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.

Tim Gunn

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But if fashion were easy, wouldn't everybody look great ? by Tim Gunn

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

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I have a very Socratic approach - I pummel the designers with questions, so when I get them to step back from the work and look at it with me, they'll eventually see what I see, coming to it fresh and unencumbered. That's always very gratifying because they feel a responsibility and an ownership of a solution.

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Success needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren't interested in being a megabrand.

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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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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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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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I am a stickler for good manners, and I believe that treating other people well is a lost art. In the workplace, at the dinner table, and walking down the street--we are confronted with choices on how to treat people nearly every waking moment. Over time these choices define who we are and whether we have a lot of friends and allies or none.

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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.

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My role as the chair of the fashion department at Parsons put me face to face with all the big designers, retailers, and editors. Since I was moving in these new circles regularly, I realized I needed to do something about my own personal style. It was really Diane von Furstenberg who gave me the nudge.

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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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Does a man need to know what a peplum is? Probably not. by Tim Gunn

Does a man need to know what a peplum is? Probably not.

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Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.

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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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There's nothing I like better than going to my apartment, closing the door, cooking my little dinner for one and just tuning out. My apartment really is my haven. It's a nest where I go to heal.

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Exude unconditional confidence. by Tim Gunn

Exude unconditional confidence.

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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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And Brooke Elliott is a great actress. by Tim Gunn

And Brooke Elliott is a great actress.

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May I respond by merely saying, "I hate crocs. May they please go... by Tim Gunn

May I respond by merely saying, "I hate crocs. May they please go away."

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I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know what they're thinking, what they're trying to achieve, what they believe the final outcome is going to be.

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In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice... by Tim Gunn

In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator.

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