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Fashion From drab to Thousands of readers nominated themselves fora What Not to Wear fashion intervention. 'i Meet the lucky winner. BY MICHELE HATTY LAST SPRING, we teamed up with TLC’s What Not to Wear and gave readers a chance to nominate themselves for a fash ion makeover. The response was fierce: Nearly 7,000 USA WEEKEND readers wrote in to ask the show’s hosts, Stacy London and Clinton Kelly to transform their wardrobes. In May, London and Kelly surprised lucky reader Tamara Hill Garner, 36, of Chicago with the news that she had been chosen, then whisked her off to New York City to shop and learn. The results of her makeover, revealed Nov. 16 on TLC, were impressive. This self-described frumpy wife, mother and social worker went from drab to fab and couldn’t be happier. We met up with the bubbly Gar ner, w r ho reads USA WEEKEND in the Chicago Sun-Times, on the f*e final day of her whirlwind week in Manhattan. By the time we saw her, she looked glamorous and was thrilled with her new wardrobe and the helpful tips she picked up under the tutelage of the Ik What Not to Wea r crew. Here, BH with Kelly and London, Garner % reveals the new fashion rules that % she’ll be living by. II PiiOTOS BV IIONA Lfßf RMAN TOR USA WFfKf NO Make sure your look enhances —not - detracts from who you really are. L “Before, I wore clothes that were m too tight, pants that w ere too short, V and bras that were really old and 1 didn't fit properly,” Garner says. " “My mother w-ould say I dressed 18 US A WEEKEND ■ Nov. 16-18,2007 like some of the teens I work with. I run a program for preg nant and parenting teens. I always talk to them about the importance of getting an , education and dressing for I your potential not for where I you are now. I wanted to be I able to model those same I principles to them.” And r‘ now. Gamer’s wardrobe ■ includes properly fitted £ bras, well-tailored busi- V ness suits, shape-enhancing dresses and chic casual clothes. Dress for your shape, no matter how much you may weigh. Gamer often battles a 20- pound weight fluctuation as a result of medication she takes, and her ward robe had not been updated to deal ' with the frequent changes. “She was complaining, ‘I still dress like I’m a size 6,’ ” London says. “But I’d venture to guess that even at a size 6, she wasn’t dressing her body correctly. Size is so much less important than shape is.” L_ When you gain or lose weight, your shape will remain basi / J cally the same, London says. Tj “First, know what kind of body J shape you have, and then you ? can dress it whether you’re a 2 or a 12. Tamara’s big challenge was her midsection and the > fact that she w r as wearing a bra BEFORE 7 BaßPHifc, ■ m JwEB *1 ’SL Mm m ' & "VflviV i i I 'JskMSm 1 A sßmmM 1 j* B SBBEWi WKcV '.KrVy M ' / I P l Jl' W' JH J || IS I I *!£* ‘Wt jfi j tl-yß&t 'SHRr \ ML f per body by getting great bras and at tacking her midsection with the right kinds of clothes.” The final result? An updated wardrobe that features wider-leg trousers to make her w r aist look smaller, fitted jackets that pull away a bit from the top of the hip and empire-waisted shirts that help to emphasize the small est part of her rib cage while camou flaging her midsection. Build a wardrobe that can outlast trends. “Tamara had a lot of ’Bos stuff, a lot of polyester, a lot of old-fashioned florals. It was like she was shopping on a clear ance rack from 1991,” Kelly says. Gamer agrees: “My style was very outdated. I wore bright colors, flowers, prints that were not becoming. Now-1 know' to buy classically tailored suits in neutral col ore, then accent them with blouses that pop.” That technique will keep Gamer’s look fresh and current. “If peach is the color next season or big polka dots are the rage the season after that, she can put tops under those suits that are going to make them look fresh every year,” Kelly says, ca that was prob ably 100 years old. Our chal lenge was to re shape her up- AFTER With What Not to Wear hosts Clinton Kelly, left, film* HBfjlftnW 9Hhv9HEhIvIYI STICKDOKU BY TERRY STICKELS Use your logic to find the correct number for each square. When finished, all nine rows across, all nine columns down and all nine 3-by-3 boxes must contain all nine numbers, 1 through 9, with no repeats. ~612 1 9 ~ 2 5_ 4 ~5 1 5 _4 8 " 2 9 7~~ 1 7 8 5 6 8 1 3 Difficulty level: Medium (Answers below) To print a larger version of Stickdoku, visit usaweekend.com. FRAME GAMES BY TERRY STICKELS Answers below. Ol FOOT FOOT Ol POLICE oi EMOC NEW! FRAME GAMES 2 has arrived! Order a copy of our newest puzzle book and pick up a copy of the first book, too! ONLY $4.95 each. Available exclusively atusaweekend.com STICKDOKU ANSWERS: 1 I 6 1 5 | 3 1 7 | 4| 2 1 9 I 8 JL_?_ JL AJLJL J_JL J> _4__9_ _B_ _s_ J_ 2 6 7 3 L±±±±± 92l _B_ J_ _6_ _2__9__7_ -L-i J. —-IJ. 7 8 1 6 2 4 3 7 6 8 5_ J__9 -I_L_L 6 6 j 2 _6_ _B_ J_ _9_ _2_ _5 4 1 3 7 o Copyright 2007 USA WEEKEND. A Gannett publication. Printed in the USA. Since 1953, your Family Weekly. FRAME GAMES BY TERRY STICKELS - TERRYSTICKELS.COM FRAME GAMES ANSWERS: 1. left feet 2. Stop in the name of the law 3. Fourth-quarter comeback