Fashion

[M60EXP]

Personally 40.00 is wY TOO HIGH FOR MANY OF THEIR CLOTHES.  mY SISTER HAS GOTTEN SEVERAL AND HERS WERE BAD TO SHINK IN LENGTH ESPECIALLY.

[culebra]

I always thought the Argan gal Josie dressed like that to show her beautiful skin.  She also slathers her products on her skin when she is presenting.  She looks nice in her clothing also.  I would imagine the lights are hot.

[Dbincali]

Hi Winamac - my daughter worked for Loft for a number of years and they were "strongly" encouraged to wear their clothes.  They could not wear any other denim but Loft denim. They were also never given an allowance to buy these clothes and used their employee discount to do this.  The employee discount that they got helped but not enough to buy an entire wardrobe.

[winamac1]

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@skuggles wrote:

I think that if the clothing flattered them, they would wear it. Unfortunately, I have found over many years that most of it does not flatter at all, because the fit is off very much. How could wearing that help sales? I think it would hurt. If they could improve the fit you would see a lot more of it on air. It seems that they cannot improve it at the price point they are shooting for. Certain body types lend themselves more to certain brand proportions, but for the most part, it's still off for anyone with narrow hips, shorter legs, larger chest etc.

I have been studying the click here garment measurements since they initiated the charting, and the clothing only hovers around specific fits. That leaves you with ready to wear appearance which is often the look of sloppy and unflattering fit unless you really get quite selective. I think most of the hosts do just that... get highly selective and then wear items where the flaws can be hidden. We seldom get "rear" views for good reason or even full on pant waist and front rise looks. We do often see these problems covered up.  It's hard to produce garmentw tat work for all women. Seems like noone really believes this can be done in the fashion industry so they produce the square peg in the round hole fit pretty universally in ready to wear. 

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Some of what they wear from other stores, LOL, do not flatter them either!

[winamac1]

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@Dbincali wrote:

Hi Winamac - my daughter worked for Loft for a number of years and they were "strongly" encouraged to wear their clothes.  They could not wear any other denim but Loft denim. They were also never given an allowance to buy these clothes and used their employee discount to do this.  The employee discount that they got helped but not enough to buy an entire wardrobe.

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EXACTLY!

[Nonametoday]

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@emarcam wrote:
To answer 'Why would you sit & push something you are not willing to actually wear?'

The answer is simple...

Because QVC allows it.

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NAT:  If they don't allow her to do what she wants, she will leave and after Lisa left, she is the #1 salesperson.  The other hosts/hostesses are just collateral.  She is the fair-haired child.

[GrailSeeker]

I worked for a Maurices for 13 years.  Maurices held an annual promotion where we could win gift certificates based on our sales during the promotion.  We always got our discount in addition to any discounts or sales the customer got.  We were graded on our reviews on "loyalty" which meant, did we wear Maurices merchandise.   They wanted us to look nice.  They wanted us to wear their clothing.

[Brooklynny]

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@Annabellethecat66 wrote:

Over time there have been many discussions about this.  I am one of the people who think QVC Hosts should have to wear what they are selling.

Some of them do.  I think (for the most part) Carolyn Gracie usually wears QVC clothes.  I respect her for that.  It's nice to see something on her, like it and be able to order it.

I cannot for the life of me understand why QVC is wasting advertising money by not insisting the hosts wear their items.  Think about it......they are in front of the camera for at least 3 hours.  That means we are (some who watch the entire show) are looking at the items being worn for a total of 3 hours at a time.  Think of how much could be sold.

I know some think this is stupid but I feel like 'what, they are above the QVC customer' that they cannot wear what they sell.  If they are trying to sell to us and tell us how great it is, I would think (at least) for those 3 hours it wouldn't KILL them to wear what they are selling.

This has always been a sore subject with me.  I've commented here several times.  Evidentally, it doesn't bother QVC because they let them wear (what I'm told) is sometimes very expensive things.

It also gives people a better idea of how it will look like on another body.  I am fatter than Carolyn and older, but I like her style and her presentations.  She sells me more clothes than any of them.

There is one host in particular I don't care for at all so when she comes on I just change the channel.  That's my (small minded) problem, I know.  I NEVER see her wear anything she sells on QVC.

This is just my opinion.  Isn't that what the OP is after?  Doesn't mean others have to come on and bust on the one's who disagree.

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Whether the hosts wear QVC apparel is irrelevant.  That's what the models are for, and they have a representative selection of models of different sizes, shapes, and ages.

[GingerPeach]

Many items not currently sold by QVC may eventually be.   G.I.L.I. was inspired by clothing from many other lines.

As was stated well by @Brooklynny, that's what the models are for, to show QVC clothing. 

[ellaphant]

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@winamac1 wrote:

Hosts on QVC fashion shows SHOULD always wear QVC clothing.  It's ridiculous that they don't.

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WHY?????

Not done anywhere else. And I wouldn't be caught dead in anything Quacker, Graver or most of the other cheesy items Q sells!