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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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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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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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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'm not sure what the moral is here...I really just wanted to tell that story.
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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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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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It was very challenging to mentor the mentors, and yes, you do see more sides of my personality.
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People put on certain clothes for certain reasons, I assume, when their closet is filled with clothes.
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Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it’s your shoulders or your long legs!
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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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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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The element of fashion I'd like to see more often? Clothes that fit people well. For me it's not so much about the clothes.
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Life is a collaboration, it's not a solo act.
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But if fashion were easy, wouldn't everybody look great ?
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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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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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Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!
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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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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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With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.
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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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