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" For me, a Thom Browne suit is an investment. "

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" A gray flannel suit by Thom Browne or Tom Ford can be worn a billion ways. I'll wear a gray flannel jacket with a white shirt, gray flannel tie, beat-up fatigues, and a dress shoe or Carpe Diem boots. "

" My dad was a mechanic, and I have great style memories of him. He wore, every single day: a blue chambray shirt, Levi's 501s, and Red Wing boots. And that certainly wasn't fashionable at the time; it was basically the opposite. And he wore these horn rim glasses that were very Sol Moscot. "

" It's a love-and-hate relationship with New York. Much like Hong Kong, it's expensive, crowded, the weather is not so nice. But New York is home, and I love New York. "

" Fit and fabric are paramount. If the jacket fits, it doesn't matter what price you paid for it - you will look and feel fantastic. "

" I think Hong Kong has always had this tradition of custom-made suits, which I've never done but love the idea of. "

" I've seen a few lookalikes, and that kind of freaks me out, but then I'm not the first person on the planet to have tattoos, and I'm not the first person to have hair or a tattoo sleeve. "

" I still think of myself as a retailer first, but I also know how to make clothes. "

" I think with black tie, you can't really do too much. I think you have to pretty much stick to the rules on that. "

" I went through a Billy Idol phase. I had white hair when Peter Rizzo hired me at Barneys. "

" I have been a fan of Forty Five Ten since my first visit to Dallas in 2010, when I was working with the hometown competitor. "

" Camo is almost like a solid. It is the perfect uniform: you can wear camo in any application and it is always right. "

" I got fired from Neiman Marcus and Bergdorfs, and JC Penney didn't work out. "

" Getting dressed, for me, is like a window to my soul. "

" I like clothes. When I realized as a child that you had to wear them, and it takes the same amount of effort to look good or not, I figured out long ago that I only wanted stuff that I loved and looked good in. "

" I guess I know how to dress myself, and that's probably the only thing I can do, so it's nice that somebody notices. "

" My advice to young people - wait until it's your turn. Just kidding, sorta. "

" Not all black T-shirts are created equal. "

" Lardini is my go-to tailor. They work with me on a lot of personal things, which is nice. "

" The Japanese are the ultimate students: they analyse things in so much detail... until they have pretty much mastered whatever they are studying. "

" I actually come from a long line of barbers. "

" Outside of white button-down oord cloth shirts, Trickers brogues, 501s, and Ray-Ban Aviators, the single item of clothing that I have had in my closet consistently since 1982 is a pair of black-and-white checked Vans. They are the lazy man's shoe - perfect for dog walking and security lines at the airport. "

" You really can't function without a phone or an iPad. "

" Yes, there are probably too many tattoos. But there are too many bad haircuts, too many bad shoe choices, too many bad jeans. "

" To me, a Harris Tweed jacket is the kind of thing you should be able to have in your closet years from now - possibly it was your father's jacket or, even better, your grandfather's jacket. "

" I would never, ever call myself a createur or a designer. I'm more of an amalgamator or a D.J., taking two things that don't go together and making them go together. "

" If someone tells me I can't wear something, that's the moment when I want to wear it. "

" I feel like the menswear blogger is a special breed, and by that, I mean they really have brought menswear out of the closet and into the public discourse where guys are not afraid to talk about style, dressing, clothes. "

" A man in Tom Ford will develop a nice, long relationship with the brand. Ford is very smart about positioning his product. He's a name that is going to remain huge. "

" I've always dressed differently. I've always had my own deal. "