and having left childhood. On Tuesdays I share my office with a co-worker who’s turning 32 or so. We were reflecting how sad it is to think going out all the time at night or something is ‘peak.’ You leave your family of origin in your late teens, socially, and it’s like you have to swim for a place to build your own nest. I mean, it’s exciting but also bad to be lost at sea forever… not really a goal. Not really the best stage to relegate ALL the good clothes to… jus’ sayin’… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260279 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 01:04:18 +0000 Jaime 2260279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love to see the wisdom benefits of getting older . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260267 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:29:00 +0000 Kathie 2260267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favorite line, “You’re 50, you have to cut your hair short.” So great to free ourselves from those outdated rules. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260260 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 22:12:10 +0000 Suz 2260260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun and true!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260258 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 21:52:29 +0000 merwoman 2260258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for posting this Quinta! Fantastic interview! I remember Angie interviewing her ( or was it vice versa) several years ago. So happy for Stacy, she’s worked hard to find self acceptance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260246 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:54:20 +0000 nuancedream 2260246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Preach, sister Stacy!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260238 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:48:25 +0000 Jenn 2260238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You could almost see her comfort level increase as she stripped off all those layers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-love-stacy-london#post-2260234 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:35:33 +0000 judy 2260234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've loved being witness to her transformation since What Not to Wear Days!&nbsp; Seems we are all growing out of the confines we've put ourselves in age wise and style wise...and having more fun with fashion! </p>