What Not to Wear: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of What Not to Wear Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Gina Marchioni
Aug 29, 2003 · 45 min
Gina owns her own hair salon, but she dresses more like a hooker from the '80's than a businesswoman. She prefers tight miniskirts, tube tops, spandex pants, and accessories like f
Oretha Winston
Sep 5, 2003 · 45 min
Oretha is a church-going, rocker chick with a wardrobe crisis — her Sunday best is the worst according to her friends. Oretha's a big fan of 80s music; unfortunately, most of her
Laura Miller
Sep 12, 2003 · 45 min
It never takes working mom Laura too much time to decide what to wear — she doesn't have much to choose from. Her wardrobe is full of T-shirts, sweat pants and waffle shirts that
Mary Fragapane
Sep 19, 2003 · 45 min
Mary knows about shape, color and form when it comes to her art, but when it comes to her clothes, she's dressing like a starving artist — tops shaped like tents and colored with
Ellen Lindner
Sep 26, 2003 · 45 min
Ellen knows how to keep her body in shape — she recently lost over 50 pounds! Her family thinks it's time for her to workout her wardrobe. They say she wears stretchy spandex clo
Dave Hank
Oct 3, 2003 · 45 min
At nearly 30 years old, Dave is still wearing the clothes he bought when he was in college. They're worn out and out of date. He says he's not bothered about fashion, but his girlf
Shifra Littman
Oct 10, 2003 · 45 min
Chicago mom Shifra has four children, a husband, a job ... and she's also an accomplished flamenco dancer! It's no surprise that shopping for herself is low on her list of prioriti
Kimberly Banks
Oct 17, 2003 · 45 min
Kimberly Banks is trained as an attorney, but she's given it up to devote herself to her dream of being a professional singer. Her friends say she's got the voice to be a diva, but
Eric Braunsdorf
Oct 24, 2003 · 45 min
Eric, a jewelry designer trying to expand his business, needs to give up his practice of getting oversized hand-me-downs from his friends. Dubbed ""Huckleberry Jesus"" by his peers
Amanda Stallins
Oct 31, 2003 · 45 min
When Amanda Jane Stallins goes to PTA meetings the other parents think she's a pupil, not a Mom. At 24, she could pass for 12. Her favorite clothes are short-shorts, tank tops and
Niya Battle
Nov 7, 2003 · 45 min
Niya Battle shows too much flesh according to her Mom, her aunt and her friends, but with her hip-skimming jeans and her bare midriff tops, she thinks she looks just fine. Stacy Lo
Ross Byron
Nov 14, 2003 · 45 min
Ross Byron is a 30-something guitarist in a rock band. What he doesn't seem to realize is that his slender, young rocker frame now has a 36-inch waist, and his former flowing blond
Donia Clark
Nov 21, 2003 · 45 min
Donia has a passion for punk, but when it comes to fashion, she flunks. She loves to let it all go on the dance floor, but with over-sized tees, polyester pants and hippy dippy hai
David Lee
Dec 5, 2003 · 45 min
Aspiring actor and community theater director David loves to wear outlandish costumes on and off stage, and his casual wear is usually tank top shirts and cutoff shorts. He says hi
Misti Mazey
Dec 12, 2003 · 45 min
Misti decided to get into the punk goth look to stand apart from her identical twin sister, then kept up with it for the next 15 years. Her family nominated her because she's start
Elizabeth Sutton
Dec 19, 2003 · 45 min
High School teacher Elizabeth believes the way she dresses in the classroom will determine whether her students are well-behaved — but her students disagree. They are so distract
Anne Wallace
Dec 26, 2003 · 45 min
It's a What Not To Wear First! Anne had originally nominated her daughter to be candidate for the show, but after Stacy and Clinton watched Anne in the hidden video, they decided s
Alisha Roman
Jan 9, 2004 · 45 min
Alisha is studying to be an interior designer, but when it comes to designing her own exterior, this 25-year-old mom doesn't know where to begin. As the youngest child with four ol
Ken Keating
Jan 16, 2004 · 45 min
Ken is a biker fanatic, but even his biker friends think its time for him to update his look. His old baggy jeans and worn out t-shirts and his signature doorags just make this thi
Laura Miranda
Jan 23, 2004 · 45 min
Laura Miranda is just a week away from marrying her Navy sweetheart, and moving from her Bronx neighborhood to start a new life in Seattle. But her sister thinks her tight, black,
Michelle Leiblich
Feb 6, 2004 · 45 min
Michele just turned 30, and is a successful executive in New York. But Michele is stuck in her '80s teeny-bopper Jersey mall look. As if the bright colored scrunchies and tie dye s
Irene Frolick
Feb 13, 2004 · 45 min
Irene is a beautiful, intelligent 25 year old with a great body, and, what she considers, great style. However her friends and family describe her style as provocative and inapprop
Cynthia Venasca
Mar 5, 2004 · 45 min
Cynthia from Atlanta is a wife, a mom of two young children and a successful ad sales rep. When it comes to fashion, she's hooked on bold floral patterns, mismatched fabrics and cl
Crissa Loderwick
Mar 12, 2004 · 45 min
30-year-old Crissa has a 4-month-old baby girl. Like a lot of new moms, she's carrying a few extra pounds she didn't have before she got pregnant. Baby Stella is dressed impeccably
Kathy Zolsinski
Mar 19, 2004 · 45 min
Forty-something Kathy is a hairstylist and the manager of a New York salon — not just any salon but the one owned by What Not To Wear's very own stylist Nick Arrojo. But Kathy's
Marie Harkin
Mar 26, 2004 · 45 min
Marie, 48, is an attorney. She was nominated by her husband of over 25 years, Gary, who describes his wife as a complete ""fashion wreck."" Marie likes dark '70s aviator-style sung
John Bernard
Apr 2, 2004 · 45 min
Former dancer John has lost all interest in fashion. He rarely gets out of his cargo shorts which he wears to walk his dog, go to the store and meet his friends (who think it is ti
Jeanne Spivey
Apr 16, 2004 · 45 min
Jeanne's idea of fashion is to match, so if she's in blue from head to toe, she thinks she's right in vogue. Stacy and Clinton have to get this Californian safety manager to realiz
Veronica & Valerie Reyes
Apr 23, 2004 · 45 min
It's another first as the series tackles-- Twins! Valerie and Veronica may be identical twins, but they have very different design styles. Valerie prefers the sophistication of the
Michael Seacrest
Apr 30, 2004 · 45 min
L.A. music producer Michael's idea of fashion is anything with Michael Jordan's name on it. His wife and friends think it's time Michael developed his own style and dressed more li
Belinda Hill
May 7, 2004 · 45 min
Belinda was voted ""most photogenic"" in high school, but 30 years on her husband and 3 daughters think she needs to rediscover her inner beauty queen. Belinda dresses as if she is
Carlos Kline
May 14, 2004 · 45 min
Carlos is a multi-martial arts expert who trains seven days a week. When he's not in the ring, he earns his living as a bouncer at some of Manhattan's most prestigious nightspots.
Kimberly Hall
May 21, 2004 · 45 min
Bubbly Kim, 33, is one of Chicago's most eligible bachelorettes, but when it comes to her dress sense, Kim's friends think she's selling herself short. Her big sweaters with bold h
Shannon Keith
Jun 11, 2004 · 45 min
Shannon, 28, works as a telephone salesperson, but she's about to leave her desk and come face to face with her customers. Her colleagues are worried that Shannon won't be making c
Mirella Streuck
Jun 25, 2004 · 45 min
Mirella, 30, has just landed her first position as a professor of psychology, after being a full-time student for 12 years. Her best friend is convinced that Mirella has been weari
Larissa Lyons
Jul 2, 2004 · 45 min
Larissa is a 25-year-old woman stuck in a rut. She has worked in the produce department of the same grocery store since the end of high school (over 6 years) and doesn't seem able
Diana Clifford
Jul 11, 2004 · 45 min
Diana is a graphic designer for a national newspaper — a position she has worked hard to attain. However, according to her friends Diana isn't dressed for success; in fact they s
Megan Slankard
Jul 16, 2004 · 45 min
Megan is a talented musician who has a following in her hometown of San Francisco. The only thing letting her down is that she looks like she ought to be singing in coffee houses r
Lisa Laford
Jul 16, 2004 · 45 min
Thirty-six-year-old Lisa is a mother of two and a human rights lawyer. With her time dedicated to her family and her job, her appearance is the last thing on Lisa's mind. Her frien
Will Creedle & Nicole Stoner
Jul 23, 2004 · 45 min
Thirty-year-old Will was nominated by his future wife, 28-year-old Nicole. The couple are getting married in June. Will works on the Internet side of an insurance company, and Nico
Celita Schultz
Jul 30, 2004 · 45 min
Celita is a world-class athlete. She's competed in the Olympic Games twice — first as a member, and then as captain, of the women's judo team. She's in training and hoping to mak
Erinn Johnson Long
Aug 6, 2004 · 45 min
Erinn is a 16-year-old high school student about to enter her senior year. At school, she's an 'A' student — but when it comes to fashion she's scoring below average because of h
Melissa Notig
Aug 20, 2004 · 45 min
Melissa, 25, recently joined the ranks of New York's finest, so at work she wears the proud uniform of an NYPD officer. However, friends and family say that Melissa chooses to dres
Aysha Malik
Sep 3, 2004 · 45 min
Aysha, an Aysha, 25, has aspirations to work as a hair and makeup artist in the fashion industry, but her brother and friends think her own appearance lets her down. Aysha wears je
Tiffany West
Sep 10, 2004 · 45 min
Twenty-eight-year-old Tiffany has gotten comfortable working from her Washington, D.C., home in workout gear. Her closet is filled with sweat pants, track pants, leggings and sneak