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" I get my best ideas in that state of suspended consciousness just before sleep. "
Michael Bastian
Sleep
Best
Consciousness
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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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" 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 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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" Swedish winters are not for the faint of heart. "
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" If you're a New Yorker, there are two things that are most important: a car and a washer and dryer. Literally everyone else in America has those things! It's so weird to them that these are our luxuries. You can eat at Per Se every night, but I don't have a car or washer and dryer! "
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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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" Anyone can be James Dean for a day. "
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" I've always had this thing for swimming pools - I think they're much sexier and far more glamorous than the beach, in a way. You dress differently when you're spending a day at an amazing pool than you would dress for the beach. "
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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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" Guys look best when they have a healthy disrespect for their clothes. "
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" What I know of Hawaii is from watching the 'Brady Bunch' shows from the seventies. "
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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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Small
" Michael Bastian is a designer line and priced a certain way because of where it's made and the materials we use, and Gant is the more accessible version of that: more sports-inspired, more branding. It has the same DNA; it's just a different time and place. "
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Place
Time
Way
" Edie and Lew Wasserman were chic as hell. "
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Chic
Hell
Were
" 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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" My big mission in life is to get guys out of those big, baggy board shorts down to their knees. It always looks like they're trying to hide something, like skinny legs. "
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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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Morning
Love
Ready
" 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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Clothes
You
Sometimes
" 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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Sick
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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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Personality
New
" Even if it's a polo shirt and chinos, they should be the best possible quality and fit perfectly. "
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Best
Quality
" The minute you see a guy doing one of those Naomi Campbell catwalk-action kind of things, it falls apart. A lot of hips and the scissor walk? No! Men always need to be men. "
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Walk
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" Designer pricing should hurt, but it shouldn't kill you. You wince when you hand over your AmEx, but once you get it home, you never regret it. You divide it by how many days you're using it, and suddenly it becomes affordable. "
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You
Never
Over
" I'm always asking, 'How do you give a guy a new reason to buy a polo?' "
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Always
You
" Boston's such a unique city. I feel like 50 percent of its DNA turns over every semester. "
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DNA
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Nobody
Boring
" Preppy never goes away. It just has its moment every 15 years, and then it goes back underground. "
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Just
Never
" 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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New
Suit
Take
" 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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