Not to mention there were some looks that had us scratching our heads even back when they aired.
“And I was like, ‘I would’ve bought this at a vintage store.’
But we wound up giving it back to her because it was cool.”
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Kelly also would like to take this opportunity to slightly revise his opinion on “mom jeans.”
Gina’s blue shirt
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Is this shirt trying to hypnotize us?
But London and Kelly still love it.
Stacy London, Niya and Clinton Kelly on ‘What Not to Wear’.TLC
“That’s a Pucci print,” says London.
“I don’t know if it’s Pucci, but this doesn’t bother me at all.”
Kelly adds, “It doesn’t bother me at all either.”
Motley Crue shirt on ‘What Not to Wear’.TLC
“I see what you’re saying,” London allows.
“I don’t know what it’s doing there,” London says.
“It doesn’t seem to have that much of a purpose.”
Oretha, Stacy London, and Clinton Kelly on ‘What Not to Wear’.TLC
Is it meant to be a daytime or evening look?
Kelly’s not sure, while London notes, “We were trying to do it as evening.
But we’re not too sure about this bedazzled Motley Crue t-shirt paired with a sensible blazer.
Pointy heels on ‘What Not to Wear’.TLC
Except we might be alone on that.
“Why would that ever be a problem?”
“That was when we were using rules that are essentially geometry or color forms,” explains London.
Donia, Stacy London, and Clinton Kelly on ‘What Not to Wear’.TLC
“We were making a lot of the rules,” notes London.
I’d be like, what?”
“It’s the formula we created,” London says.
Ed on ‘What Not to Wear’.TLC
It was, ‘Maybe I can learn something from this.’
They really did take those rules to heart."
Bootcut jeans
Speaking of things making a comeback, we can’t not mention bootcut jeans.
Ed on ‘What Not to Wear’.TLC
(Or were those flare jeans?)
“The funniest thing about that is,” interjects London.
“Kendrick Lamar, everybody was arguing, ‘Are they bootcut or are they flare?’
However, London advises that people invest in one of every style of jean as a long-term purchase.
“It’s important to have a collection of differently shaped jeans.
Because we love to wear denim.
You should have one that you love on your body jot down.
If some don’t work on your body throw in, that’s different.
But having a collection of different silhouettes is very important.”
On the show, he seemed to trade in bright, whimsical colors for muted, personality-less looks.
But Kelly will not hear any slander against it.
“I’m going to have to disagree with you,” he says.
“That picture of Ed is pretty tame compared to some of the other things Ed wore.
He wore zoot suits.
We brought him down to a slightly more stylish level.”
I don’t give a s— if somebody doesn’t like it.
Ed was really, really happy.”
“We kept in touch with a lot of different guests,” London says.
“The stories really were after the clothes.
It really did make people feel a lot more powerful in the world.”
And that’s something that never goes out of style.
