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People put on certain clothes for certain reasons, I assume, when their closet is filled with clothes.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
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Costume Designer
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Reality Television Participant
University Teacher
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Washington
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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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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Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.
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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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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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May I respond by merely saying, I hate crocs. May they please go away.
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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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My manners also came from when I was in college and began participating in critiques. You have to speak with someone respectfully about their work and be honest and open, without hurting them.
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As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.
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I learned early on in teaching how easy it is to hurt a young person and that's never my intention.
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I'm constantly reminding myself that the world owes us nothing. We have to make our way and we have to work hard, persevere and make our own way in the world because the world isn't waiting for us, so let's let the world know we are here.
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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.
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I will always be there in the wings saying, 'You need to be good to people. You need to take your work seriously. You need to have integrity. You need to work with what you've got.
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Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!
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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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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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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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Why must she dress that way? I think she's confused about her gender.
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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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If you don't have experience sewing, start with that, because that will inform what you are able to design.
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