In the latest “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style”, Tim and Veronica help out a married mom of two, Nicole, to take time for herself and dress with confidence. Nicole seemed to think she was flabby (not so!) Tim made Nicole toss out all her capri pants, which were her ‘uniform.’ Tim says a uniform is fine, provided it works for you. And for Nicole, it did not. Nicole also had a hard time taking any time for herself, even enjoying a pedicure was too much because she felt she could be doing mom-things. Tim reminded Nicole that a good foundation is needed, something I think will appear in each episode. Nicole was outfitted appropriately, and then off to Macy’s where they went to shop (Lucky!)

Unfortunately, Nicole couldn’t relax and didn’t like most of what she picked. With Tim and Veronica’s help, she was able to gain enough confidence to actually enjoy body-skimming clothes and was given a dress by designer Douglas Hannant. Nicole also bonded with Project Runway favorite Laura Bennett (and mother of SIX), who designed a dress for Nicole and reminded her to dip into her Mommy Jar to enjoy a few pastimes such as dinner out and getting her hair done. The best part of this episode was the little black dress from Laura, a sexy slinky V-neck to show off her cleavage and swingy around the knees. I have got to find one like this!! Especially since Tim says a basic black dress is one of the foundations of a perfect wardrobe…

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