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We can’t keep it in any longer. It’s time to release the pressure!
Today we announce the juicy details of our upcoming reality tv show project and Amanda Steinstein is all over it. The producers of TLC’s #1 show “What Not To Wear” starring Stacy London and Clinton Kelly have found what may be the worst dressed woman in North America in our friend Amanda. Eek!
Did you really expect anyone else? Amanda loves to combine black leggings, loud Hawaiian shirts and flip flops and call it evening wear. And like my past obsession with the color blue, Amanda just can’t get enough of the color purple and I’m not talking about the Oscar Nominated film starring Whoopi Goldberg.
We have been having so much fun being a part of this project, breaking into Amanda’s home while she was at work with a camera crew, going through her stuff and saying some really funny, but really mean things about Amanda’s taste in fashion and clothes.
I’m afraid I might have gone too far, but that’s fashion. I just hope people don’t start hating me like they did Jeffrey Sebella when he was (and won) Project Runway. After all, the similarity in our looks is a bit scary.
Amanda will be flown for an all-expenses paid trip to NYC to be torn apart and like the bionic woman, she will be put back together as a better, stronger and more fabulous person! We’ll finally have the Amanda we’ve always wanted. Thank God!
The taping of the show has been so much fun and we’d love to invite ALL of you to Amanda’s unveiling, which I’m hoping will resemble the scene from Rocky Horror Picture Show as Frankfurter unwraps Rocky. We are all cheering Amanda on in her new transformation! Yeah Amanda!
Amanda says that when lots of good things happen to you all at once, it’s like having lollipops raining down on you. At first they hurt when they bonk you over the head, but afterwards you have a bunch of lollipops to enjoy.
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epilonious says:
July 14, 2008 at 07:27Congratulations Amanda!
It sounds like you are having and will be having a lot of fun! Thanks for letting people record your good time to help cheer up the world!
Cliff Dix says:
July 14, 2008 at 08:30I am so excited for Amanda. I can not wait to see the transformation. Although there really is no need to change our Amanda. I love her the way she is. No need to gild the lily. Also congrats to Amanda on the new condo. Wish I could be there for the big unveiling. Hope it all goes well.
It was quite coincidental this morning as I was driving to work I drove by some anti-abortion rally just as you guys were talking about Amanda’s mother, Fanny and her pro-choice work. It made me happy there are still sane people in this world. Seeing those gruesome posters of fetuses ripped to pieces this early in the morning just wasn’t cool and across from a children’s hospital. This is the same group from Texas that was here protesting at our Gay Pride last weekend. So you guys made me happy despite the obvious crazy people of the world.
Matt says:
July 14, 2008 at 08:47OMG omg omg omg omg. Shut Up!!! I am so excited for you Amanda! I am in shock! You guys got to meet my style icon, Stacy London! OMG I am so happy for you all! Good luck Amanda on becoming even more fabulous!! This sucks that I dont live in Chicago… oh well. Cant wait to hear the show, its uploading to my Matty Pod 2.0 now. Cant wait! OMG!!! *squeal!*
Yves says:
July 14, 2008 at 10:24So Marc, next time a guy at the gym tries to figure out what song is playing, you need to get your iPhone out!
Yes!! There is a great (free) application that just “listen” to the song and tells you in 10 sec what it is! It is awesome!! And Amanda was talking about magic with the info swap when you shake 2 iPhone, this is even more magical.
I mean I tested it, and it got it right every time - AMAZING!! Oh, and the app is called Shazam. There is another one (have not tested it yet - still free) called Midomi. This one you can also, hum, or sing/talk the lyrics yourself!
Oh, and terrific job putting Amanda’s name on What not to Wear. I cannot wait seeing the damages you guys have done!!
Bisous!!
Teddy says:
July 14, 2008 at 14:42how fun is this going to be? Amanda seems like she’s going to be a hoot on that show! Can’t wait!!
valhum says:
July 14, 2008 at 15:17Oh wow guys, totally awesome about the TLC show, cannot wait to see it…….in HD, so you better look super pretty, lol……..ask for a filter a la Barbra Walters lol.
I kid i kid, you are all gorgeous :oD
Matt says:
July 14, 2008 at 16:25Great show ya’ll. Look forward to seeing it on tv!! I love that show, WN2W. I cant believe it! Amanda will be awesome! I cant wait to see what catty fights or tearfull moments that could ensue between her and Stacy. This should be good. Do you know if we can use some of those apps. for our ipods? I would love to use the Banner free one for my ipod 3rd gen. Well, loved the show, love you guys, and love Amanda! Good luck girl! You’ll be fabulous I know it! Ta!
Matty
Dr. Toussaint says:
July 14, 2008 at 17:22Oh my god this is so exciting! Curse my roommate for not picking up our Tivo!
Tracy Tyler says:
July 14, 2008 at 19:39I always thought Amanda looked good!!!! — loved the rainbow tube dress and sparkly purple tights she wore in Milwaukee. 
SMOOCH love you girl!!!! Those slick new yorkers may take away your clothes and replace them with new ones but don’t let them take your style away !!!
Kenny says:
July 14, 2008 at 20:05OMG… Amanda, I can’t wait to see you on TLC! Hope Fausto doesn’t come off too catty.
Amanda Steinstein says:
July 14, 2008 at 20:19Thank you, thank you all…
Yes, it’s an amazing, potentially life-altering time, thanks to Fausto and Marc (and my total ignorance of fashion). I’ve learned so much already. Did you know you can wear a brown purse with yellow shoes? Yes way! I had no idea. I have so much more to learn.
They told me I’ll have internet access in my hotel in New York so I’ll be sure to check in and tell you as much as I can without giving too much away. If I can stay awake. I’m told it will be a busy, busy time.
I can tell you that right now, there is a gaping hole in my closet where 90% of my day-to-day wardrobe used to be.
They let me keep *most* of my Hawaiian shirts and all my purple gear, but I had to let go of one of my favorite pieces, a totally sequined multi-colored dress that I wore last New Year’s Eve to the Polkaholics show with the boys. The rainbow tube dress and purple tights were already packed for the move…whew!
They promised my old stuff would go to a thrift store (rather than the landfill) but they won’t tell me where for fear I’ll just go buy it all back, though they’ve also assured me that after this shopping trip, I won’t want my old clothes!
I just hope it sticks.
As soon as I find out where the “reveal” party will be, you’re all invited.
AND AND AND! This just in! I have a venue for the AFTER PARTY! We’re going to the Abbey Pub to see some close, personal friends of mine in a burlesque show! Yes, we’re going to celebrate my new wardrobe by watching people remove theirs!
-AS
RcktMan says:
July 14, 2008 at 20:46I am so excited about this… Amanda you’re going to look amazing when it’s all done - I just know it. I will be there for your “big reveal” and I can NOT WAIT!
Marty Mouse says:
July 15, 2008 at 00:16Loved the show today!! Congratulations to you Amanda, Fausto and Marc!!! Can’t wait to see the episode, Amanda vs. Stacy…. who will win…. I wonder if during the reveal, it will be Stacy who comes from behind the curtain dressed in purple… ha ha
Wish I could be there!
Christian83 says:
July 15, 2008 at 11:30Somebody knows where can I watch this episode of “What Not to Wear” with Amanda online ?
I loved the intro, Mark saying with his sexy voice…mhhh, the Feast of Fools
Rhea says:
July 15, 2008 at 19:17Yay Amanda!!!
And a big hooray for Marc and Fausto for hooking her up with a new wardrobe! What would do big chested divas do without their gay boys?
Amanda, I am so looking forward to you breaking Stacy’s brain. 
Robbie says:
July 15, 2008 at 19:57Amanda - I’ve always wondered - do the producers go into your closets and just take everything, or do you bring it out yourself?
What’s to stop you from just leaving certain things in your closet and not telling them about it?
CharlesVer33 says:
July 15, 2008 at 21:27Okay, next reality tv series should be hosted by Fausto and Marc, and call it Hot Tranny Mess, makeovers for drag queens!
Clark says:
July 15, 2008 at 23:37Haha, crazy out of order episode (sorry Fausto, all your planning gone to waste), but I loved it!
Congrats Amanda! I always think that those hidden cam bits are staged, but I’ll believe you were actually wearing fanny packs and hawaiian shirts…Can’t wait to see the after shots!
Fausto Fernós says:
July 16, 2008 at 00:00Well everybody knows Amanda has been wearing ghastly outfits for YEARS-
Fausto Fernós says:
July 16, 2008 at 00:02On second thought, Amanda Rocks! What HAVE I DONE!??? (crossing fingers nervously)
She could come back looking like this:
Amanda Steinstein says:
July 16, 2008 at 12:07Naw, it won’t be that bad…I’ve told them I refuse to have my hair dyed!
As for cleaning out my closets…I was there. I had some say in the matter…like some costume pieces I refused to let them touch. Then other pieces I actually suggested they take just so I could defend them on-camera. And, to be frightfully honest, a couple of shirts I’d already considered getting rid of. I ended up using them as bargaining chips. However, I didn’t expect the wholesale dumping of my “normal” clothing! I thought we’d review at least some of it…other than my costume stuff, they mostly grabbed and dumped. I had to rescue my custom purple Feast of Fools tshirt from the pile!
I did have a day’s warning though, between the “ambush” and the grabbing, so I put a few articles away just in case. Turns out they probably would have been safe anyway.
The best part of the whole trip to New York is that I get to visit my parents for an afternoon when I arrive. After that, it’s just work.
-AS
Fausto Fernós says:
July 16, 2008 at 13:38That’s your definition of work? Shopping for clothes? Getting your hair done?
Amanda Steinstein says:
July 16, 2008 at 14:45You didn’t see the whole day of shooting we did. It’s work, trust me. The only reason it was a short day (just 9 hours) was a major technical glitch. New York will be more like 12-hour days, if I’m lucky. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised by 14-hour days because that’s normal for real TV and film shoots. Even when some of that time is sitting around waiting for them to set lights or touch-up the hosts, it’s work if I can’t be on my own to see the town or do my own work.
And yes, shopping is work for me. I suppose that’s how I got here…I don’t like to shop. I shop only by necessity, and then only in thrift stores, and then only for the one thing I need. I’m kind of like straight men in that respect, except for the thrift store part.
And this day of hair and makeup isn’t just a day of hair and makeup. It will be a day of hair and makeup surrounded by cameras and hot lights and the pressure to smile, be interesting, say intelligent things about the process (which I’ve mostly avoided my whole life), and learn what the hell they’re doing so I can re-create it in my home lab.
It will be fun. Face painting is fun, but it’s also work.
The hardest part is just that I have to put my life on hold, and right now my life is not in a good place to be put on hold. In some ways, the timing couldn’t be worse. In other ways, the timing couldn’t be better.
Jonzu says:
July 20, 2008 at 03:21Amanda, this is going to be so great! We can’t wait to watch the show. We wish we could be in Chicago for the party!
Fausto, I had to laugh when you started to say “Pavel was working as a bell hop clerk….”
The recesses of my mind started to insert Laurie Anderson’s line: “a hat check clerk at an ice rink. which, in fact, he turned out to be. and I said: oh boy. right again. let x=x.”
He could be a great hat check clerk at a ice rink too I suspect. oh boy. right again.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois.
Along with his partner Marc Felion, he hosts the world's most downloaded talk show for gay people on the internet, Feast of Fools.
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CharlesVer33 says:
July 14, 2008 at 03:54OMG!!!! I love What Not to Wear and I love Feast of Fools, so this is totally my peanut butter meets chocolate moment for me. Can’t wait to see this episode.
My heart goes out to Stacy London and Clinton Kelly, they have NO idea what they are in for!
By the way, love the “behind the scenes” photos on flickr too! Wish I loved in Chicago.