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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. "

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

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

" Lardini is my go-to tailor. They work with me on a lot of personal things, which is nice. "

" Dress for your body type and not your age. "

" I always say, I have been fired from more jobs than most people would ever have had in their entire career. "

" 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. "

" I always say that MTV cribs is what brought straight men into the fashion world. Once they sort of saw sports guys and music guys had, like, a billion sneakers, they realized, 'Oh, you mean I can have more than one?' "

" Getting dressed, for me, is like a window to my soul. "

" I guess I know how to dress myself, and that's probably the only thing I can do, so it's nice that somebody notices. "

" 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 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. "

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

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

" I think many men are either time poor or have little interest in going to stores. I love stores. "

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

" I feel like the menswear blogger is a special breed, and by that, I mean they really have brought menswear out of the closet and into the public discourse where guys are not afraid to talk about style, dressing, clothes. "

" In the scheme of things, I'm just a guy who gets my picture taken. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" What I love about travel and shopping is seeing how different retailers in London, Paris, and New York interpret the same collection. I like to find the best store in town and take a good look because there will always be a nuance that you just can't get anywhere else. "

" 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. "

" For me, a Thom Browne suit is an investment. "

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

" You really can't function without a phone or an iPad. "

" 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. "

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