Comments on: Trinny and Susannah – shallow or fabulous? http://www.sarahcarey.ie/2003/04/15/trinny-and-susannah-shallow-or-fabulous/ An Irish woman's social, political and domestic commentary Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ana Beard http://www.sarahcarey.ie/2003/04/15/trinny-and-susannah-shallow-or-fabulous/comment-page-1/#comment-21204 Ana Beard Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:21:53 +0000 http://www.sarahcarey.ie/?p=46#comment-21204 Quite a glib endorsement I think. Having just read the 'What not to wear' book I am speechless with astonishment. No wonder women hate their bodies; we are taught to believe that, say, a decent pair of hips or powerful calves is a flaw. In the book, Trinny flaunts a perfectly pert, slim backside as an example of what not to wear with a 'large' bottom. Or what not to wear with 'short legs' - and she really doesn't have short legs. If you don't believe me, just check it out yourselves. Exaggerated language such as 'tapered trousers... Jesus, does your arse look enormous above them' isn't actually that helpful. T&S are not totally useless - they can do good work, but they need to tone the brashness down pronto. There is nothing wrong with developing a sense of style. I just think it's possible to get it from someone who won't drive you further towards anorexia or the surgeon's knife. Quite a glib endorsement I think. Having just read the ‘What not to wear’ book I am speechless with astonishment. No wonder women hate their bodies; we are taught to believe that, say, a decent pair of hips or powerful calves is a flaw.

In the book, Trinny flaunts a perfectly pert, slim backside as an example of what not to wear with a ‘large’ bottom. Or what not to wear with ‘short legs’ – and she really doesn’t have short legs. If you don’t believe me, just check it out yourselves. Exaggerated language such as ‘tapered trousers… Jesus, does your arse look enormous above them’ isn’t actually that helpful.

T&S are not totally useless – they can do good work, but they need to tone the brashness down pronto.

There is nothing wrong with developing a sense of style. I just think it’s possible to get it from someone who won’t drive you further towards anorexia or the surgeon’s knife.

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