Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style

I watched last night’s premiere of Bravo’s TGGTS and was very disappointed. Gunn was a likable, quirky and warm authority figure on “Project Runway” with his trademark quips of “get to work” and his understanding of the struggles faced by creative people.

But his new show, where he and cold, humorless model Veronica Webb visit a fashion victim, proved that he has more than his share of unappealing pretentiousness. I almost cringed at his dressing down of a nice woman as she put on clothes from her own closet that didn’t meet Gunn’s standards.

Of course, the whole b.s. aspect of these makeover shows is to pretend that people have low esteem and mental blocks that can miraculously be changed by a snappy new haircut, some Jimmy Choo’s, and a makeover by make-up artist who will advise that only 10 layers of mascara can bring out THE REAL YOU.

This show was also extremely overproduced with its nauseating bring-me-to-tears addition of a bonus diamond wedding ring, and the appearance of a mother who just got out of surgery and wouldn’t miss her daughter’s “life changing experience.”

Gunn may be at the top of his game as an arbiter of what people should wear, but this show manages to be a makeover in reverse for this queer eye, who turns from a fashionable friend into a finicky fop.