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" I got fired from Neiman Marcus and Bergdorfs, and JC Penney didn't work out. "
Nick Wooster
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" 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. "
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Decision
Good
Happy
" I'm a kid from Kansas, so J.C. Penney was where I got all my clothes from kindergarten to around 7th grade. "
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Where
Got
Clothes
" I went through a Billy Idol phase. I had white hair when Peter Rizzo hired me at Barneys. "
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Phase
Me
White
" I love the idea of the sartorial mix of fatigues and a great blazer. "
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Idea
Love
I Love
" 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. "
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Tie
White
Shoe
" 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. "
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Father
Better
Me
" 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. "
Nick Wooster
You
Suits
Reputation
" 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. "
Nick Wooster
Go
More
Myself
" Texas has a uniquely warm climate. So fabric weights and lengths of coats are always a concern. "
Nick Wooster
Concern
Warm
Texas
" In the scheme of things, I'm just a guy who gets my picture taken. "
Nick Wooster
Things
Guy
Picture
" For me, a Thom Browne suit is an investment. "
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Thom
Suit
Investment
" Camo is almost like a solid. It is the perfect uniform: you can wear camo in any application and it is always right. "
Nick Wooster
Perfect
Uniform
You
" Not all black T-shirts are created equal. "
Nick Wooster
Created
Equal
Black
" 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. "
Nick Wooster
Want
Loving
Men
" 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. "
Nick Wooster
New York
Think
Fear
" Some people are born with a caul. I was born with a jacket. "
Nick Wooster
Some People
Some
People
" Getting dressed, for me, is like a window to my soul. "
Nick Wooster
My Soul
Like
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. "
Nick Wooster
Child
You
Loved
" 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. "
Nick Wooster
Look
Price
You
" I think many men are either time poor or have little interest in going to stores. I love stores. "
Nick Wooster
Men
Time
Think
" I think the way you dress is a direct reflection out of what you will get out of your day; you make the effort, people will notice. You'll feel better, and those around you will feel better. "
Nick Wooster
People
Reflection
Effort
" 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. "
Nick Wooster
Relationship
Smart
Man
" 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. "
Nick Wooster
Everything
I Can
Style
" I understand I'm not everyone's cup of tea, and I certainly don't want everyone to look like me. I really only dress for myself. "
Nick Wooster
Dress
Understand
Tea
" I've decided I'm no longer pulling sweaters over my head. Maybe that's sort of an old man thing, but if it is, I'm there. "
Nick Wooster
Sweaters
Head
Over
" I actually come from a long line of barbers. "
Nick Wooster
Come
Long Line
Long
" Dress for your body type and not your age. "
Nick Wooster
Type
Your
Age
" You really can't function without a phone or an iPad. "
Nick Wooster
Without
Phone
iPad
" 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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Late
Never Forget
Transition
" I have to say, I love the summer, but I don't love summer clothes to the degree I love fall clothes. "
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Say
Fall
Summer