 Trinny ( Sarah @-@ Jane ) Woodall ( born 8 February 1964 , in London ) is a British fashion and make @-@ over advisor , designer , television presenter and author . She was privately educated . After ten years working in marketing – Woodall met Susannah Constantine in 1994 , whom she joined to write a weekly fashion column for The Daily Telegraph . The two women then became a fashion and make @-@ over team , and were given their own television show on Channel 4 , What Not to Wear . The show was later shown in the United States on TLC , and spawned several spin offs . Woodall has also presented shows on