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With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.
Tim Gunn
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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
Costume Designer
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Fashion Designer
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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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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