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VIDEO: Tim Gunn Makes it Work at Somerset Fashion Show in Troy

Gunn showed off the Spring 2012 collection from Juicy Couture, Kate Spade New York and Lucky Brand jeans while sharing fashion tips with attendees Saturday afternoon.

TROY, MI – Hundreds of fashion lovers, curious shoppers and Project Runway fans gathered in the north grand court of Troy's Saturday to take in a co-hosted by Project Runway star Tim Gunn and Liz Claiborne Marketing Director Leah Caruso Salak.

Gunn – who is known for his iconic phrase "make it work" and for his role as chief creative officer of Liz Claiborne, which on May 15 will be known as Fifth & Pacific – showed off apparel and accessories from Juicy Couture, Kate Spade New York and Lucky Brand jeans while offering fashion tips to attendees.

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"We want people to come away from the show feeling a greater sense of confidence about really owning how they present themselves to the world and saying, you know, I could really be who I am," Gunn . "I don't have to be a copy of someone else. I don't have to look like that mannequin in the store – I can do this myself."

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