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272: Tim Gunn, Project Runway Mentor

Ladies and gentleman, this episode is an absolute dream come true for me. Today on the show we have the Emmy Award-winning co-host of Lifetime's mega-hit show Project Runway Tim Gunn. Tim is fashion royalty and he's had a long lasting career as a mentor and educator with roles like  Chair of the Department of Fashion Design at Parsons School of Design, Fashion Dean at Fifth & Pacific and Chief Creative Director at Liz Claiborne Inc. He's also a New York Times best-selling author. Most recently he has an upcoming show debuting this November, November 12 to be exact called Project Runway Junior. This show will focus on up and coming emerging young designers aged 13-17. Tim will co-host alongside super model Hannah Davis, Kelly Osborne, designer Christian Siriano and executive fashion editor at Cosmo and Seventeen Magazines, Aya Kanai. Be sure to tune in on Nov. 12 at 9p ET.   For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

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