The Omnibus

Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: Gallery

Media Credit: Phil Guest Carson Kressley brings the British hit series "How to Look Good Naked" to America. Kressley attacks self-loathing at the core and teaches women to love their bodies.

Show upon show have tried to teach women to change their bodies, dress better or become something new, but Carson Kressley finally brings Americans a show that addresses a root of self-loathing.
Kressley has presented America with the show "How to Look Good Naked," a show that takes women down to the bare problem of self-loathing and teaches them to feel good about themselves not just in the right clothes but also naked, embracing who they truly are.
Many people's first thoughts about the show were negative due to the provocative title, but viewers willing to give the show a chance can see the benefits. On myLifetime.com new fans have left multiple comments about hesitation to watch but excitement after viewing.
Kressley states in the opening of each episode that he wants to help women realize that beauty exceeds a size two and is not just about hiding your flaws behind clothes but going all they way down to nudity, accepting that all women can be beautiful.
Every episode begins with the story of the woman featured on that episode. Some women were taught that imperfections were ugly. Others have gone through extreme changes to their body, and some have just developed a self-loathing for no apparent source.
Kressley takes her to the three way mirror that he calls "Every woman's worst nightmare," so that the lady can show him every detail of her body that she hates.
Kressley then reveals his first secret. Kressley takes photos of the woman only in her undergarments, unposed and projects it onto a New York building and proceeds to ask the public what they think of the woman. He shows the woman footage of the public's opinions. The woman is always shocked to hear the areas of her body that the public likes. Often they are referred to as "real women." Both men and other women find the projection attractive and offer positive comments.
The woman is then taken to a panel of other women in their undergarments and asked to place herself where she thinks she would be placed based on size. Often her own skewed perception adds multiple inches to her body.

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