Live webchat with Gok Wan, Mon 19 July, 7.30- 8.30pm

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Oh yes, it's true.
We're delighted that Gok has found some time in his very busy schedule of getting people naked to join us at Mumsnet Towers next Monday.

Fresh from his new series where he styled his first man on this evening's show, he'll be answering Mumsnetter's
questions.

If you can't make it (and we realise there may be a little bit of a bedtime clash) then post your question for Gok in advance here. (no nudity necessary!)

Thanks
MNHQ

I have a few very favourite clothes for work and going out, but what I love love love is putting on a pair of pyjama bottoms and vest type top in the evening when I'm at home.

Are you a pyjama man?!

God Gok, you can squeeze my bangers any day

God's Gok's bit:

I'm starting a fashion foundation degree at the ripe old age of 41, what's the one thing I should really learn?

If you don't want to answer that question I've got a grown up one:

I love the Let Girls Be Girls campaign on Mumsnet (it's about 20 years to late but it's a start), is there anyway you can tailor your How to Look Good Naked approach so that it's suitable for the much younger? I think body confidence starts at a really young age and you're just the person to pick up the banner for this and march. I think you appeal to a very wide demographic and to have somebody who can communicate about body image in the way you can would be awesome . I'll follow you anywhere, but then, when you're on tv, I'm crushing madly in a totally unrequieted way

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My random warblings at others:

Oh, and WarrenPeace I make corsets - the real type not the sausage casings. A corset made and fitted properly will enhance what you have comfortably, tight lacing is a whole other ball game and I don't do that - Mr Pearl does.

Bonzo my lovely, the gushing was fabulous - wish I'd thought of it

Finbar fabric glue if you can't sew and quite frankly anyone can! The trick is to take it slowly until your sure and practice! Before I sewed my first garment I couldn't use a sewing machine and now I make corsets/bra's/lingerie!

REALLYREALLYREALLYWantsToBeNameCheckedByGodGokTiggaxx

Gok, my dp loves you (as do I) so will you come and stay at our house please. We'll take you camping and show you the best pubs for beer although I don't think you can handle real ale but we'll have you converted soon enough
Don't want any advice as I'm sorted that way...as is dp.. but would love to make you a nice homecooked meal and take you to a lovely pub we know (which is quiet and in the country so you wouldn't be mobbed )

Ok that sounds very stalkerish so just want to say you're fab and lovely and hope you enjoy the chat on here

Hi Gok

The central theme of your show is that the average woman's self esteem is so low that it holds her back from doing things in her life - things that would make her happier (things such as parading in a shopping mall in your under garments).

By presuming low self esteem is caused simply by the size of a muffin top, are you not guilty of feeding and reinforcing the very neuroses you claim should not be worth bothering about?

I'd like to ask how your parents reacted to you choosing a career in fashion and becoming gay? I guess they must have been supportive otherwise you wouldn't be where you are now!
Chinese Asian families are very traditionalist, they usually want their offspring to do something academic or professional and generally be quite conformist. So well done for breaking the mould

Question for Gok re: winter coats.

What are the best winter coats for different body shapes?

I am a size 12 with large breasts so sometimes struggle getting the buttons to fasten smoothly over the chest.

I know its early to be thinking about winter coats but its only 12 degrees up here in Scotland!

Leggings will be a staple in my Autumn/Winter wardrobe. In your opinion - where can we buy the best leggings? And by best I mean ones that are matte, supportive and pull up high at the waist or have a nice wide waistband so as to not create the dreaded muffin top.

Thank you x.

Hello Gok,

I feel I'm in the wilderness years. DD1 is nearly 2 yrs old and I'm about to pop DC2 within the next few weeks. My body shape has been constantly shifting. I looked awful after having my DD1 not just because I was carying extra weight but because that weight was in totally different places to what I was used to and as my weight was changing all the time I didn't want to spend much on clothes. I went from a fairly slim (ish) atheletic/pear to having huge bfing boobs and a tummy. Many of my fellow mummy friends looked lovely while they lost their baby weight but I was stuck in my second hand pregnancy jeans and baggy jumpers for over 6 months. My mum kept giving me her "fat" clothes and I wore them 'cos I didn't know what else to do. What should women wear post baby, when it takes a good 9 - 12 months to loose the weight and then you are a very different shape after anyway. Thanks. x

Oh I am a massive fan, pretty pretty please Gok me!

I'm very short (4'11") size 8-10, 32B chest, a bit straight up and down but with a slight post-baby tummy (complete with c-section overhang ) Shoulder length hair which I rarely have time to style due to 2 young children, so I end up scraping it back in a ponytail or sporting the bedhead look.

I seem to live in jeans and a t-shirt but need some ideas for casual and smart-casual clothes that are a bit more inspiring. I am so sick of trying on things that are in style but realising that being such a shortarse I can't pull them off. What can I wear?

Gok - do you own shares in Spanx? If so, did they pay you your dividend from the pair I bought a couple of months ago?

Thanks for putting PowerUndies on the map, mate - you've done my post-pregnancy belly wonders.

Might come back with a real question...

how do you go on cam on this to talk to him i love gok wan

oooh a Gok chat, now I remember asking for this webchat aaaaaages ago!!

not been on MN for a while and don't need any advice but wanted to say well done MN

love all your stuff Gok xx

[goes for a MN lurk]

Would I like to be GOKED ? would I ever,I
am 6 weeks off 60 and feel 6weeks off 30,
enjoy all your programs and advice love
your sense of humour,am in desperate need of
fashion advice for the young at heart,wish
you where my son sweetheart.

Gok! When are you coming to Central Scotland? My lovely waist is seriously let down by my (whole size larger than the rest of me) huge thighs. Please help! xx

Hi Gok,

Absolutely love your incredible shows & am always amazed at the transformation you make to the confidence people show.

So my question is: As a 40+, saggy tummied mother of two, petite in height only and a size 16. What underwear do you recommend ladies of my height and size should wear for a confidence boost in the bedroom?

What lingerie is most flattering to ladies like myself?

Will be absolutely Gok-smacked if I get an answer (feel totally unworthy) but will be eternally grateful - as will my DH!

Hi Gok,

Are there any plans for a pregnancy fashion fix? It is a nightmare dressing with pregnant! How do you take into account body shape, changing body shape, season, stupid bras...without spending an absolute fortune? And even when I spend a fortune my trousers don't seem to want to stay up around my belly!

So Gok will be in MN towers?

Gok, I think your bloody fab! and I ---love you!

Ok, I have a big tummy etc (am a size 26) but C cup boobs...i wear a 44C bra...but I want cleavage! I want a bra that lifts and boosts them and can make my tummy look a little flatter!

I cannot find a bra anywhere that will do this!

I would be eternally grateful!

Oh and where do you get your glasses from?

GOK!!! You're brilliant.
My 6 year old dd thinks you're fab too and wants to know what she can do/what route she can take to become a fashion stylist?

Hi Gok
Help, I am terrified of colour and pattern. Most of my clothes are black, with the odd red and purple top. I love black, love goth clothes and always wanted to be Morticia Adams.
Is it wrong to buy and wear what I like or should I be spending money on clothes I don't like and might not wear?

just marking my place again

is it wrong that i'm so excited??!!!

Gok, I just wanted to thank you for helping me get rid of half a dozen brown items of clothing I thought were great. I have now come out of my camouflage clothes and I am more adventurous with colours! You are fab!!

Gok, Thank you for coming on here for this webchat. I admire what you do so much.

Have you got any suggestions for a 5'1 lady, size 16 and post breastfeeding boobs of a 34G? (age:29)

How can I go back to feeling fresh and attractive rather than frumpy and functional?

Have tried your trusty leggings and tunic-type option but don't think I'm getting it right. The looser tops are pushed out by my boobs and hang awkwardly in front, making my shape look bigger. I feel self-consious in the tighter long t-shirt type tops as they cling round my tummy. Please help!

Any suggestions Gok? I was a size 12 and a 36 B/C, now I'm a size 12 and a 36 E due to the joys of breastfeeding - the majority of my tops don't fit, nor do most size 12 or 14 tops in my favourite shops - do I just have to wear a sack for the next few months?

P.S. is there an easy way to work out what shape you are, I know the theories but am still not sure what I am.

Gok - LOVE you and your shows!

I'm a 30F, the rest of my body shape isn't too bad. I exercise regularly so I'd say I'm a curvy 10 - 12.

My problem is my boobs - they really affect what I can wear and I seem to be drawn to floaty fabrics / dresses that hang off them and make the rest of me look bigger than I am.

I also feel very large when I wear tighter things!

Any tips on what kind of cuts to look our for when you've got bigger boobs would be really helpful!

Thanks - did I mention that I LOVE you?