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Remember someone is going to be out, so don’t make it you.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
Costume Designer
Creative Director
Fashion Designer
Photographer
Reality Television Participant
University Teacher
Voice Actor
Washington
District of Columbia
Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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Life is not a solo act. It's a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care about us and support us in times of strife.
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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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I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know what they're thinking, what they're trying to achieve, what they believe the final outcome is going to be.
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I'm much more of a Leo than I am a Cancer.
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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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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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As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.
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Leggings are everywhere, indeed. Personally, I'm not crazy about them, but they can look great with the right look, a tunic, for instance, or a long cardigan. Just don't try to dress them up!
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All the magazines contradict each other because it is so diverse. Know what you like, know what looks good on you and keep doing it, no reason to chase trends.
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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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If I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York, I’d choose the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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I'm so lucky. I've met a lot of famous people.
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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 am a stickler for good manners, and I believe that treating other people well is a lost art. In the workplace, at the dinner table, and walking down the street--we are confronted with choices on how to treat people nearly every waking moment. Over time these choices define who we are and whether we have a lot of friends and allies or none.
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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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With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.
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I haven't had a date in 26 years.
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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've worn a suit and tie for most of my life. And I believe (for me), it makes me more confident navigating the world.
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We shop out of boredom, for release, for excitement, for a sense of achievement, for a sense of control over our unruly existences. And every so often, we shop because we need something to wear.
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