Part of what was in the ether all around me growing up, until I was between 19 and 20, was a terrible, debilitating stutter. It was part of what made me very reclusive as a kid. – Tim Gunn
I found early on in teaching, if you’re too blunt an instrument, the students discredit you and think you’re just being mean. They’re not interested in what you have to say. – 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
If you want to write an angry e-mail, write it but don’t send it. It’s based on my experience that whenever I have acted out in some manner, I have always regretted it. – 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
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. – 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
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
I have my flaws and my issues, past and present and who knows what will happen in the future. I want people to know I’m vulnerable too and each one of us is. – Tim Gunn
I wouldn’t know what to do on a date. I don’t have the time. To make a relationship work, I’d have to give something up, and I’m not so sure I’m willing to do that. – Tim Gunn
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. – Tim Gunn
Fashion was in a crisis up until the mid-’90s and, when it came out of the crisis, it was a very different place. It was a place that nurtured and cultivated young entrepreneurial designers. – Tim Gunn
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. – Tim Gunn
With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad. – Tim Gunn
But my manners also came from when I was in college and began participating in critiques. You have to speak with someone respectfully about their work and be honest and open, without hurting them. – 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
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
Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it’s your shoulders or your long legs! – 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
