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From my own experience, there are so many people who believe that the individual can change. The individual doesn't have to be LGBT.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
If someone doesn't ask, you don't have a moral obligation to say every thought that pops in your head.
— Tim Gunn
I don't believe in the scraping of stuff. Take the existing condition, offer up a diagnosis for what's wrong, and a prescription for making it work.
— Tim Gunn
And Brooke Elliott is a great actress.
— Tim Gunn
Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.
— Tim Gunn
If you don't have experience sewing, start with that, because that will inform what you are able to design.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
People put on certain clothes for certain reasons, I assume, when their closet is filled with clothes.
— Tim Gunn
If you want to, you can share my teaching refrain: I can't want you to succeed more than you do.
— Tim Gunn
It was very challenging to mentor the mentors, and yes, you do see more sides of my personality.
— Tim Gunn
I believe women do the best womenswear.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
Fashion it's not just about learning how to draw pretty pictures, and how to sew, it's everything that makes up your life.
— Tim Gunn
So perhaps the real secret to style is filling yourself to the absolute brim with engagement. Loving not wisely, but too well and all that.
— Tim Gunn
Take the high road. No matter how much strife, and consternation, frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level.
— Tim Gunn
Success needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren't interested in being a megabrand.
— Tim Gunn
Models come in all sizes and shapes.
— Tim Gunn
I hate crocs. May they please go away.
— Tim Gunn
I'm really not a trend promoter because I feel that people push trends on people they shouldn't.
— Tim Gunn
Whenever people tell me they don't know how to get inspired, I say "What's the matter with you?! I could stay in my apartment and be inspired!"
— Tim Gunn
If you told me when I was a teen that I would end up being a teacher, I would have said you're out of your mind, because quite frankly I hated school.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
I also have no problem if you want to find a cave and have someone roll a boulder in front of it.
— Tim Gunn
Remember, channel your inner winner.
— Tim Gunn
People come up to me and share very personal and intimate things with me, and I am so touched by all the trust they have in me.
— Tim Gunn
We need to treat each other with consideration. In my world, the squeaky wheel does not get the grease.
— Tim Gunn
I love HGTV. I love the Food Network.
— Tim Gunn
We can wear whatever we want and get away with it. Just be confident about being who you are and dressing for that person.
— Tim Gunn
I learned early on in teaching how easy it is to hurt a young person and that's never my intention.
— Tim Gunn
Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it's your shoulders or your long legs!
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
Borrowing from cultures without understanding the fundamentals can yield some pretty weird and wholly illogical perversions.
— Tim Gunn
I have my mantra about silhouette, proportion, and fit. I believe that when they are in harmony and balance, you'll look great in anything.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12.
— Tim Gunn
I say long and lean as opposed to tall, because you could be 5 four and look long and lean.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
When it comes to dressing, comfort is overrated. A little discomfort probably means your clothes fit and they're not pajamas.
— Tim Gunn
Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?
— Tim Gunn
You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.
— Tim Gunn
I learned quickly that if the student's perception is that you're not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.
— Tim Gunn
I do things like hem a pair of pants, I do my own tailoring but I wouldn't attempt a jacket.
— Tim Gunn
Men's wear is all about tailoring.
— Tim Gunn
But 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.
— Tim Gunn
With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.
— Tim Gunn
Taking the high road is always the best way to go. You feel better about yourself, and the world feels better about you.
— Tim Gunn
Although there are few things easier than throwing on a dress, something about them communicates that you have made an effort.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
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!
— Tim Gunn
As long as we have Netfix, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon, YouTube, and bookstores, there is no excuse ever to lack inspiration.
— Tim Gunn
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.
— Tim Gunn
I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating.
— Tim Gunn
Frankly, from my perspective, the bomber jacket is such a classic item you can wear it even when it's not on trend.
— Tim Gunn