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 GunnI do things like hem a pair of pants, I do my own tailoring but I wouldn't attempt a jacket.
Tim GunnWhen 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 GunnYou can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.
Tim GunnSuccess needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren't interested in being a megabrand.
Tim GunnI 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.
Tim Gunn