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Success needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren't interested in being a megabrand.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
Costume Designer
Creative Director
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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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May I respond by merely saying, I hate crocs. May they please go away.
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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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