On the runway of life, Tim Gunn is the perfect life coach. You�ve 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 fashion�s greatest divas, behind-the-scenes glimpses of Runway�s biggest drama queens, and never-before-revealed insights into Tim�s private life, Gunn�s Golden Rules is like no other how-to book you�ve 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 Tim�s rules to anything you set your mind to. You�ll learn why Tim frowns on displays of bad behavior, like the vitriolic outburst by Martha Stewart�s daughter about her mother�s name-brand merchandise. You�ll discover the downfalls of divadom as he describes Vogue�s Andr� Leon Talley being hand-fed grapes and Anna Wintour being carried downstairs by her bodyguards. And you�ll get Tim�s 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 Tim�s 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.