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I don't believe in the scraping of stuff. Take the existing condition, offer up a diagnosis for what's wrong, and a prescription for making it work.

Tim Gunn

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
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I'm one of the biggest introverts you could ever meet.
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All the magazines contradict each other because it is so diverse. Know what you like, know what looks good on you and keep doing it, no reason to chase trends.
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I don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.
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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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I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.
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Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!
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Why must she dress that way? I think she's confused about her gender.
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I'm so lucky. I've met a lot of famous people.
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If you're wearing a jacket, as I always am, the sweater vest always needs to be buttoned, with the exception of the bottom button. But if you're going sans jacket, you can leave it open.
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I was a teacher and an administrator at Parson's School of Design, and as an administrator, I was associate dean. And in that role, I went around fixing things that were broken. And the Parson's fashion program was broken.So fashion chose me. It needed to be developed and evolve. I don't know if it comes naturally to anyone.
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