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It's about finding a style that works for you, not a superhuman model on the pages of a glossy magazine.
It's about being comfortable in your own skin rather than hiding in a pair of sweats. Mostly, though, it's about self-esteem.
This is the message behind the ongoing style mission led by Clinton Kelly, host and stylist on TLC's popular series What Not to Wear. How does a onetime men's fashion editor become an impassioned
advocate for women of all shapes and sizes? Chalk it up to a penchant for straight talk and a genuine
devotion to his audience. Not to mention a fervent wish to get us all out of clothes that are just "comfortable" (an excuse for looking sloppy, in Kelly's book) and into a wardrobe that's fashionable and flattering.
The former executive editor of DNR, a respected industry publication reporting on men's fashion and retail,
Kelly received a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree in
communications from Boston College. The New York native, who hails from Long Island, also served as
deputy editor of Mademoiselle magazine and contributing editor at Marie Claire before the TV world came calling.
He made his debut on TLC in 2003 as one of the resident style gurus of What Not to Wear. It was Kelly's t
alent for offering unflinchingly honest style appraisals with humor and compassion that brought him to
the attention of Macy's. As guest editor of HER and national spokesman for Macy's Women's Department,
Kelly travels the country offering his unique blend of fashion expertise, style secrets and self-confidence
counseling at events in Macy's department stores across the US.
More than just a fashion expert, Kelly is a committed advocate of style as a means of empowerment.
Arguing that "style is every woman's inalienable right," he reminds us that self-respect always looks like a million bucks.
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