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Tim Gunn on why the fashion industry needs a makeover

Clip: 10/28/2016 | 3m 37s

Tim Gunn thinks it’s time clothing designers offered styles that work for everybody.

Fashion consultant and television personality Tim Gunn thinks it’s time clothing designers offered styles that work for everybody -- not only extremely thin models. After all, the average American woman is between sizes 16 and 18, or what the industry calls “plus size.” He admits the task of democratizing fashion will be a challenging one, as designs must be re-imagined and not merely resized.

10/28/2016 | Rating NR

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