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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
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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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 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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Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.
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We can wear whatever we want and get away with it. Just be confident about being who you are and dressing for that person.
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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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Life is a collaboration, it's not a solo act.
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Life is a big collaboration. And we can't navigate it alone.
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May I respond by merely saying, I hate crocs. May they please go away.
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I'm so lucky. I've met a lot of famous people.
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I believe that treating other people well is a lost art.
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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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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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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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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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Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.
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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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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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