Tim Gunn in Madison

Dear BPR,

Tim appeared at the Madison Women�s Expo, and spoke about an hour on fashion, style, and Project Runway. The exciting part, for me, was trying to obtain an autograph from Sir Tim himself. To be honest, �change-agent Tim� (from the work he did at Parsons and now Liz Claiborne,) fascinates me more than the fashion-guru. However, my sister was more concerned with what she was going to wear. �I�m a little nervous, she said. �Not because of his celebrity, but rather I feel the need to gain his approval.� She did not take off her stylish new winter coat for one second, being afraid to disappoint.

Waiting for an autograph from Tim Gunn is like being like Ralphie in �A Christmas Story� when he�s waiting for Santa. I had everything planned as to what to say, because I knew I had a short amount of time to talk. I was there to obtain his autograph on one of Emmett McCarthy�s bobbleheads, and the bobblehead would be auctioned off this spring at a fundraiser for Madison AIDS Network.

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