Success needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren't interested in being a… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12. — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
Being in the moment is everything. So being in the moment for me is just letting the narrative play out, listening to… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
I'm frequently introduced as a fashion designer, and I quickly say I'm not, and instantly people are incredibly disappointed and think that… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
What's important to a fashion designer? It's much more than learning how to make clothes. In fact, that merely makes you a… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
There’s one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It plants a… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
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,… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
I have a very Socratic approach - I pummel the designers with questions, so when I get them to step back from… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
I believe that it's very important to get to know people with whom you can have a substantive dialogue about design and… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
Most designers want to show apparel that makes the wearer look as long and lean as possible. And most people who buy… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
Go to Lord & Taylor on Fifth Avenue, I think it's the eighth floor, and it's just a department called 'Woman.' It's… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
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… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
But I will add, there's one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
My role as the chair of the fashion department at Parsons put me face to face with all the big designers, retailers,… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
We shop out of boredom, for release, for excitement, for a sense of achievement, for a sense of control over our unruly existences. And… — Tim Gunn Copy Share
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… — Tim Gunn Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — Tim Gunn Copy Share
I would say this to my students all the time, it's about 30% you as the teacher and 70% about them. They tend to… — Tim Gunn Copy Share
I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know… — Tim Gunn Copy Share
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… — Tim Gunn Copy Share
In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator. — Tim Gunn Copy Share
Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it’s your shoulders or your long legs! — Tim Gunn Copy Share
I have to have my coffee. I probably have three cups a day, but only before noon. — Tim Gunn Copy Share
Most people wear clothing that is too big or too small for them. And "oversized" is the downfall for most of us. We have… — Tim Gunn Copy Share
