Style expert Clinton Kelly began his career writing and editing for fashion magazines. But it was his turn as co-host on TLC's What Not to Wear, where he helped the seemingly hopelessly unfashionable find their style and showed viewers just how valuable a decently put together wardrobe can be, that he became recognized by the general public as guru on how to dress.

These days, fans can find Kelly on ABC's daytime cooking series The Chew and the TLC series Love at First Swipe, which helps make over women who are looking for love online.

Enstars caught up with Kelly to talk about reinventing oneself fashion-wise, the big style mistakes that people make and why reinvention is just so important.

Enstars: What are some of the fashion mistakes people make that they don't realize?
Clinton Kelly: People wear clothes that don't fit them, which is always a huge mistake. If you are wearing clothes that are too big on you, you look like you can't even fill out your clothes or you just end up looking shlumpy. If you have a small frame and you wear clothes that are too big on you, you end up looking scrawny. If you have a large frame and you wear clothes that are too big on you, you end up looking dumpy. On the flip side of that, if you wear clothes that are too tight on you, it looks like you're bursting out of your own clothes.

Appropriateness is another big mistake. There are things you wear to the office, there are things you wear to go out for dinner, and I sort of think that people sometimes don't quite understand what's appropriate for what situation. And there are some thing that aren't flattering quite frankly. And I understand that if the trend comes in style, you sort of want to participate in that trend, it's hard to admit to yourself that maybe that trend doesn't work on your body type, but usually there's a way around it.

What are the positive benefits when you have the right style?
A style that works can open up so many doors for you...if there's something missing in your life, style can help you achieve it. The great thing about style is it helps the rest of the world know who you are without you having to open your mouth. It does a lot of the work for you so if you want to make enough money, looking more expensive is a great way to sort of tell people that you're worth money without actually having to say it. If you want to hang out with a different type of friend, you might want to adopt a style of that social group. Clothes are tools to help you get what you want out of life.

Are there any current fashion trends that you feel need to end?
It's so hard to say sometimes because every time I say this, I'll see someone the next day rockin' it out. I feel like there's always an exception to every rule. They're still fine if you wear them the right way. I will say though the one trend that has always bothered me is the harem pants. It just makes everybody look like they've got a wet diaper in their pants.

How do you think people can reinvent themselves that doesn't necessarily have to do with clothes?
What I tell people when it comes to reinventing yourself, is don't focus on what you 'don't' want to be. Think about what you 'do' want to be. For example, instead of saying 'I want to lose 10 pounds,' you would say, 'I want to be the kind of person who goes to the gym every morning at 7:00.' So then the better body, and the weight is going to come off, and you'll be the person you want to be because being 10 pounds less doesn't make you a different person. But going to the gym every morning kind of does. If you want to be the kind of person who takes pride in your appearance, you go out and buy some clothes that make you happy and you take good care of them by using Clorox 2 for example. If you want to be the kind of person who knows a lot about wine or knows a lot about art, you sign up for a class at the local community college. When it comes to reinventing yourself, you have to do stuff. You can't just say this stuff.

There's a quote from Paris Hilton that goes, 'Dress cute wherever you go, life is too short to blend in.' Do you agree with that?
I completely agree with that. I've had a motto that has seen me through my entire life and my motto is, 'Wear something cute and don't take any crap.' But my motto is not really about wearing something 'cute.' It's about being the best version of you wherever you go. If you're going to the grocery store, the love of your life might be in aisle 5. And then the other half of my philosophy on 'don't take any crap' is don't let people walk all over you. Don't be a tool. Don't be a doormat.

As a style expert, are there times where you look at yourself and realize some changes can be made?
Yeah I look at myself all the time. And I say I've been rockin' this look for a few years and it's time to make a change or I see everybody doing this kind of look, do I want to consider wearing those super slim pants? I know who I am. I know what I'm all about so the questions I ask myself at 47 are very different from the questions I asked myself 20 years ago. Now I sort of asked myself, 'Do I look like the best version of the 47-year-old me that I can be?'

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