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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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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
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When it comes to Project Runway, for me the most memorable look ever presented goes back to season one, episode one, when Austin Scarlett created a ravishing cocktail dress out of cornhusks. It was really amazing.
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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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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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I haven't had a date in 26 years.
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I'm really not a trend promoter because I feel that people push trends on people they shouldn't.
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I want to say to anyone who works in a drone workplace, raise the bar! There's no reason why you have to dress to the lowest common denominator.
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I'm much more of a Leo than I am a Cancer.
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When it comes to dressing, comfort is overrated. A little discomfort probably means your clothes fit and they're not pajamas.
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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'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.
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What's important to a fashion designer? It's much more than learning how to make clothes. In fact, that merely makes you a dressmaker. It doesn't make you into a fashion designer.
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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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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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It's man's impact on our world that appeals to me more than just nature running wild.
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The color, the shape, and the texture--none of it is accidental. Every item we wear has a glorious (or sometimes not so glorious) history, and that history extends back years--centuries, even--before Oscar de la Renta's 2002 collection.
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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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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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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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Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.
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I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating.
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