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

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" 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. "

" Instagram is my 401k. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I was a kid, my parents were happy to buy me clothes; they provided for me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'm so obsessed with Apple, and the chance to work with the people who really created Apple retail is the retail opportunity of a lifetime. "

" 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. "

" Oh God, I am so pro-shorts. I love shorts. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris - there are a million places I could imagine I like, but N.Y. is home. "

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

" I'm a kid from Kansas, so J.C. Penney was where I got all my clothes from kindergarten to around 7th grade. "

" Fashion comes and goes; prints come and go. Proper camo never really goes away. "

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

" 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 recognize that, to someone who doesn't know my history, maybe I seem like this guy who gets dressed up for the Internet. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Clothes are an amazing tool. They are an amazing way to hide a multitude of sins; they're an amazing way to be creative. Clothes can do so many things. But at the end of the day, if they don't serve you, it's just a waste of time. Then it is frivolous. "