Oprah’s Shoe and Handbag Intervention
November 6, 2009 by Samantha Cabrera
Filed under Appearances, Candid Photos, Celebrity Guests, Episode Resources, Fashion Specials, Fashion Television, Interviews, Program Recaps
I get it. Apparently Oprah’s producers are having a little trouble with material and decided to devote yet another daytime talk show to style. Shoes and handbags, to be exact. This involved Joe Zee of Elle magazine and reality show The City roaming the streets of Chicago ambushing women for making the wrong handbag decision.
Photo: Zuma Image
I love fashion. I have since I was a kid and for me, a handbag is very personal. If someone attacked my bag for whatever reason, you can bet I’d have a thing or two to say about it! Joe jumps out of nowhere, criticizing women’s bags and in some cases, backpacks, telling them why they should opt for something more stylish. Now these weren’t stylish women carrying a bad handbag, these were women who could undergo a full style makeover, if they chose to. NOT if they were attacked in public (and on national television, no less)! Did it ever occur to Joe or Oprah that perhaps these women simply don’t care? None were particularly stylish to begin with, so the fact that that lack of style extends to bags or shoes isn’t an enigma. I love a makeover show as much as the next gal, but when they’re planned and when the makeove recipients are aware of the plan and willing to participate. Calling people out on the street is just plain tacky.
What did you think of Oprah and Joe’s shoe and handbag intervention?
