Face Time: Tim Gunn

Express' Kristen Page-Kirby talks political fashion with native-Washingtonian Tim Gunn:

Women love him. Men want to be him. Tim Gunn — the impeccably garbed mentor on "Project Runway," author of the new "Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style" ($18, Abrams) and host of Bravo's upcoming "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" — expounds upon the White House, the beauty of the black leather blazer and forging a signature look. ...

EXPRESS: You take a couple of shots at D.C., even though it's your hometown.
GUNN: I do, but I also celebrate [socialite] Deeda Blair, with whom I've had a fascination since I was a kid. Style in D.C. all emanates from the White House. The Kennedy years were so fantastic, such a high point, and then the Johnsons moved in and it was all over.

EXPRESS: Is there a presidential candidate you're pulling for, style-wise?
GUNN: I wish there were. I had such high hopes for Hillary, and now she's wearing a uniform that's just too masculine for her.

EXPRESS: When she was first lady, headbands just exploded.
GUNN: She had a huge influence, but she's mellowed since then. I hope New York state hasn't done this to her. New York City certainly hasn't.

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