The perfect relationship or the perfect
body is only heard of in fairy-tales. To work around what you have, and that
little bump here and there- that’s what makes for a beautiful relationship with
your partner and yourself, starting with your 'body'. In ‘How to look good naked’, Gok wan does not mock or belittle the
imperfections of the female body, instead he tries to make women confident
of their body and forms a synthetic sisterhood as discussed in C’mon
Girlfriend (Frith et al 2010). This synthetic friendship between a straight
woman and homosexual man is critically analysed by Annus (2011) , who proposes
that the
gay experts on the show capitalize on traditional stereotypical traits of
femininity assigned to women and gays in contemporary western societies. In the
HLGN Gok wan is this traditional stereotype best-friend
because of his suspended sexuality .
This new trend of benign makeover TV shows relates to the everyday woman. Unlike the shows ‘Queer
eyes’ or ‘What not to wear’, Gok wan tries to make the woman form a
friendly camaraderie with her body. Gok wan’s show has changed the trend of woman aspiring for the perfect stereotype model body. In the paperback ‘Makeover TV:
Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity’, Weber (2010) contends that the makeover television show is
a complicated text from which we can learn much about cultural desires and
fears as expressed through narratives of selfhood.
Weber (2010) also argues that although makeovers are directed at both male and female viewers, their gendered logic requires that feminized subjects submit to the controlling expertise wielded by authorities. Although Gow wan’s show is classified as benign, it still wields stereotypical yielding of woman participants to the authority on fashion, in this case the authority is Gok wan.
Weber (2010) also argues that although makeovers are directed at both male and female viewers, their gendered logic requires that feminized subjects submit to the controlling expertise wielded by authorities. Although Gow wan’s show is classified as benign, it still wields stereotypical yielding of woman participants to the authority on fashion, in this case the authority is Gok wan.
can't help but agree with this article. fashion today is driven like a classroom where they are experts, good students and the rebellious students. but in this situation the rebellious students are treated as outcasts and not the cool ones . Gok wan is perceived to be all about embracing your femininity and ditching any idea of masculinity. also the idea of "once you dress well everything will be perfect.http://eprints.gold.ac.uk/6473/1/What_Not_To_Wear_-_Working_Paper.pdf
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