Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

On the runway of life, Tim Gunn is the perfect life coach.  Youve watched him mentor talented designers on the hit television show Project Runway. Now the inimitable Tim Gunn shares his personal secrets for “making it work”—in your career, relationships, and life. Filled with delightfully dishy stories of fashions greatest divas, behind-the-scenes glimpses of Runways biggest drama queens, and never-before-revealed insights into Tims private life, Gunns Golden Rules is like no other how-to book youve ever read. In the world according to Tim, there are no shortcuts to success. Hard work, creativity, and skill are just the beginning. By following eighteen tried-and-true principles, you can apply Tims rules to anything you set your mind to. Youll learn why Tim frowns on displays of bad behavior, like the vitriolic outburst by Martha Stewarts daughter about her mothers name-brand merchandise. Youll discover the downfalls of divadom as he describes Vogues André Leon Talley being hand-fed grapes and Anna Wintour being carried downstairs by her bodyguards. And youll get Tims view on the backstabbing by one designer on Project Runway and how it brilliantly backfired. Then there are his down-to-earth guidelines for making life better—for yourself and others—in small and large ways, especially in an age that favors comfort over politeness, ease over style. Texting at the dinner table? Wearing shorts to the theater? Not in Tims book. Living a well-mannered life of integrity and character is hard work, he admits, but the rewards are many: being a good friend, being glamorous and attractive, and being a success— much like Tim himself! He is never one to mince words. But Tim Gunn is always warm, witty, wise, and wonderfully supportive— just the mentor you need to design a happy, creative, and fulfilling life that will never go out of style.

A beloved television personality and fashion consultant offers a simple, accessible guidebook to help readers navigate all aspects of life. He dishes out frank, witty, and practical advice in a way that gives readers the feeling of a face-to-face encounter.

Beloved pop culture icon Tim Gunn is best known as co-host of the twelve-time Emmy-nominated reality show Project Runway. He also hosted two seasons of his own former Bravo makeover series, Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style.