How Do I Look?

The 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.

I 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.

Thank 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.

I 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.

This 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.

I apologize for not perfect English, I'm not a native speaker.