09/06/2007
Tim Gunn: Underwear is the Foundation of Fashion
Tim Gunn chats with Conan O'Brien and David Duchovny on the importance of underwear.
Gunn's show, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style debuts tonight. The Weinstein Company, which owns Project Runway "went ballistic" when they heard about the show, according to Reality Blurred, then claimed that they owned it.
Gunn also revealed recently that they demanded all references to Project Runway be removed from his book, Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style: "Bravo’s going to kill me for saying this, but I’m going to say it anyway. There were two references to the show in my book. Very matter-of-fact, in sentences like, ‘As I would say to my students at Parsons and the ‘Project Runway’ designers … .’ Then it was in my bio in the book, and it was on the cover flap. It all had to be removed."
Ironically, the Project Runway designers for the upcoming season are said to be revealed during tonight's premiere.
The New York Times today called Gunn's new show a "watchable" knock-off of TLC's What Not to Wear.
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It does look like a knock-off of What Not to Wear... but I can't stand the hosts of that show and I simply adore Tim Gunn. So I know which one I'd watch.
Posted by: crispy | Sep 6, 2007 6:51:52 PM
They showed it last night right after Top chef.
Tonight is a repeat and official shpwoing.
It was interesting. The main difference being that the people themselves aproach Tim and Veronica Webb to help them out (know they need help) instead of other shows doing a hit and run on people
Posted by: jimmyboyo | Sep 6, 2007 7:26:47 PM
Wow
big time typo
showing as vs what I put=shpwoing.
Posted by: jimmyboyo | Sep 6, 2007 7:27:58 PM
I love Tim Gunn. He's the gay dad I never had.
Posted by: DB | Sep 6, 2007 8:49:00 PM
LOVE David Duchovny!
Posted by: Jason D. | Sep 6, 2007 9:02:50 PM
Tim Gunn is WRONG!@ Freeballing RULES! I do it 24/7 and I started as a sophomore in high school and have been doing it for almost 10 years now. Okay, I love showing off.
Posted by: DEAN | Sep 6, 2007 11:43:15 PM
Sorry --- commando is fine as long as you wash or dry clean your jeans or trousers as frequently as you would your underwear --- i.e., hopefully, daily. Unfortunately, most guys (and girls) forget that part . . .
Posted by: Richard | Sep 7, 2007 2:43:35 AM
Shpwoing!!
Posted by: Miles | Sep 7, 2007 7:36:07 AM
All due respect to Dean and Richard, your underwearless ways may not be as appealing to the rest of the world as it is to yourselves.
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