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Freakin' Fabulous: How to Dress, Speak, Behave, Eat, Drink, Entertain, Decorate, and Generally Be Better than Everyone Else | 
 enlarge | Author: Clinton Kelly
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 471
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 1416961496
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.7
EAN: 9781416961499
ASIN: 1416961496
Publication Date: October 7, 2008
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Clinton Kelly won't just revamp your wardrobe -- he'll revamp your life! The huddled masses yearn to be fabulous, and finally Clinton Kelly is heeding their call. As co-host of TLC's popular What Not to Wear, he regularly transforms dumpy fashion disasters into traffic-stopping, get-an-instant-promotion, reignite-the-passion-in-that-relationship makeovers. But fabulousness doesn't stop with style. Let's face it: you might look good, but if you're chomping on that crudite with your mouth wide open, nobody at the party will talk to you -- even if you can explain to them what crudite actually is. Of course, the keys to being better than everyone else aren't always so obvious. Don't worry; Clinton's here to help. - How do you make a flat butt look big and a big butt look flat?
- What's the one trick that will slim down your entire silhouette and make your ta-tas look va-va-voom?
- How do you eat an oyster without getting kicked out of the best restaurant in town?
- What's the grammatically correct form of "lay" to use when propositioning a Baldwin brother?
He'll teach you how to look your best, sound your smartest, use the manners your momma taught you, poach an egg, fix a perfect gin and tonic, throw the most popular parties (and top the guest list at other soirees), make your home the envy of your neighbors, and generally be the fabulous person you always knew you could be. From the three style criteria he uses to dress any shape for any occasion, to his eloquent approach to appreciation, to his four must-memorize recipes for whipping up a last-minute meal, Clinton Kelly shares it all in Freakin' Fabulous.
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 I LOVE Clinton- and this book! November 18, 2008
I love Clinton and the TLC show What Not To Wear. If you watch the show and enjoy Clinton's humor you will enjoy this book. The book contains a lot of good information about decorating, entertaining- even recipes. The tips in the book are real, from how to dress certain body types to grammar lessons; and I'm sure you could pick them up in any number of places. What makes this book stand out is the delivery. As I was reading some of the "one liners" and asides Clinton makes it was almost as if I could hear him saying them! They are hilarious, I found myself laughing out loud quite often while reading.
I would highly recommend this book for the entertainment value alone with the great advice being a huge bonus!
 It's about Freakin' Time . . . November 17, 2008
That Clinton Kelly got a chance to be in the spotlight. I feel at times he is in danger of being overshadowed by his much louder and more ubiquitous co-host Stacy London on "What Not to Wear". Which is a freakin' shame, since Clinton is genuinely funny. Here he displays his mastery of All that is Fabulous in kind of a one-man Queer Eye troupe: from clothes to decor to fabulous cocktails to correct grammatical usage, he's got them all covered single-handedly. Clinton seems like he'd be a very entertaining friend, and is unusual in that the ranks of the Manhattan Fabulous so rarely include lessons on how to treat people with kindness and decency. It's nice to see that Clinton hasn't forgotten his roots in the pursuit of being fabulous. I got several belly laughs as well as some useful recipes for cocktail nibbles (finally found out what 'rumaki' is--think I'll take a pass(sorry, Clinton). This would be an excellent housewarming gift for someone who aspires to fabulousness, though whether it stands up to repeat readings depends largely on how many cocktail parties one plans to throw. It will make any coffee table it adorns more fabulous, though one could purchase a whole bunch of "WNTW" downloads for the price. In any event, thanks for the book, Clinton--you're fabulous!
Be One of Those Fabulously Together People! November 13, 2008
What Not to Wear's Clinton Kelly gives us a fantastic, if at times TMI, peak into the lessons he's learned to make his life as stress free and fabulous as possible. His informative tips prove that with a good dose of common sense, a little planning, and your long ignored imagination we can all be diva's!
The Clothing section was informative but essentially exactly what you can get from What Not to Wear if you pay attention. And it covered a larger amount of info for men, which I fiendishly plan to use on my husband.
The next section may bore you if you're one of those people who flip glassy-eyed through books but it covers some commonly screwed up English errors that everyone makes. Maybe Clinton could send a copy to the Pres., he'll have a lot of spare time soon. I know I have been guilty of a dangling modifier from time to time. Don't skip this, it may be boring but it's like medicine. Not always yummy but it will do your life good.
The Etiquette section comes in handy this time of year with those company Christmas parties coming up where you want to impress your boss or not embarrass your spouse. It covers table manners when dining out at a restaurant or hosts house, tipping anyone from a waitress to your manicurist, thank you notes, theater manners, when it's appropriate to open doors for someone, ect. I for one am strongly tempted to hang the page on bathroom etiquette up on the wall for my friends to peruse occasionally.
The Eating section gives you the basics in how to feed yourself and others stylishly so you can pretend you're a gourmet chef and maybe have a prayer of pulling it off. It, like the rest of the book, is extremely well illustrated and as freakishly stylish as the author.
How to Drink taught me a whole new world of drinks whose names have nothing to do with sex, in other words, big kid drinks. It also gives you a breakdown of what wines you may like and what food they may go well with.
The Entertaining section teaches you how to be an exemplary host by taking the time to do a little planning, knowing how best to make your guests comfortable, how to make yourself comfy, and 25 easy appetizers you can slap together without a caterers help.
As funny as the rest of the book the Decorating area teaches you to be your own individual and that you don't have to spend vast sums of money or hire a decorator to be fab, you just need to make what you do have as spectacular as possible.He has important and valid points on all those THINGS people insist on collecting, especially Hummel figurines. Shudder!
A primer on being fabulous November 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Clinton Kelly, the much better half of TLC's "What Not to Wear" has written a primer on being fabulous aimed at a target audience of people in their twenties and thirties. Although I am a decade older than that, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Clinton writes in an amusing, sometimes catty style which made me laugh out loud several times.
The book covers how to dress, entertain (with recipes!)behave, decorate and, my personal favorite, speak. I am a firm believer that one cannot be fabulous if they cannot speak in a grammatically correct manner.
My only complaint is that this book is geared towards making one better than everyone else (which it proclaims on the cover). It would have been much more positive (and fabulous) to be aimed at making the best possible you.
LOVE HIM! November 13, 2008
Let me start by saying that I LOVE Clinton Kelly. I love his TV show "What Not to Wear" and equally love this book. I had flipped through his book, Freakin' Fabulous at the bookstore before I ordered it and knew I had to have it. It really is a guide to life.
Most of the etiquette information might seem like common sense, but I have come across enough people in life that could really use a refresher course in it along with his section on speaking properly.
It's fantastic that this book is more than just about fashion. The book discusses proper etiquette while dining, cell phone use, grammar, and how to present yourself at certain functions. He also put some delicious looking recipes in the book that I will be trying. Not knowing too much about wines, I have already referenced his cheat sheets on both white and red wines.
This book would be a great gift because of all the information in it. It was written and done in such a fun manner that I don't think it would be too offensive to receive. There is no way that after reading this book a person doesn't walk away without at least learning one helpful tip or fact they didn't know before. I highly recommend this book!
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