This is Clinton’s fourth year hosting What Not to Wear. Before WNTW, Clinton honed his fashion sensibilities and expertise with his tenure as a magazine editor for several noted publications.  He also served as the executive editor of DNR, a weekly magazine for the men's fashion and retail trade. Before that, he was deputy editor of Mademoiselle and a contributing editor at Marie Claire. He received his Master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University and his Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Boston College. He hails from Port Jefferson Station, Long Island, New York.

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Biggest fashion pet peeve: The “casualization” of America
Don’t get me wrong -- casual wear is important, and can be fun and stylish. However, on the whole, we’ve stopped caring about what clothing is appropriate for a given situation. Just a few examples: flip-flops are never appropriate for work (unless you work in a spa); pajamas are not appropriate for the supermarket (unless you’ve got the flu and nobody else on the planet is willing to shop for you); and butt crack is appropriate nowhere (that’s right, nowhere).

A common fashion blunder: Dressing twenty years younger than you are
Many adults think that dressing like a teenager makes them look younger, when in fact the exact opposite is true. It just makes you look like you’re trying to compete with 18-year-olds – and that’s a losing battle. The 18-year-old is always going to look younger.

One thing  I know: There are no quick fashion fixes
If you’ve got rotten teeth, you don’t just bleach them to make them look better. You fix them. If your wardrobe is rotten, you can’t just throw on a cute shoe and think it’s going to work. Throw out the garbage and start replacing it with pieces that work.

A personal fashion confession: I owned a pair of pleated-front, acid-washed Z. Cavaricci jeans in high school
But, in my own defense, it was 1987 and I am from Long Island, the capital of scary fashion (in the 1980s, that is).

Favorite rule of thumb: If you don’t have fit, you don’t have anything
Learn the basics of fit and you’re off to a great start. For example, shoulder seams should sit on your shoulders (I dare you to say that five times fast); your jackets should always close; your buttons shouldn’t pull; your pants should hang about a half-inch from the ground. I could go on and on.

Favorite accessory: For myself, pocket squares and shoes with an elongated toebox

Favorite splurge item: Cashmere sweaters
It’s an unhealthy addiction at this point.

Favorite budget item: Sunglasses
I keep scratching or breaking my favorites and I’m getting sick of spending money on expensive ones.

Best part of WNTW:   Keeping in touch with my favorite former participants
After hosting more than a hundred episodes, I can honestly say that I’ve become friends with many of the people who’ve been on the show. With some it’s regular emailing, others it’s an occasional phone call. We even get together for cocktails when we happen to be in the same city. And believe me, some of those people like their cocktails.

Funniest moment while filming WNTW: I can’t choose just one!
I will say, however, that the funniest stuff happens when the cameras aren’t rolling. Stacy and I are a couple of goofballs most of the time – we make up stupid songs, tell embarrassing stories, and pick lint off of each other like two orangutans in love.