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" 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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" I still think of myself as a retailer first, but I also know how to make clothes. "

" 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. "

" Bloggers and stores and publications and brands and houses all need to sort of take a deep breath and relax because no one is going away. The brands aren't going away. The designers, bloggers, publications aren't going away. "

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" My face doesn't look the same way it did at 39. My body doesn't look the same way it did at 39. "

" I have to say, I love the summer, but I don't love summer clothes to the degree I love fall clothes. "

" Instagram is my 401k. "

" I always treat camo as a solid. "

" The only pair of trousers a guy needs are grey flannel. "

" A Mac PowerBook is a thing to behold. "

" 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. "

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

" I love Italian food - especially Tuscan-style cuisine. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I've seen a few lookalikes, and that kind of freaks me out, but then I'm not the first person on the planet to have tattoos, and I'm not the first person to have hair or a tattoo sleeve. "

" Clothes and fashion should work in people's lives. Period. "

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

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

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

" Camo is almost like a solid. It is the perfect uniform: you can wear camo in any application and it is always right. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Outside of white button-down oord cloth shirts, Trickers brogues, 501s, and Ray-Ban Aviators, the single item of clothing that I have had in my closet consistently since 1982 is a pair of black-and-white checked Vans. They are the lazy man's shoe - perfect for dog walking and security lines at the airport. "

" My advice to young people - wait until it's your turn. Just kidding, sorta. "