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" Honestly, I'm not so much of a tech guy. "

Michael Bastian

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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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" 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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" I kind of have a uniform for office parties and Christmas parties. What I do is put on a basic tuxedo shirt with a solid navy or black tie, a tweed jacket, a red pocket square, and some sort of fancy shoe or velvet slipper. "

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" All it takes is for one person to say, 'Wow, that looks great on you' - and then they wear it for the next 10 years. That's the great thing about guys. They just need that little bit of encouragement. "

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" Gray has this crisp, neat-as-a-pin thing going for it, whereas black seems lazy and, at the same time, like it's trying too hard. "

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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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" My favorite animal on the Galapagos is the Galapagos Marine Iguana. The first rule of iguana-dom is that iguanas hate the water, yet somehow, these poor iguanas landed there and had to figure it out. "

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" As a group, the fashion industry has been one of the strongest in the effort to fight HIV and AIDS. There are many groups dedicated to fighting this disease; GMHC's Fashion Forward is just one of them. But I think everyone in this industry fights it in their own way. "

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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 big fan of TV on demand. I'm embarrassed to say what I watch. It's the worst crap. "

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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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" The minute a male model looks like he's doing a runway walk, it falls apart. It should look like they're just walking. "

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" Anyone can be James Dean for a day. "

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" Menswear remains steady. It's a difference of a pleat versus flat-front pant or two buttons versus three in the jacket. "

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" I don't know if I would use that word, 'trailblazer.' That implies that this huge crowd followed me, and that certainly is not the case! "

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" I'd like to think my brand shares some of those characteristics we like to think of as classically American - a certain straightforwardness, honesty, a sense of humor, inclusiveness, practicality - all those great Yankee traits. And I don't mean the baseball team. "

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" Edie and Lew Wasserman were chic as hell. "

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" I think the secret of my brand is that I speak to the guys who just get it. They don't want something all logo'd and tricked out. But they go to the gym. They still go out; they want to look hot. And they want an upgrade, but they don't want to look like their dad. "

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" Guys look best when they have a healthy disrespect for their clothes. "

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" If everything is a little baggy, then everything will look sloppy when you layer one piece on top of another. Your sport coat should easily fit over a shirt and a fine-gauge sweater. "

Michael Bastian

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

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" I never doubted my place in the world. "

Michael Bastian

" 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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" With tailored clothing, you can really see where the money went. How it's constructed, how it fits your body - this becomes very apparent in tailored clothing. "

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

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" It's easy to get wrapped up in the season-to-season business, but to have real longevity in this field, you've got to always maintain your point of view and what makes your brand unique. Your business is always going to have ups and downs, but there needs to be a certain consistency. "

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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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" Men and women shop very differently, and where women are open to edgy, conceptual looks, very, very few men are. "

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

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" I stay in a lot of hotels, and the best part of travel is getting back to my own bed. "

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