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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
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Washington
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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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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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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As long as we have Netfix, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon, YouTube, and bookstores, there is no excuse ever to lack inspiration.
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The clothes we wear send a message about how the world perceives us.
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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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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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Staples are only good if they truly suit our lifestyle.
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I haven't had a date in 26 years.
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I just think the Kardashians have an absence of taste and I don’t think that that should be perpetuated. I’m sorry I’m sounding like an old farty, snob, but it bothers me.
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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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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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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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Life is a big collaboration. And we can't navigate it alone.
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I will say that the high road can get so high that you can get a nose bleed, in which case you have to get off the high road.
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There’s one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It plants a negativity in the head of a designer or the student, and it’s a distraction.
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I found early on in teaching, if you're too blunt an instrument, the students discredit you and think you're just being mean. They're not interested in what you have to say.
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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 believe that treating other people well is a lost art.
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I hate the word eclectic .I'm a classicist, and I like comfort. Lots of books, lots of artwork, pieces of family furniture, and newer upholstery.
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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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