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Host attire... time to elevate

dorzie — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:13:58 GMT

I enjoy watching and shopping on QVC and HSN but I feel the hosts should stop wearing PJ's/loungewear whenever they (the PJ's/loungewear) are being presented, even if not a TSV. Seemed appropriate while we were in deep pandemic mode since we were home so so much but I feel like now (being post pandemic) we should all elevate and strive for more, better which includes how we dress and present ourselves everyday. This is a missed opportunity for QVC and HSN to showcase the latest designer fashions. PJ's are PJ's and honestly do most of us really need another pair? JMHO

EDIT for clarification on what I meant by elevate: I am NOT talking about going back to a life in skirts, nylons and heels. (Where did anyone pull that from? Come on people.) Elevating above PJ's is as basic and easy as leggings and cute tunic with interesting jewelry or jeans and fun shirt with a great scarf. If you love living all day everyday in PJ's then be fabulous and be you. Love what someone said below about let the model's model the clothes being presented otherwise host attire should be inspirational, creative, flattering and attractive. That is what I meant by elevate. Again JMHO.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:21:05 GMT

@dorzie I agree

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Meowingkitty — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:27:29 GMT

I don't dress up for anything. I don't even own a dress or skirt or heels. I happen to like comfortable clothes. On a daily basis I wear jeans or sweats and a tee shirts, sweatshirt and sneakers. In summer it's shorts and a tee. I'm clean and that's what matters. Even going out to dinner is cargo pants and boots or sneakers. Dressing up means different things in different parts of the country.

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Nonametoday — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:29:23 GMT

@dorzie wrote:
I enjoy watching and shopping on QVC and HSN but I feel the hosts should stop wearing PJ's/loungewear whenever they (the PJ's/loungewear) are being presented, even if not a TSV. Seemed appropriate while we were in deep pandemic mode since we were home so so much but I feel like now (being post pandemic) we should all elevate and strive for more, better which includes how we dress and present ourselves everyday. This is a missed opportunity for QVC and HSN to showcase the latest designer fashions. PJ's are PJ's and honestly do most of us really need another pair? JMHO

@dorzie

I have already popped my popcorn. Just waiting for the Awakening of the PJ crowd.

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kitcat51 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:36:54 GMT

Does anyone really need to be reminded it's gift buying time? Pj's & loungewear are big sellers so hosts are going to wear them...some more than others, lol. No big deal.

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Effie54 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:37:49 GMT

The PJ's are a little overdone. But for me, what I don't like is drinking wine while on air. Very unprofessional.

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cjm61 — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 23:52:32 GMT

After reading so many posts regarding PJ attire, I guess I'm the odd one out. It doesn't really bother me in the least what the hosts are wearing on air. In fact, I never thought twice about it until reading everyone's aversion to it.

I do feel most, not all, people wear some sort of sleepwear and/or loungewear more often than any other attire. I mean, after all, we want comfy clothing to sleep in. PJ's seem to sell or they wouldn't offer so many of them as well as hosts wearing them.

To me, please keep in mind this is my own opinion, what they wear is so minor compared to some of the annoying things they often say and do, too much talk about family, too hyper, etc. What a host wears does not bother me.

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Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:15:02 GMT

@dorzie But you're missing the point of why the hosts keep wearing them. It's because they work for a retail corporation that knows pajamas & loungewear is a multi-billion dollar industry that continues to grow leaps & bounds. All the industry reports on fashion sales mention this.

So, as long as the consumer demand for them keeps buying PJs, retailers like QVC will still push them. The hosts' job is to remind you that you can get them from QVC, in abundance.

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On It — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:19:56 GMT

My thought is hosts should only wear garments for sale by QVC (HSN if on the other channel.) Two garments over the weekend that caught a lot of inquiries seemed to be unavailable on QVC's site. Missed sales from hosts wearing their own clothing cannot be recouped.

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Grace729 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:21:30 GMT

Body identification

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CoffeeNut — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:32:30 GMT

Whatever the hosts wears dosen't affect my buying decision. I really don't pay attention to what they are wearing.

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CherryHugs — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:43:00 GMT

I dont watch often but I dont mind them dressing casual at all

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Sooner — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:47:15 GMT

@kitcat51 wrote:
Does anyone really need to be reminded it's gift buying time? Pj's & loungewear are big sellers so hosts are going to wear them...some more than others, lol. No big deal.

@kitcat51 To me it is a big deal. That is what models are for. Hosts are hosts--and need to dress for their role to be credible and look like they know something. Even if they don't they could look like they do.

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kitcat51 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:06:41 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@kitcat51 wrote:
Does anyone really need to be reminded it's gift buying time? Pj's & loungewear are big sellers so hosts are going to wear them...some more than others, lol. No big deal.
@kitcat51 To me it is a big deal. That is what models are for. Hosts are hosts--and need to dress for their role to be credible and look like they know something. Even if they don't they could look like they do.

The hosts are wearing the big sellers & it doesn't matter if that's a big deal to you or it isn't to me....it's retail 101.

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Daludog — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:08:35 GMT

I think it's just being lazy, some of the host's excel at that.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:13:31 GMT

I like that the hosts dress like the customers at home. They are wearing the merchandise that they are selling. QVC and HSN sell what the customers want and there is something for everyone. It's not ALL leisurewear. I dress for myself, I'm retired now and I wear what makes me feel good about myself. The idea that I should "elevate" the way I dress to please some mystery people who don't know me is absolutely ridiculous.

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Othereeeen — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:06:12 GMT

October 11,2022 From Bloomberg Finanacial Network:

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Oct 11, 2022

QVC Owner Qurate Stakes Future on Livestream Shopping

Maxwell Adler, Bloomberg News

BC-QVC-Owner-Qurate-Stakes-Future-on Livestream-Shopping , Maxwell Adler

(Bloomberg) -- QVC host Jayne Brown was jubilant after selling 1,500 units of a size-inclusive duster jacket and maxi dress set.

The next item up for sale during her 11 a.m. show on a recent Monday is a jersey keyhole top (also size-inclusive), which Brown touts as “the Botox of fabrics” because it always stays smooth.

Brown’s show on the free-to-air network, which shares parent company Qurate Retail Inc. with the Home Shopping Network, is beamed to millions of homes. The channels make up a niche slice of the shopping industry that’s nevertheless been a cultural mainstay for some 40 years.

But home-shopping, sitting at the intersection of two industries in upheaval -- entertainment and retail -- faces fresh existential threats.

Core customers are aging, and younger ones are increasingly turning to streaming.

>>>>Supply chain woes created piles of excess inventory, just as consumers tighten their spending in response to inflation.<<<<

Shares of Qurate have plunged more than 70% this year, and its debt has fallen to distressed levels.

“QVC and HSN are struggling with relevancy,” said Oliver Wintermantel, an equity analyst at Evercore ISI. “Consumer tastes or shopping behaviors are changing.”

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This article came out ONE month ago, before they announced earnings on Nov 4.

Excess Inventory like pajamas, lanterns,candles...all the stuff that was bottled up on those ships at sea waiting to unload, that got unloaded all at once.

THAT'S why there are so many of the same items day after day.

Yesterday it seemed like every third item was pajamas of some sort. At one time, TWO Q channels at once hawking football pajamas, some of the most unattractive stuff to date ( that "onesie"?!?!? Please. And NO I don't dislike football.).

I don't want QVC to fail. I AM one of those Older Shoppers. And I don't stream ( yet) but I'm going to start cause I think it's all going to that eventually.

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Shelbella262 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:00:16 GMT

I don't know about anyone else but the wild manicures is what drive me crazy. I saw one this weekend and it was extremely distracting to the presentation of the product. Well manicured nails is essential for close ups and a well done manicure is a must without all the craziness of the dragon nails painted 14 different shades of yuck!

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Pook — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:18:02 GMT

Some seem to want to live in the past and that is ok for them but very few really want to "elevate" and go back to the past when being relaxed and casual is much more freeing!!

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RespectLife — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:29:03 GMT

@Shelbella262 wrote:
I don't know about anyone else but the wild manicures is what drive me crazy. I saw one this weekend and it was extremely distracting to the presentation of the product. Well manicured nails is essential for close ups and a well done manicure is a must without all the craziness of the dragon nails painted 14 different shades of yuck!
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LOL

I don't get distracted by nails, hair or PJs. Those wearing 'wild' manicures are reflective of what the real world is wearing and doing.

My nail gal says she has only 2 of us left, NOT going to the points and the vivid shades and designs. LOL I'm too cheap to pay the extra money.

You are entitled to your own definition of 'well manicured' and the people wearing their designs are entitled to their own version!

Decorative and bright does NOT mean they are not 'well manicured'. I bet they paid a fortune for those manis....more power to 'em if they like them.

Are their nails clean? That's the only thing important.