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I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.

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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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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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It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12.
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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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Does a man need to know what a peplum is? Probably not.
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But if fashion were easy, wouldn't everybody look great ?
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Just the way it never rains when you have an umbrella, you'll never run into people if you look fantastic. But go outside in pajamas, and you'll run into every ex you have.
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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've been in situations where I've said to young people: You're so personable, you're so articulate, you're clearly so bright, you're so good-looking - feel better about yourself! But if at the core if you don't, all those words mean nothing. Absolutely nothing.
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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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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 haven't had a date in 26 years.
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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 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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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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Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.
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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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There's nothing I like better than going to my apartment, closing the door, cooking my little dinner for one and just tuning out. My apartment really is my haven. It's a nest where I go to heal.
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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 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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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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