New York Times, 9/27/2007
[Article on TV fashion experts dressing outrageously] Many fashion experts, celebrity stylists, trend commenters and makeover queens [...] seem to be dressing for an appearance at Ringling Brothers. The reason, according to the fashion guru Robert Verdi, is that there are now so many attention-seeking style experts that one hardly seems authentic unless comporting wildly in over-the-top outfits that scream fashion insider! “I’m not like how I dress,” he confided. “I dress in a manner that makes people think, ‘He’s superficial and doesn’t have a thought in his head.’ That isn’t really true. But it’s made me lots and lots of money.” Surprisingly, Carson Kressley, the fashion expert from the makeover show “Queer Eye,” disagreed with this theory. “I enjoy wearing tailored suits, and I also like to wear rainbow-stripe leather pants on occasion, but that’s not what I profess people should be wearing,” said Mr. Kressley, who is now taping another makeover show called “How to Look Good Naked” for Lifetime. “I think you’ll see a full array of people.”
BuzzSugar, 9/27/2007
[Interview with Ugly Betty's Becki Newton] Once I got this part [of Amanda], I was trying to think of who I look to for inspiration, remember Carson Kressley from “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”? He was honest, but people loved him for it. He’d say really offensive things like, “Wow that’s ugly and you look horrible,” but the way he said it was weirdly honest and endearing and I thought, that’s an example of someone who’s brutally honest but you’re still laughing while he does it, strangely enough.
Entertainment Weekly, 9/21/2007
So my colleague Shirley Halperin got talking to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy star Carson Kressley at the Maxim Style Awards on Tuesday night, when (of course) the subject of Britney Spears came up. "She should just start over, clean slate," offered Kressley. "But her problems shouldn't be plastered all over the newspapers. That's really sad and it's affecting all those people's lives, especially her kids. Maybe she should hire me as her manny. I could probably whip things into shape. It could be a reality show — Carson and Britney Get It Together!"
San Diego Union-Tribune, 9/17/2007
[Emmy coverage] “It's a sea of cleavage, and I'm beginning to like it,” Carson Kressley, of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” on the red carpet for E!
Australia Live News, 9/13/2007
Not one but two Carson Kressleys will be saddling up for the upcoming Spring Carnival in Victoria. One, as you'd expect, is the much loved star of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and the other is a Newcastle horse that ran at Scone last week and went away with a close second. And while the human Kressley will be commentating numerous events in the lead up to The Melbourne Cup, his four legged double will be limbering up for a race at Mussellbrook. Kressley, famous for his sartorial creations, has promised to wear the connection colours of the stable for whom the equine Kressley races, which is owned by David Atkins. The horse will race the day before The Melbourne Cup with his rider wearing maroon with white quarters. Though the outbreak of equine influenza (EI) may hamper plans, both Kressleys are said to be very hopeful about the 1600 metre race at Mussellbrook - a highlight for punters across the nation.
MeeVee, 7/12/2007
[Lifetime's Fall Season] The surprise of the session is "How To Look Good Naked," a reality show hosted by "Queer Eye's" Carson Kressley. The title draws hoots, as does the premise, which has Kressley helping women with their body issues. But the clip shown to the 100 or so critics on hands is a winner. A heavyset, pre-makeover-Ricki-Lake type is reduced to tears by the sight of her own body in the mirror. After a whirlwind and surprisingly instructive makeover by Kressley, the clip ends with a nude photo shoot and the woman in tears again, this time happily, as her sexy photo is posted on a diamond vision screen on a busy street. I know, I know…but it seems to work.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/15/2007
Carson Kressley, looking hip in his tuxedo jacket, jeans and rhinestone-studded silver boots, whooped it up Friday night at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair's second annual Black Tie and Boots Ball. Kressley, an equestrian himself, will compete in this year's Devon Horse Show (May 24-June 3) as an exhibitor in the Saddlebred classes. Spotted among the 400 guests was music legend Chubby Checker, who was there with his wife, Catharina. Guests dined and danced to the Tim Gillis Band under an enormous tent at the Horse Show Grounds in Devon. The benefit raised $50,000 for the Devon Horse Show Foundation.
Palm Springs Desert Sun, 5/13/2007
One of the desert's latest famous residents is author Anne Rice ("The Queen of the Damned," "Interview With the Vampire" and, most recently, "Christ the Lord"). With her son, Christopher, 29, they hosted a stylish late-afternoon garden party for about 100 guests. Ticket sales, at $150, went to Christopher's favorite charity, the Lambda Literary Foundation. Guest of honor Carson Kressley ("Queer Eye For The Straight Guy") kept the laughter going with quips like, "If we don't support the arts in the desert, we'll have nothing but people in cargo shorts!" He then went on to delight guests with a short, funny, impromptu talk about TV, high fashion, being gay, selling books and, oh yes, Lambda.
New York Observer, 5/6/2007
[On mass-market high street store clothes] “It’s almost cooler—in fact, it is cooler,” said Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s Carson Kressley. “You don’t have to spend all your money, which is cool—and also, it makes it more individual, and it makes it more of a challenge …. The thing I hate to see is when you go to see a show and see somebody immediately following it that has the look from head to toe. Pretend your body is the United Nations and spread it around a little bit—you know, a little Australia, a little U.S. of A., a little Italy!”
Daily Herald, 5/4/2007
Americans look to Oprah for advice on the nation’s best books and self-help methods, and now a Schaumburg woman has been named inventor of the most useful new product of the year on Oprah’s show. Aneela Rajusth’s “Lock ’n Bake” baking pan prevailed Thursday over more than 6,000 entries and seven other finalists in “Oprah’s Search for the Next Big Idea,” which aired live at 9 a.m. in Chicago. [...] The celebrity panelists who were allowed to question each finalist were TV chef Paula Deen and fashion expert Carson Kressley of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” fame. “I’ve never baked a cake, but that looks much easier to me,” Kressley said.
The Springfield, Massachusetts Republican, 4/16/2007
There might be more than horses turning heads when the Spring Premier Horse Show opens at the Eastern States Exposition on Tuesday. Don't be surprised to see Carson Kressley of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" fame walking around. "He's quite an equestrian," says Christine Cassenti, of Rowley, co-chair of the horse show, "and he was showing long before he was famous." In fact, says Cassenti, the Bravo hit's "blond guy" used to compete in horse shows at the West Springfield site when he was a child. Kressley continues to compete, as do his sister and niece, according to Cassenti. "He's very, very nice," she says.
NY1, 3/21/2007
Some National Basketball Association players traded in their jerseys for designer duds for the Cout-ture '07 fashion show on Fifth Avenue Friday night. [...] Some of the models, like Knicks stars Channing Frye, Jared Jeffries, and David Lee did a respectable job. But, needless to say, they should not quit their day jobs. “No, their walk was not working,” said Carson Kressley of the television program “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.” “I was like dribble, go move. They were slow walkers for basketball players. You better hustle up. I wanted to coach them from the side but I was like you know I will feel like the white shadow."
NY Post, 2/24/2007
When Walt "Clyde" Frazier says "dishing and swishing," he's talking about basketball. But the nattily dressed Knicks legend found common ground with "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" star Carson Kressley and swapped fashion tips during the Jared M's Court-Ture fashion event at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue. Kressley, totally taken with the hardwood hero's signature '70s style, said, "Walt should be crowned the first-ever 'Queer Eye for the Retro Guy!'"
New York Observer, 2/12/2007
“I thought models were supposed to be skinny,” said a remarkably svelte Carson Kressley when I cornered him before the John Bartlett show and asked his opinion about Mrs. Beckham’s decision and the current anorexia/fashion hysteria. He was wearing a form-fitting Mr. Rogers cardigan and skin-tight jeans tucked into riding boots. “I myself live on a steady diet of Ex-Lax and grapefruit juice,” hissed the lovable Bravo superstar as the first model, a well-formed young lad named Lucas Kerr, came striding down the runway.
New Jersey Star-Ledger, 2/5/2007
[On NY Fashion Week] "Fashion really mimics what's going on in society," said Carson Kressley, a fashion stylist on the hit television show, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." He added, "I think what we're seeing everywhere is quieter with an emphasis on luxury and simplicity. It's not in-your-face luxe and glam."
USA Today, 2/5/2007
[On the Heatherette show at NY Fashion Week] "It was definitely classic Heatherette," Kressley said afterward. "I loved all of the Wizard of Oz images, but I'm a big homo so of course I would! I thought it was really fun. As always, there was a lot of spectacle in the stands too. The whole thing is a show. It's like anthropology class with lots of glitter."
NY1, 2/2/2007
[On the John Bartlett show at NY Fashion Week] Carson Kressley of Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” was at the show. "Well I've known John Bartlett for a long time, and watched his career build and build throughout the years,” said Kressley. “And the thing I love about John Barlett is it’s always a great editorial story. It’s not a lot of mish mosh [sic] where one piece is great, and one piece is not. [His show] always tells a story, from the music to the clothes, to the casting of the models."
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