An Interview with Tim Gunn on Disco Fashion

Deputy Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen interviews fashion icon and native-Washingtonian Tim Gunn about the history of fashion in the disco era and its impact on modern fashion. Gunn is a past chair of fashion design at Parsons The New School for Design, where he was on faculty from 1982-2007. He is a design mentor and host of the hit television show Project Runway, which has garnered him a primetime Emmy Award. Gunn is the author of five books. Book-signing to follow. Part of Library of Congress Bibliodiscotheque Presented in association with Brightest Young Things, The Recording Academy, Capital Pride and the District of Columbia Library Association.