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Tim Gunn, born on July 29, 1953, is a renowned fashion consultant. He has over 30 years of experience in the fashion industry and is well-known as a mentor on the reality TV show 'Project Runway'. His unique style and professional knowledge have won him the admiration of viewers.

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“I learned from teaching. If you are perceived by the student to be belittling them or purely criticizing them without offering up words of encouragement and support, they shut down and discredit you.”

Ifs Support Teaching Students Encouragement Down And Criticize Offering Words Of Encouragement Belittle Discredit Support And Encouragement Discredit You

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“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.”

Ifs Thinking Mean Found Teaching Students Instruments Not Interested Just Being Being Me Blunt Discredit Being Mean Discredit You

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“I'm constantly correcting young people and fashion students in this nation when they say "Well, I do couture." By definition, you don't. You have to be licensed by the government of France to do couture. So don't use that term. You can say that you do one-of-a-kind, you can say it's custom, but you can't say it's couture - because it's inaccurate.”

People Wells Kind Use Government Young Nations Term Fashion Students Definitions France Customs Correcting One Of A Kind Couture

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“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 think that their role is to be the baby bird in a nest and you're going to feed them? They're going to feed themselves, or they're going to starve.”

Thinking Roles Teacher Students Baby Bird Nests

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“Being a student in an art & design school, that was the moment for me, that was when I began to develop a lot of self-confidence and really come into my own.”

Art Self Moments School My Own Design Students Self Confidence Art Design

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“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.”

Use Felt My Own Responsibility Teaching Students Conversation Raises Bars Phrases Engaged Classroom Vocabulary Critique Raising The Bar

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“I learned quickly that if the student’s perception is that you’re not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.”

Ifs Understanding Students Listening Perception Discredit Discredit You

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“There’s one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It plants a negativity in the head of a designer or the student, and it’s a distraction.”

One Thing Students Plant Designer Distraction Negativity

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About the Author

Born: July 29, 1953
Known for: Consultant
Quotes: 168

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Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It WorkRelated source material

Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & StyleRelated source material

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