A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style

Tim Gunn

A GUIDE TO
QUALITY, TASTE & STYLE

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Gunn, Tim.
Tim Gunn : a guide to quality, taste, and style / by Tim Gunn with
Kate Moloney.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-0-8109-9284-9 (hardcover with jacket)
1. Clothing and dress. 2. Fashion. I. Moloney, Kate. II. Title.

TT507.G86 2007
646’.34—dc22
2007003860

Copyright © 2007 Tim Gunn and Kate Moloney

Illustrations by Lainé Roundy
Designer: Becky Terhune
Editors: Tamar Brazis and Susan Van Metre

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We dedicate this book to all those who aspire to quality,
taste, and style, and to those who have achieved it!
—T.G. and K.M.

Chapter One
WHO YOU ARE

Chapter Two
THE FIT CONUNDRUM

Chapter Three
DIAGNOSING THE COMMON CLOSET

Chapter Four
THE FASHION MENTOR: BEYOND AUDREY

Chapter Five
SHOULDERS BACK:
STYLE FROM THE INSIDE OUT

Chapter Six
PREPARING TO SHOP

Chapter Seven
LET’S GO: SHOPPING AT LAST!

Chapter Eight
ACCESSORIES: SAY NO TO THE “IT” BAG

Chapter Nine
NOT YOUR EVERYDAY OCCASION

Chapter Ten
APPENDICES

Tim Gunn

A GUIDE TO
QUALITY, TASTE & STYLE