Tim Gunn Quotes

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  You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.

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  World, Rich, Curious

  Tim Gunn (2010). “Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work”, p.235, Simon and Schuster

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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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  Boredom, Achievement, Needs

  Tim Gunn, Kate Moloney (2011). “Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style”, p.122, Abrams

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• Life is not a solo act. It's a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care about us and support us in times of strife.

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  People, Support, Collaboration

  "Tim Gunn’s Advice for Making It Work". Interview with Tara Parker-Pope, well.blogs.nytimes.com. December 17, 2010.

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• You have no control over other people's taste, so focus on staying true to your own.

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  Motivational, Confidence, People

  Twitter post from Oct 18, 2012

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• I have heard women complain about men holding doors for them,, as if it is inherently offensive and implies that they are weak. ... I would hold a door for anyone. ... It has to do with noticing our fellow human beings and saying, "I recognize that you're on this planet, and I don't want a door hitting you in the face.

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  Men, Doors, Complaining

  Tim Gunn (2010). “Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work”, Simon and Schuster

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• Exude unconditional confidence.

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  Unconditional

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• My best life advice:Take the high road.No matter how much stress, or strain, or consternation you are facing, take the high road.You will never regret it.

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  Regret, Stress, Advice

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• If you have to ask if a clothing item is a dress or a top, it is always a top.

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  Funny, Fashion, Clothes

  Twitter post from Jul 05, 2012

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• The clothes we wear send a message about how the world perceives us.

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  Clothes, World, Messages

  "Project Runway’s Top Gunn". Interview with Elizabeth Gettelman, www.motherjones.com. January/February, 2012.

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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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  Want, Be Confident, Get Away

  "Tim Gunn's Take on Fall Fashion". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. September 25, 2006.

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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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  Mean, Clothes, Comfort

  Twitter post from Aug 27, 2012

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• 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.

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  Believe, Balance, Looks

  "5 Secrets a Fashion Stylist Would Never Tell You (But Tim Gunn Will!)" by Gabrielle Frank, www.cosmopolitan.com. September 20, 2010.

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• Go to Lord & Taylor on Fifth Avenue, I think it's the eighth floor, and it's just a department called 'Woman.' It's rather devastating. You've never seen such hideous clothes in your entire life. I mean, it's simply appalling. Thank God there are no windows on that floor, because if I were a size 18, I'd throw myself right out the window [after seeing those clothes]. It's insulting what these designers do to these women.

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  Mean, Thinking, Clothes

  "Tim Gunn: Fashion Seems To End At A Size 12" by Ellie Krupnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2013.

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• Trying and acheiving are two different things.

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  Two, Trying, Different

  "Project Runway (Clothes Off Your Back)". TV Series, December 7, 2005.

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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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  Clothes, Cost, Volume

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• Remember, channel your inner winner.

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  Remember, Winner

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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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  Running, Rain, People

  Tim Gunn (2010). “Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work”, p.123, Simon and Schuster

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• Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary.

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  Vocabulary, Learning New, Delightful

  Tim Gunn, Kate Moloney (2011). “Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style”, p.182, Abrams

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• Most designers want to show apparel that makes the wearer look as long and lean as possible. And most people who buy clothes want to look as long and lean as possible.

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  Clothes, Long, People

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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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  Inspiration, Long, Amazon

  Tim Gunn (2010). “Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work”, Simon and Schuster

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• I believe in the semiotics of clothes. They send a message about how the world perceives us. For me it goes beyond clothes, it's grooming. It's accessories. It's the whole head to toe look.

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  Believe, Clothes, World

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• But if fashion were easy, wouldn't everybody look great ?

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  Fashion, Looks, Easy

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• I've had my own moments in front of designers when I've actually said, 'You know, there's a market here for expanding your work, and here it is. And frankly, there are two markets: The women who are larger than the 12, and then there are women who are petite. And most designers that I talk to have absolutely no interest in addressing either of those populations, which I find repugnant.

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  Two, Population, Moments

  "Tim Gunn: Fashion Seems To End At A Size 12" by Ellie Krupnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2013.

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• It's so important to reach out to people you trust, and who can give you honest feedback, and keep those people close to you. You don't want to surround yourself with enablers.

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  People, Giving, Important

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

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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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  Clothes, Long, Accessories

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