Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: a master class on mentoring, motivating, and making it work!
Tim Gunn & Ada Calhoun
ISBN: 9781476780061
Biography and inspirational memoir.
I love this man so much. From the very first episodes of Project Runway, I thought that this would be a person I would be so happy to have as a mentor or guide. His first book (Gunn's Golden Rules) was lovely, and showed a fun, somewhat snippy, side of his personality, one that wasn't as obvious with his carefully crafted "on camera" persona. This book was fairly similar, and reveals how he's been shunned for plain-talking by lots of the "high and mighty" in the fashion world.
The focus of the book is on mentorship and teaching, and how he loves to help students be their best. He offers a lot of good advice and encouragement to students, teachers, and mentors, and offers a lot of anecdotes from his time at Parsons and with his tv shows. I have a feeling that some of the less positive anecdotal subjects won't be as thrilled to read the stories as I was, but anonymity is preserved, at least for former students.
The read was short, easy, and enjoyable. I wish him all the best, and enjoyed reading about him and his ideas as much as I've enjoyed watching him help the contestants ton Project Runway and Under the Gunn.
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