Tim Gunn may always see the true potential of his Project Runway mentees, but even with all his years of experience in the fashion industry he doesn’t believe that Jersey Shore’s Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi can “make it work”.

During a recent interview on George Lopez’s late night talkshow, Lopez Tonight, Gunn was asked which reality show was a “worse influence on style” – The Jersey Shore or The Real Housewives.

Let me put it this way, at least the housewives – absence of taste level or not – make an attempt to dress up. The Jersey Shore people, what is that?!

The buttoned-up fashionista (Yes, I checked – a man who is into fashion is still called a fashionista!) was then shown a recent photos of the Jersey Shore cast and literally looked like he was about to lose his lunch.

It’s all that stretch material: the spandex, the lurex, the tightness, the skin. It’s vulgar, I’m sorry… And what is Snooki wearing on her legs?!

They’re called pink fuzzy bunny slippers, Tim.  What, are those not on the runways in Milan yet?

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