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I haven't had a date in 26 years.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
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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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I have one brand I go to, and it's Suit Supply, and it's fantastic. I was spending $3,500-$4000 on a suit, and the suit I'm wearing today was $500. And they last you forever. The shoulders are set in by hand, it's phenomenal.
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I don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.
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At all costs, avoid clothes that are too big. The more volume your clothes have, the more volume you appear to have.
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As long as we have Netfix, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon, YouTube, and bookstores, there is no excuse ever to lack inspiration.
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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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It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12.
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Staples are only good if they truly suit our lifestyle.
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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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We can wear whatever we want and get away with it. Just be confident about being who you are and dressing for that person.
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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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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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Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?
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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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I have heard women complain about men holding doors for them,, as if it is inherently offensive and implies that they are weak. ... I would hold a door for anyone. ... It has to do with noticing our fellow human beings and saying, I recognize that you're on this planet, and I don't want a door hitting you in the face.
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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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If you don't have experience sewing, start with that, because that will inform what you are able to design.
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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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I'm not sure what the moral is here...I really just wanted to tell that story.
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I'm so lucky. I've met a lot of famous people.
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