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" Great product trumps all. You can have the biggest marketing budget, the biggest show, a perfect merchandising plan, but at the end of the day, it doesn't mean anything if the design and quality of the product you are offering is not compelling. "

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" I'll never forget my transition from pleated pants to plain front pants. It was the late '80s. I couldn't get rid of those pleated pants fast enough. "

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" I really like neck tattoos and hand tattoos. They're just not for me. "

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" I almost always wear a jacket, but I like different jackets. I also like funny pants. "

" There are so many more people in Tokyo than in New York, but it's pristine. It's so organized, and yet the address system is in complete chaos. "

" I grew up in the '60s and '70s when men were required to wear a suit, shirt, and tie every day to be taken seriously. I was at the tail end of that generation, and it had a significant impact on me. "

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" In Japan, the attention to detail in customer service is an experience that is unlike anywhere else. It's really quite special. I think everyone who's interested in fashion would do well to take a trip to learn about presentation and the way the merchandise is handed to you. These are skills that no one really thinks about. "

" Anybody can make a thousand dollar garment because you find the finest fabric and the finest mills, and you churn that out. "

" I have a reputation that was sort of built on suits and boots, so I'm a huge fan of the sartorial equivalent of a mullet, where you're business on top and party on the bottom. "

" I did this the hard way. I have worked my entire life in this business, and I've done the work - from being on the selling floor to learning to speak Italian to work with manufacturers with John Bartlett. I've done it all. I've paid my dues. "

" I was 39 when I did, essentially, a three-quarter sleeve on my left arm. It was very late in life, which is good: I can't think of any decision I made at 19 that I'd be happy with at 39 or even now, at 51. "

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

" I never wear a black belt with a black shoe. It's always the opposite: a brown shoe with a black belt. "

" To me, how you dress is a way to show you care. "

" I did well in school and was able to excel in those areas where I knew I needed to be good at. "

" Instagram is my 401k. "

Nick Wooster

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" 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 think a lot of gay kids in the midwest or in places not in New York have to overachieve in order to sort of get through the fear of what they're going through. "

" Just about everyone is quick to judge plastic surgery, especially on a man. We've all seen people who end up looking a little scary. "

" I'm not just a designer; I'm not just a retailer. I'm not just a street style person, whatever that is. I can instead do a little bit of everything. "

" I love Italian food - especially Tuscan-style cuisine. "

" I love the idea of the sartorial mix of fatigues and a great blazer. "

" A Mac PowerBook is a thing to behold. "

" I am probably biased, but I think social media is the great equalizer. It gives everyone a megaphone. Young people who might not have had the platform for exposure can now get their ideas out to a very receptive audience. "

" 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. "

" I truly find inspiration everywhere. I always tell students, and young people starting out, that the single most important skill, next to listening, is to pay attention. You never know where inspiration will strike. "

" A classic fishtail parka, anorak, mackintosh, windbreaker, pea coat, or jean jacket will get you through every season. "

" I always treat camo as a solid. "

" I think that good, great things can come at every price. "

" Men shop for problem solving. They want something familiar. So if it's a new version of something they understand, they are right there with it and, hopefully, loving it. "

" 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. "