Episode Recap: Christine - From Military Drab to Makeover Fab
01/04/2012
Contributed by Guest Blogger, Amanda aka Dumb Mom from Parentingbydummies.com.
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I know what you’re thinking, Dumb Mom has NOT been doing a great job of keeping up her fashion rants What NOT to Wear recap posts.
I know. I know.
But, the holiday. And then another holiday. Followed by another.
I had to watch a whole mess of Charlie-Brown-does-Halloween-Christmas-and-other-random-holiday inspired specials.
So forgive me, but I got a little behind on my Stacey & Clinton stalking.
And also, I have to admit that I was a little uninspired by some of the guests recently.
As former fashion nightmare myself who spent time being loving-ridiculed-for-my-own-good in the 360 mirror box of shame, I know what a privileged it is.
I mean seriously.
How could a human woman, no matter how hideous her fashion sense, NOT be honored to have two of America’s style icons spend not one, not two, but four almost-full-days molding and shaping them into a happier. hipper, less 80s streetwalker looking person?
How? How could you not be excited and open to such an awesome experience?!
I just don’t get it.
And as such, when I see the episodes that leave Clinton speechless and Stacey voiceless (okay, that was not the guest’s fault, but still) and everyone frustrated and discouraged, me no likey.
Which brings me to last week’s episode.
A breath of fresh air in the form of a military veteran named Christine.
I loved everything about this woman.
Aside from her style.
After years of being told what to wear by the military, she soon found herself having to raise her family and care for her seriously ill husband; rarely having or taking time for herself.
And she was still such a positive spirit.
She was more than willing to listen to Stacey and Clinton, to be open to their ideas and their suggestions, and to embrace the entire experience.
And, let me just tell you, it was SO totally worth it!
She came out the other side of her makeover looking like a million bucks (or what I imagine a million bucks might look like), and I could not have been more happy for her.
Like talking to myself and smiling at the TV while clapping and pointing and stuff happy.
She was someone who not only deserved it, but also appreciated it!
That’s the kind of person I like to see getting a new lease on their fashion life.
Here’s hoping she keeps it up in 2012!
