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

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
Costume Designer
Creative Director
Fashion Designer
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.
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Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it’s your shoulders or your long legs!
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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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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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I'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.
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If you want to write an angry e-mail, write it but don't send it. It's based on my experience that whenever I have acted out in some manner, I have always regretted it.
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If you had pockets, you were associated with a labor force. It meant you had things to carry yourself. Otherwise, your lady's maid or your manservant would have done it for you.
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Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.
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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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The element of fashion I'd like to see more often? Clothes that fit people well. For me it's not so much about the clothes.
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I don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.
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Life is a big collaboration. And we can't navigate it alone.
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Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.
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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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If you are going to be catty, you have to be careful with whom you do it, and in what manner! It's the kind of behavior that is best kept behind closed doors.
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Frankly, I think that fur on a man is difficult to pull off. If it's the warmth you're after, then I'd go with a fur-lined coat - it won't show.
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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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And I'm the first one to tell people to break the rules. But you can only break the rules once you know what the rules are. The other thing is, fashion is the last design discipline to actually have academic texts and historical analysis.
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I am the anti-trend guy? I don't believe in chasing trends. And before anyone shops, I believe you benefit from doing a closet inventory. Ask yourself what am I wearing, what am I not wearing, and you'll probably discover things you didn't even know you had.
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I haven't had a date in 26 years.
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