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Life is a collaboration, it's not a solo act.

Tim Gunn

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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
District of Columbia
Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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I am a stickler for good manners, and I believe that treating other people well is a lost art. In the workplace, at the dinner table, and walking down the street--we are confronted with choices on how to treat people nearly every waking moment. Over time these choices define who we are and whether we have a lot of friends and allies or none.
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May I respond by merely saying, I hate crocs. May they please go away.
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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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Men: don't wear the untucked shirttail. It cuts you in half, which is a very bad proportion. Think of yourself as a series of thirds. So when the shirt is tucked in, you're 1/3 on top, 2/3 on the bottom.
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I'm not sure what the moral is here...I really just wanted to tell that story.
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The clothes we wear send a message about how the world perceives us.
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Being a student in an art & design school, that was the moment for me, that was when I began to develop a lot of self-confidence and really come into my own.
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But if fashion were easy, wouldn't everybody look great ?
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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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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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Staples are only good if they truly suit our lifestyle.
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What's important to a fashion designer? It's much more than learning how to make clothes. In fact, that merely makes you a dressmaker. It doesn't make you into a fashion designer.
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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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With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.
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If I could predict the trends, they would already be there.
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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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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 don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.
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Frankly, from my perspective, the bomber jacket is such a classic item you can wear it even when it's not on trend.
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