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Life is not a solo act. It's a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care about us and support us in times of strife.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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A couple of things for the not-so-diminutive man: avoid any prints that are large scale, because you will look like the print is wearing you, as opposed to you wearing the print.
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People believe that if you're concerned about the clothes you're wearing and the larger aspects of your appearance, that it's anti-intellectual. I say Hogwash! The clothes we wear send a message about how the world perceives us.
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Leggings are everywhere, indeed. Personally, I'm not crazy about them, but they can look great with the right look, a tunic, for instance, or a long cardigan. Just don't try to dress them up!
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I love shopping on a budget. I believe that more fashion mistakes are made by people with deep pockets than by those who shop on a budget.
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People put on certain clothes for certain reasons, I assume, when their closet is filled with clothes.
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If you don't have experience sewing, start with that, because that will inform what you are able to design.
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Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!
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If you want to, you can share my teaching refrain: I can't want you to succeed more than you do.
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I will always be there in the wings saying, 'You need to be good to people. You need to take your work seriously. You need to have integrity. You need to work with what you've got.
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Life is a big collaboration. And we can't navigate it alone.
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When it comes to Project Runway, for me the most memorable look ever presented goes back to season one, episode one, when Austin Scarlett created a ravishing cocktail dress out of cornhusks. It was really amazing.
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I've worn a suit and tie for most of my life. And I believe (for me), it makes me more confident navigating the world.
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The color, the shape, and the texture--none of it is accidental. Every item we wear has a glorious (or sometimes not so glorious) history, and that history extends back years--centuries, even--before Oscar de la Renta's 2002 collection.
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I will say that the high road can get so high that you can get a nose bleed, in which case you have to get off the high road.
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I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.
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I found early on in teaching, if you're too blunt an instrument, the students discredit you and think you're just being mean. They're not interested in what you have to say.
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I learned early on in teaching how easy it is to hurt a young person and that's never my intention.
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My manners also came from when I was in college and began participating in critiques. You have to speak with someone respectfully about their work and be honest and open, without hurting them.
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I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating.
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I just don't like conspicuous consumption. I find it distasteful.
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