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Chicago, IL — Amanda Steinstein of the "Feast of Fools" podcast may be the worst-dressed woman in the world to be documented in what is the gayest episode ever of TLC's reality TV show "What Not To Wear" airing Friday October 17th at 9PM EST, 8PM CST.
Fausto Fernós and Marc Felion, hosts of the top-rated podcast "Feast of Fools," nominated their friend, a regular guest of their talk show, for a much-needed makeover to help her recover from her fashion disasters on "What Not To Wear" (WNTW) . Fernós and Felion found an ally in WNTW hosts Stacy London and Clinton Kelly for their "War on Ugly" to combat Amanda's wardrobe of mass destruction.
The producers of the long-running reality TV show say the episode featuring the fashion-flawed diva Amanda Steinstein is the "gayest episode ever," as her friends Fausto and Marc ransack her closets and try on her sequins and tiaras as if they are in their own drag pageant. Producers of the show, which is in its seventh season, suggest that Amanda may in fact be the "the worst-dressed woman in the history of the show."
TLC's website describes the episode as "Single in Chicago, Amanda's looking for the right man, but she likes to dress in drag and hide her feminine side. To her, everything is a costume, and style is not a concern."
Fausto Fernós, host of "Feast of Fools," insists that the poorly-dressed Amanda "practically lives in black leggings, and all her shirts and sweaters are oversized. In summer she wears these horrible Hawaiian shirts which have a nautical theme, as in Titanic meets the Poseidon Adventure."
Marc Felion, co-host of "Feast of Fools" who nominated Amanda, claims he knew she needed an intervention for her fashion sense when he saw her in what he describes as "vintage 80s Ray Ban sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt, black leggings and a black beret!" The first thing he said to her was, "I am embarrassed for you to be dressed like that." Amanda replied "Yeah, I know. Whatever."
But there is hope for Amanda, and the duo who nominated her say she is, for the most part, sticking with her "What Not To Wear" makeover. Amanda says of her new look, It takes a little more planning than I'm used to; like something may need to be steamed or ironed before I put it on. The hardest part is the shoes. I know they look better, but they hurt.
The gang plan on watching the episode with friends and fans of both "Feast of Fools" and "What Not To Wear" at Hydrate nightclub in Chicago with drag queens impersonating the "before" and "after" "Amanda." Join them for what should be an enlightening and fabulous evening watching what producers describe as "four or five years of therapy crammed into an hour long show."
feastoffools on Friday, 10/10/2008
Why should it be about Amanda only?
I have had to put up with her crappy clothes for years. My eyes are just now recovering.
raequel on Friday, 10/10/2008
okay hold up, amanda is a part of a gay-themed show hosted by two gay men, which on this blog WOULD be a focal point. i'm sure the show will be all about amanda...chill out and lay off the haterade, dude!
but i digress...
yay for amanda...i love this show and i cant wait to see her go up against Stacy & Clinton...my dvr is SET for this!
Katers on Friday, 10/10/2008
Yeah, Raequel's right, for sure.. This is ChicagoPride.com... It's a GAY website.. You should be praising them for actually putting gay people in a really popular TV show! Don't be hating and being completely forgetful of all the people that died fighting for Gay Rights. Be thankful that they put two openly gay people - a COUPLE! - on a TV show. It shows progress and I think that's what this article was trying to uplift.
Anyway. So don't be jealous that you have a 90% chance of getting good style, unlike the straight women out there, assuming you're gay ;P
I wish I were in Chicago to watch the episode at the viewing party, but I'll have to stick with my living room :P Can't wait :)
feastoffools on Friday, 10/10/2008
Each show of WNTW is about a woman struggling with her fashion sensibilities. It's a fragile thing. The producers of the show contacted us asking who would make a good subject for the show, since they wanted to work with us.
We immediately thought about Amanda, because she's awesome, smart, funny, independent and would totally be a great challenge to Clinton and Stacy.
We put the spotlight on Amanda. Stacy and Clinton did the hard work!
Did they tame the shrew? I guess you'll have to watch the show and find out! Let's just say that the gray streak on Stacy's hair got a little brighter, just like the mom in "Poltergeist" after she battled the ghosts.
We had such a great time with the crew, check out the photo taken behind the scenes when we broke the news to Amanda:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastoffools/2667175658/
It's not easy for any woman to be confronted with her fashion sensibilities. Amanda was a brave soul to do this, and she got a fabulous new wardrobe to boot!
The WNTW crew and hosts were wonderful people, lovely to work with and it was a blast showing them the fun side of Chicago, and the inside of Amanda's closet.
Their response? "This is the 'gayest' episode ever."
RyanOH on Saturday, 10/11/2008
Come on Brian... lay off the negative comments!
Amanda is a part of the Feast of Fools so it seems natural to me that they would celebrate her success by throwing a party!
Why are so many people in our community negative and only want to tear people down? Plus the comments are always posted by people that aren't members of the site -- or they are hiding behind the anonymity.
I heart the Feast of Fools and Amanda!
TedAnk on Sunday, 10/12/2008
I love Marc and Fausto and I love the Feast of Fools and I can't wait to see the show! See you guys at Hydrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Refreshments on Sunday, 10/12/2008
The government has designated the destruction of Amanda's former wardrobe simply "The Steinstein Incident"
Highly Classified, and they may not even acknowledge its existence >.>
feastoffools on Tuesday, 10/14/2008
Here is the ad for the show:
http://www.vimeo.com/1951665
Brian on Friday, 10/10/2008
Isn't it sad that something that SHOULD be about Amanda has turned into being something about Fausto and Mark?
Sometimes the spotlight needs to be shared.....not hogged