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There’s one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It plants a negativity in the head of a designer or the student, and it’s a distraction.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
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Washington
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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