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I'm so lucky. I've met a lot of famous people.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
Costume Designer
Creative Director
Fashion Designer
Photographer
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University Teacher
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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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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Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.
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And I'm the first one to tell people to break the rules. But you can only break the rules once you know what the rules are. The other thing is, fashion is the last design discipline to actually have academic texts and historical analysis.
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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 clothes we wear send a message about how the world perceives us.
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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 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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Being a student in an art & design school, that was the moment for me, that was when I began to develop a lot of self-confidence and really come into my own.
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As I've matured, I've developed more confidence in pattern mixing and in having a slimmer fit and in taking some risks, and I enjoy it!
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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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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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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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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'm one of the biggest introverts you could ever meet.
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Men: don't wear the untucked shirttail. It cuts you in half, which is a very bad proportion. Think of yourself as a series of thirds. So when the shirt is tucked in, you're 1/3 on top, 2/3 on the bottom.
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Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!
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Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?
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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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The fit of jeans can be worlds apart from brand to brand. If you can find the right fit, skinny jeans can be very flattering.
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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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