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" Boston's such a unique city. I feel like 50 percent of its DNA turns over every semester. "

Michael Bastian

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" Everyone looks better and more alive in a pink shirt. "

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" My goal is to elevate the whole casual end of the guy's wardrobe. "

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" I'm actually really obsessed with folk art. "

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" I've always envied Thomas Jefferson's bed at Monticello. It's in a tiny alcove, bound by walls at the head and foot. "

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" Women are more open to trying on a new personality every season; they can go from goth to bombshell to librarian, whatever. "

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" You get to a certain age, and you learn what looks good on you. "

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" I'm a New Yorker, so I don't own a car, but I rent a lot of cars. "

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" What I know of Hawaii is from watching the 'Brady Bunch' shows from the seventies. "

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" Even if it's a polo shirt and chinos, they should be the best possible quality and fit perfectly. "

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" I love doing these little collaborations. We collaborate with Stubbs & Wooton on the shoes for Michael Bastian. "

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" Good clothes are good clothes, and they don't need whales and tricks and too many jokes. Sometimes you just need something to wear. "

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" Flip-flops are a privilege, not a right. "

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" I know how to cane chairs - how's that for a useless skill? My mom once took a course and taught me how to do it when I was stuck at home sick with the flu. Now I'm all set if I ever decide to drop out of fashion and join an Amish community. "

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" I feel like design school might ruin people, particularly if you're a menswear designer, as there's not much focus on business. "

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" The hardest thing in the world to do is to take something everyone already knows and make it a little better. "

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" I still don't think I'm a fashion guy. I think I'm a clothes guy. I'm a little obsessive. "

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" I'm a big believer in small, dark, cozy bedrooms. I would describe myself as introspective - I feel things first, and then I think them through - and I need the enveloping comfort of a little squirrel's nest when I have to retreat from the world to recharge. "

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" I just love walking around the Upper East Side and seeing those guys who didn't just take an extra 10 minutes in the morning to get ready, but an extra 40 minutes. "

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" When I began designing my Spring '13 collection, it wasn't even Spring '12 yet. Snow was actually still on the ground in New York, but I knew I wanted this particular spring season to be freer, more colorful, easier, more about feeling good, and I wanted there to be a sexier feeling than we've been known for in the past. "

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" One of the weird things about being a designer is guessing what the world will want about a year in advance of when they will want it. It becomes almost a psychological test in a way - how do I feel now and how do I want to feel then. "

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" Guys are leery about putting on something they don't think is them. They have a fixed idea of themselves. "

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" Most guys open their closet and tend to wear about 10% of what they own - and they wear that 10% over and over again. So the trick is to be honest with yourself and figure out what that 10% is. "

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" A shirt's not just a shirt. It's the experience of what goes into that shirt. "

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" Preppy never goes away. It just has its moment every 15 years, and then it goes back underground. "

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" There's nothin' wrong with the way men dress in New York! "

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" When you buy a new suit, take the time to get it tailored, and you'll thank yourself every time you put it on. "

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" I'm always asking, 'How do you give a guy a new reason to buy a polo?' "

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" I'm a designer with a little 'd' as opposed to a big 'd.' It's a job; I'm more about contributing to a man's wardrobe, offering the things that I look for myself. "

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" Great ideas are very much 'of the moment,' and endlessly mulling them over just takes up too much of your brain space and might block your next great idea. Act on it, give it away, or move on. "

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