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" In the scheme of things, I'm just a guy who gets my picture taken. "
Nick Wooster
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" 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. "
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" There's something about the U.S. and Japan: two opposite ends of the planet, two completely different languages, and yet, especially in menswear, they share this kind of idealized way of dressing that is so close to what we do in America. "
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" My advice to young people - wait until it's your turn. Just kidding, sorta. "
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Wait
" 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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" Instagram is my 401k. "
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" I have been a fan of Forty Five Ten since my first visit to Dallas in 2010, when I was working with the hometown competitor. "
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" 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. "
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" There are so many more people in Tokyo than in New York, but it's pristine. It's so organized, and yet the address system is in complete chaos. "
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Than
Chaos
" I always treat camo as a solid. "
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Treat
Always
Solid
" I think Hong Kong has always had this tradition of custom-made suits, which I've never done but love the idea of. "
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Think
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Love
" I'm really pretty classic. "
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Classic
Pretty
Really
" You really can't function without a phone or an iPad. "
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Without
Phone
iPad
" 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. "
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Want
Loving
Men
" 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. "
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Fashion
You
Think
" I did well in school and was able to excel in those areas where I knew I needed to be good at. "
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Excel
Where
Well
" Lardini is my go-to tailor. They work with me on a lot of personal things, which is nice. "
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Personal
Me
Nice
" 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. "
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Special
Feel
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 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
" 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. "
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You
Creative
Time
" 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?' "
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Music
Men
You
" Texas has a uniquely warm climate. So fabric weights and lengths of coats are always a concern. "
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Concern
Warm
Texas
" Fashion comes and goes; prints come and go. Proper camo never really goes away. "
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Come And Go
Never
Go
" 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. "
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Day
Great
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" 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. "
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Look
Price
You
" Not all black T-shirts are created equal. "
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Created
Equal
Black
" 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. "
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Walking
Dog
Man
" The Japanese are the ultimate students: they analyse things in so much detail... until they have pretty much mastered whatever they are studying. "
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Detail
Studying
Students
" 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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Deep
Take A Deep Breath
Relax