Tim Gunn: Obamas Make It Work

**By Lea Winerman** Fashion guru and Washington native Tim Gunn says that the capital city has been a "fashion desert" for decades. "For fashion, Washington's just a place that no one's wanted to be," says Gunn. But not anymore. Gunn, the fashion mentor on Bravo's "'Project Runway'":http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/ and chief creative officer at "Liz Claiborne":http://www.lizclaiborne.com/, says he's looking forward to the new first couple bringing a return of style not seen in the nation's capital since the Kennedy administration. The Obamas, he says, know how to look great -- in high style or on a budget. And he's thrilled that Michelle Obama has become known for wearing American designers. "We're all eager to see what she is going to wear to both the swearing-in ceremony and the balls," he says. "[Watch a slide show and listen to the NewsHour's Lea Winerman interview Tim Gunn about the Obamas' fashion sense.]":http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/white_house/inauguration2009/gunn/index.html