Queer Eye For the Straight Guy, Ted Allen
Queer Eye For the Straight Guy, Ted Allen
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Queer Eye For the Straight Guy
The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better

Author: Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriguez

Narrator: Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriguez

Abridged: 3 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/10/2004


Synopsis

Imagine this: Five eminently stylish and hilariously witty gay men -- authoritative experts in food and wine, grooming, decorating, fashion, and culture -- invade your life, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and, in the course of a day, make you better dressed, better groomed, better mannered, and a better cook, living in a better home. All of this is painless (unless you have a really egregious body-hair situation), liberating, and downright fun. 

This is what Queer Eye for the Straight Guy does each week on one of the hottest TV shows in memory, as the Fab 5 -- Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Jai Rodriguez -- turn an everyman frog into an every-girl's-dream prince. And this is what the book offers: the essential "make better" advice from each of the Fab 5. Just like the show, the book focuses on easy but lasting lifestyle transformation -- the tasks, the projects, the modest purchases, and, most important, the new attitudes that immediately make a noticeable difference.

From Kyan's instructions on how often to wash your hair to Carson's explanation of why shirts are the new ties, from Ted's strategies for ordering wine and Thom's suggestions on a better bathroom to Jai's hints on shaking hands, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is filled with clear, direct advice on the issues that confront every man. But Queer Eye doesn't try to make you dress like Carson or dance like Jai; it's about teaching you how to refine your own personal style, without throwing away your entire closet and buying a whole new everything. It's about helping you realize the best expression of yourself -- the real you.

Queer Eye introduces men to the rewards that women -- and a lot of gay men -- have long reaped by thinking about the day-to-day details that make them look better, feel better, and get more out of life. Many straight men have long felt that these subjects are not for them. Nothing could be sillier. In this audiobook, the Fab 5 sets them straight (so to speak).

About The Author

Ted Allen is a contributing editor at Esquire and coauthor of the four books generated from the magazine's "Things a Man Should Know" section. Kyan Douglas was trained at the Aveda Institute and has worked in salons and as a stylist for television and magazines. Thom Filicia is the founder of the interior-design company Thom Filicia, Inc., and was named one of the top 100 designers by House Beautiful. Carson Kressley is an independent stylist who worked for years at Polo Ralph Lauren, specializing in men's sportswear. Jai Rodriguez is an actor, singer, and dancer who has performed on and off Broadway.


Reviews

Goodreads review by da on July 08, 2019

I'd give this 2004 book another star if it were updated. As a woman, it still has good practical advice, such as using color blocking and creating a focal point when decorating -- and just all over having fun with life!......more

Goodreads review by Bethina on May 13, 2021

The culture section did not age well. But the rest of it was timeless advice that still works 15 years or so later.......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on December 12, 2008

Okay, I heard this on audio CD and I must say- it's quite a hoot! haha I loved it. I wanted to read up a little about how men behave (or rather, how they should behave according to the cultured Fab 5) so I picked it up. Not only did I pick up tips myself on cooking and wine, but I also have plenty o......more

Goodreads review by alana on June 02, 2013

While I'm not a straight guy (nor a gay guy, for that matter), I did read this book cover to cover and kind of loved it. It made me want to re-stock my bar, buy a few good suits, and make sure to anchor each room in my dwelling. I love books that teach people to be gracious and polite! I wish my hus......more

Goodreads review by Lenny on September 03, 2014

This was cute, not a whole lot of useful information, but some tips that were great even for a straight bird. Some laugh out loud quotes. You gotta love Carson. Lots of glossy pretty photos of clothes, wine, and decor. Even if it were just for the addition of "Trajikistan" to my vocabulary, this wou......more