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Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
Costume Designer
Creative Director
Fashion Designer
Photographer
Reality Television Participant
University Teacher
Voice Actor
Washington
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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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'm really not a trend promoter because I feel that people push trends on people they shouldn't.
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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'm constantly reminding myself that the world owes us nothing. We have to make our way and we have to work hard, persevere and make our own way in the world because the world isn't waiting for us, so let's let the world know we are here.
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I believe in the semiotics of clothes. They send a message about how the world perceives us. For me it goes beyond clothes, it's grooming. It's accessories. It's the whole head to toe look.
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If I could predict the trends, they would already be there.
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I haven't had a date in 26 years.
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I believe that it's very important to get to know people with whom you can have a substantive dialogue about design and its development. In addition, read everything about fashion that you can get your hands on. A palpable point of view is what makes a designer, so you need to be confident about yours.
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As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.
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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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Life is a collaboration, it's not a solo act.
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Being in the moment is everything. So being in the moment for me is just letting the narrative play out, listening to the designers and giving them helpful feedback about what they're doing.
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It's so important to reach out to people you trust, and who can give you honest feedback, and keep those people close to you. You don't want to surround yourself with enablers.
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The fit of jeans can be worlds apart from brand to brand. If you can find the right fit, skinny jeans can be very flattering.
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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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People put on certain clothes for certain reasons, I assume, when their closet is filled with clothes.
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I just think the Kardashians have an absence of taste and I don’t think that that should be perpetuated. I’m sorry I’m sounding like an old farty, snob, but it bothers me.
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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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If I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York, I’d choose the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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I'm one of the biggest introverts you could ever meet.
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