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Here’s a look at what was really going on behind the scenes.
This is all true.
Participantsreally didget five grand (and two days) to amass a new wardrobe.
And the show’s staff really did dump all of the subject’s clothes, donating them to charity.
It seems it was done that way toensure genuine reactions.
According to one participant nominated forWhat Not to Wearby her boss, she dressed badly because of body dysmorphia.
(If you want to watch people messing with sewing machines, watchProject Runway.)
Another former contestantrevealed on Reddit, under the username joannati, that she had to pay the taxes herself.
Luckily, the $5,000 belongs to the contestants and they aren’t required to spend all of it.
I constantly checked in on where I was money wise!"
Joannati further revealed that taxes aren’t the only out-of-pocket expense to account for when spending the $5,000.
Literally EVERYTHING you buy is later tailored to you," she wrote.
You pay for that service out of your $5,000."
The film crew reportedly had to attend to details that were incredibly time-consuming.
“We learned towards the end to just stop pointing,” he said.
Apparently their verbal battle wasn’t about fashion, and Clinton said it turned personal.
“I actually feel a little bit bad about it.
“Not that I have anything against Botox I really don’t.
I’ve had it before.
I was like ‘Don’t you tell me I need Botox…this isn’t about me!”
American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth wason the show in 2013, although she was none too pleased about it.
“I have a casual, no-style kind of look.
I’m OK with that, I’m happy with that.
I’m comfortable,” she said.
“It just takes me a few hours to get ready and I’m lazy!”
Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik had a smoother ride on the show, though.
Stacy and Clinton helped evolve her wardrobe, while also allowing her to retain her unique sense of style.
They really accommodated all the things about me that are so quirky fashion-wise,” she said.
Clinton said that she “was basically an emotional doormat before she met us.
One of the things that made WNTW special was the friendly, genuinely caring dynamic between Stacy and Clinton.
He’s also been busy writing: heauthored a style manualin 2014 andpublishes a memoirin January 2017.
When Twitter followers asked for more details, he demurred, saying that “the tea is old.
And I never spill tea unless I’m shook, and I’m not.”
“I either adored her or despised her and never anything in between,” Kelly wrote.
