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Dress Code

coffee drinker — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:09:15 GMT

I know I'll either get blasted for my comments or the message will get removed. Here goes.

Do any of you think QVC should have a dress code. Even a small code. There's one host who is in jeans all the time. Really, I've never seen anything else on this host. Nothing wrong with jeans, but shouldn't a professional TV host look professional and not like someone ready to wash the car or clean the cellar or garage. JMO.

Re: Dress Code

deepwaterdotter — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:12:53 GMT

It may depend upon what is being sold. A high-end jewelry show would call for more formal attire. A preesentation of a lawn mower or power washer would be better suited to jeans.

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kaydee50 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:16:44 GMT

The only "dress code" that I would prefer is that the hosts should wear clothing sold on QVC with that info prominently displayed. It might cut down on the endless "do you know what the host is wearing" posts that appear here.

Re: Dress Code

CelticCrafter — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:20:45 GMT

Were the jeans ripped, torn, dirty or distressed so that they actually looked like they're getting to wash the car or clean the garage?

No? If they are clean and neat then what does it matter...

Re: Dress Code

occasionalrain — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:23:06 GMT

Not just hosts but vendors as well. There was a vendor representing handbags who was wearing a colorful printed romper. The neutral handbags couldn't compete. Attention was drawn away from the bags and onto the vendor.

Re: Dress Code

Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:30:05 GMT

The hosts are there to sell,sell, sell. I worked in an R and D lab and we had a dress code.

Hubbs was interviewed for a job and told he would have to get rid of his beard. He chose not to and about 4 weeks later he was called w/the job offer.

So in answer to your ? I don't think it is necessary for the Q to have a serious DC.

There is a pharmacy in our little town that has a tech w/blue hair. I would think that is a DC violation,but there are lot of shortages in Pharmacies.

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Squirrels Are Trash — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:24:58 GMT

If they are presenting fashion, they should wear QVC clothing, and that info should be easily available. If they are selling hardlines, I wonder if it matters.

I don't like when hosts brag about how expensive their non-QVC clothing is. It feels "better than thou."

Re: Dress Code

Sweet Kitties — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:25:10 GMT

I would like it if QVC added more professionalism in most areas. Not only in attire, but also poor grammer & bad habits on camera. At least it hasn't lowered to a level of nose picking, burping and farting. As someone else stated though, I think if someone is selling cleaning products & equipment they're best suited in clothes that looks like they're ready for work. Maybe a fart or two would actually help sell a powerwasher.

Re: Dress Code

fthunt — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:32:20 GMT

@coffee drinker I know exactly the host you reference....and it bugs me too.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:32:31 GMT

@coffee drinker It's not so much what they wear as it is the way they wear it. Jeans can look very dressy if pressed and worn in dark indigo, just like any other navy pant. If however, the jean is a casual style, distressed with rips and "whiskering" worn with a sloppy tee shirt half tucked and stringy, unkempt hair, then yes, the offender should be told to clean up her act.

They probably tolerate it as a nod to the younger generation, so don't expect miraculous changes.

Re: Dress Code

Janey2 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:58:11 GMT

I turned on QVC and saw a host wearing what appeared to be "old" washed out jeans. The host she was appearing with was wearing either black jeans or pants and a nice top. What a difference. At least the host with the the old looking jeans had her hair washed, she usually looks like she hasn't bathed in days. No, they were not selling clothes.

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Tori3569 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:25:04 GMT

I've never seen a host inappropriately dressed. This is a shopping channel, not a corporate environment.

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Bri369 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:35:45 GMT

I don't care what they wear. I stopped watching because of how they behave.

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ECBG — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:46:00 GMT

As fall clothing arrives it will be accompanied by an avalanche of denim between back to school and popular choice.

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FiddleDeeDee — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:26:40 GMT

@coffee drinker I gather the hosts are informed as to what to wear based on the show, the audience they are catering to and the items being sold at that time. It's all Marketing and they do their research meaning, nothing is left to chance.

If they were featuring elegant wear (which they don't) or an evening of fine jewelry (which I haven't seen in at least a decade), it would be more fitting to have on something OTHER than jeans and a sweater/sweatshirt. ShopHQ does that for their Waterford shows, Jewelry from Italy, etc. but QVC.....not so much now because everything is casual/rolled out of bed fashion.

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Spacrazy — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:28:35 GMT

@Bri369:. Ditto

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shoesnbags — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:35:08 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:
The hosts are there to sell,sell, sell. I worked in an R and D lab and we had a dress code.
Hubbs was interviewed for a job and told he would have to get rid of his beard. He chose not to and about 4 weeks later he was called w/the job offer.
So in answer to your ? I don't think it is necessary for the Q to have a serious DC.

There is a pharmacy in our little town that has a tech w/blue hair. I would think that is a DC violation,but there are lot of shortages in Pharmacies.

@Group 5 minus 1

But actually, how would the color of her hair affect her ability to dispense medications? I'd much rather look at blue hair than a nose ring. Anything in the nose just creeps me out.

Re: Dress Code

Burnsite — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:37:31 GMT

I won't blast you, but gently I disagree. Probably because I live in jeans! They don't ever offend me. Lots of people just have a "jeans" lifestyle, and that host can connect better with them. Probably wouldn't do for a jewelry show, I realize.

Re: Dress Code

occasionalrain — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:53:59 GMT

Because it's summer, I don't see people out and about in jeans. I never see people in pajamas and seldom see anyone looking unkept or in too tight, too small clothing.

Re: Dress Code

Susan-QVC — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:59:48 GMT

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