Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style

New York, NY: ABRAMS Image, 2007. Reprint. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Inscription on half-title signed by Tim. Bravo sticker on front of DJ.. Roundy, Laine. Glued binding. Cloth over boards. 201, [7] p. Illustrations. Appendices. Glossary Tim Gun is one of the starts of the hit Bravo show in which aspiring fashiong designers compete for a runway debut at New York; s Fashion Week He was the Chair of the Fashion Design Department at the New School for Design and was also the Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc. Ms. Maloney was the Assistant Chair of the Fashion Design Department at The New School for Design. From Wikipedia: "Timothy M. "Tim" Gunn (born July 29, 1953) is an American fashion consultant, television personality, actor, and voice actor. He was on the faculty of Parsons The New School for Design from 1982 to 2007 and was chair of fashion design at the school from August 2000 to March 2007, after which he joined Liz Claiborne as its chief creative officer. He is well known as on-air mentor to designers on the reality television program Project Runway. Gunn's popularity on Project Runway led to 2 spin-off shows, Bravo's Tim Gunn's Guide to Style and Lifetime's "Under the Gunn", as well as his book A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style He provides the voice of Baileywick, the castle's steward in the Disney Junior television show Sofia the First. Gunn was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He is the son of Nancy (nee Comfort) and George William Gunn, an FBI agent during the administration of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Gunn was a champion swimmer throughout high school, and later attended the Corcoran College of Art and Design, receiving a BFA in sculpture. Gunn, who is gay, was raised in an intensely homophobic household and viewed homosexuals as predators. According to a video Gunn created for the It Gets Better project, he attempted to commit suicide at the age of 17 by swallowing over 100 pills. He denied his sexual orientation until his early twenties, and didn't share it with anyone in his family until he came out to his sister when he was 29. Gunn started working at Parsons in 1982 and served as associate dean from 1989 2000, then became chair in August 2000. He was credited with "retooling and invigorating the curriculum for the 21st century." Gunn began appearing on Project Runway during its first season in 2004, and is known for his catchphrase "Make it work." Gunn received a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program. Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, a reality show in which Gunn gives advice to the fashion-challenged, debuted in September 2007 on the Bravo television network. Gunn also played a version of himself as a reporter for the fictional Fashion TV in two episodes of ABC's Ugly Betty in February 2007 and later guest starred on Drop Dead Diva in August 2009 as himself. Gunn left Parsons in 2007 and joined Liz Claiborne as the company's chief creative officer in March of that year. In April 2007, Abrams Image Publishers released Gunn's book A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style, co-written with Kate Moloney, cover photo by Markus Klinko & Indrani. While on tour in Palm Springs, California, the nearby city of Palm Desert honored him with an official resolution declaring April 27, 2007 (the day of his visit) "Timothy M. Gunn Day". He was also presented with a certificate by the city of Palm Springs and a plaque by the nearby city of Rancho Mirage in recognition of his career achievements. While promoting the book in the San Francisco Bay Area in May 2007, Gunn joined the judging panel of Project FiveFour 07, to judge gowns designed by 12 students from San Francisco's Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. The competition benefited The Princess Project, a Bay Area charity that gives free prom dresses to high school students who can't afford to buy them on their own. In July 2007, Gunn was interviewed by R. Christian Anderson for Palm Springs Life Magazine. The article entitled "Style Tips for Summer", featured Gunn's sound advice to women who wish to remain fashionable, even during intense desert heat."