Tim Gunn
Tim Gunn
Timothy MacKenzie "Tim" Gunnis an American fashion consultant, television personality, actor, and voice actor. He served on the faculty of Parsons The New School for Design from 1982 to 2007 and was chair of fashion design at the school from August 2000 to March 2007, after which he joined Liz Claiborne as its chief creative officer. He is well known as on-air mentor to designers on the reality television program Project Runway. Gunn's popularity on Project Runway led to 2...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth29 July 1953
CountryUnited States of America
I love HGTV. I love the Food Network.
I'm much more of a Leo than I am a Cancer.
But I will add, there's one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It plants a negativity in the head of a designer or the student, and it's a distraction.
If you have to ask if a clothing item is a dress or a top, it is always a top.
I believe in letting karma do its thing. What comes around goes around.
If I could predict the trends, they would already be there.
Exude unconditional confidence.
Staples are only good if they truly suit our lifestyle.
Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary.
We need to treat each other with consideration. In my world, the squeaky wheel does not get the grease.
Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?
In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator.
I just don't like conspicuous consumption. I find it distasteful.
My advice to the 10 year old daughter is: fashion happens in a context. It's societal, it's cultural, it's historic, it's economic, and it's political. So all of her studies, everything that is happening in the world, all needs to be channeled through her in order to be a good designer.