When it comes to my vocabulary, I felt a responsibility when I was teaching to raise the bar of conversation in my classroom. And with my own students, I refused to let them use the phrase “I like” or “I don’t like” when we were engaged in a critique.

— Tim Gunn

Tim Gunn Quotes

I will say that the high road can get so high that you can get a nose bleed, in which case you have to get off the high road.

— Tim Gunn

People believe that if you’re concerned about the clothes you’re wearing and the larger aspects of your appearance, that it’s anti-intellectual. I say “Hogwash!” The clothes we wear send a message about how the world perceives us.

— Tim Gunn

People come up to me and share very personal and intimate things with me, and I am so touched by all the trust they have in me.

— Tim Gunn

I would never dream of telling people how to dress. but I do say to them, however you are dressing, accept responsibility for it. And also, unless asked, I don’t judge. And if asked to judge – I would approach it socratically, I would approach it with questions.

— Tim Gunn

Life is a collaboration, it’s not a solo act.

— Tim Gunn

I don’t believe in the scraping of stuff. Take the existing condition, offer up a diagnosis for what’s wrong, and a prescription for making it work.

— Tim Gunn

What’s interesting about textiles is that they are determined about three seasons in advance, that’s why when you walk into a store you think “Gee, everything looks about the same.”

— Tim Gunn

I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It’s my own version of meditating.

— Tim Gunn

If you are going to be catty, you have to be careful with whom you do it, and in what manner! It’s the kind of behavior that is best kept behind closed doors.

— Tim Gunn

I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.

— Tim Gunn

When it comes to Project Runway, for me the most memorable look ever presented goes back to season one, episode one, when Austin Scarlett created a ravishing cocktail dress out of cornhusks. It was really amazing.

— Tim Gunn

Whenever people tell me they don’t know how to get inspired, I say “What’s the matter with you?! I could stay in my apartment and be inspired!”

— Tim Gunn

As I’ve matured, I’ve developed more confidence in pattern mixing and in having a slimmer fit and in taking some risks, and I enjoy it!

— Tim Gunn

The fit of jeans can be worlds apart from brand to brand. If you can find the right fit, skinny jeans can be very flattering.

— Tim Gunn

Being in the moment is everything. So being in the moment for me is just letting the narrative play out, listening to the designers and giving them helpful feedback about what they’re doing.

— Tim Gunn

The pervasive idea is that if you’re a man in the fashion industry, you’re gay until proven otherwise. And of course there are lots of men who aren’t. But people make certain assumptions.

— Tim Gunn

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 rules are. The other thing is, fashion is the last design discipline to actually have academic texts and historical analysis.

— Tim Gunn

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

— Tim Gunn

I’m very budget-minded myself, and it serves me well.

— Tim Gunn

It’s not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention – women who are larger than a size 12.

— Tim Gunn
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