Abigail Garner
Aug 16th, 2007
Aug 16th, 2007
Overcompensating, perhaps?
In the September 2007 issue of Out, Project Runway’s Tim Gunn wonders out loud about the story behind his hyper-masculine dad.
Advocate: So you didn’t grow up fixated on fashion?
Gunn: I was fixated on architecture and interiors, which of course had everybody worried. I had a really butch father — so butch I thought maybe he was a closet case. He was an FBI agent and a sports lover, and the only sport I could even participate in was swimming, because it was nice and clean and you didn’t sweat.
This response seemed ripe for a follow-up question. Oddly, there was none.