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" 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. "

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" I happen to have an expensive clothing habit, so, for me, designing clothes is a way to kill two birds with one stone. "

" 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 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?' "

" A classic fishtail parka, anorak, mackintosh, windbreaker, pea coat, or jean jacket will get you through every season. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" A Mac PowerBook is a thing to behold. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 did this the hard way. I have worked my entire life in this business, and I've done the work - from being on the selling floor to learning to speak Italian to work with manufacturers with John Bartlett. I've done it all. I've paid my dues. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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