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" I've always envied Thomas Jefferson's bed at Monticello. It's in a tiny alcove, bound by walls at the head and foot. "

Michael Bastian

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" I know how to cane chairs - how's that for a useless skill? My mom once took a course and taught me how to do it when I was stuck at home sick with the flu. Now I'm all set if I ever decide to drop out of fashion and join an Amish community. "

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" I'm a New Yorker, so I don't own a car, but I rent a lot of cars. "

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" When I began designing my Spring '13 collection, it wasn't even Spring '12 yet. Snow was actually still on the ground in New York, but I knew I wanted this particular spring season to be freer, more colorful, easier, more about feeling good, and I wanted there to be a sexier feeling than we've been known for in the past. "

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" Great ideas are very much 'of the moment,' and endlessly mulling them over just takes up too much of your brain space and might block your next great idea. Act on it, give it away, or move on. "

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" Even if it's a polo shirt and chinos, they should be the best possible quality and fit perfectly. "

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" The minute a male model looks like he's doing a runway walk, it falls apart. It should look like they're just walking. "

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" You don't want to have a boring runway presentation, but you don't want to show stuff nobody is going to wear. "

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" Michael Bastian is a designer line and priced a certain way because of where it's made and the materials we use, and Gant is the more accessible version of that: more sports-inspired, more branding. It has the same DNA; it's just a different time and place. "

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" My goal is to elevate the whole casual end of the guy's wardrobe. "

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" I prefer simpler shirts, like a solid oxford or pinstripe, and with a solid cashmere crewneck or V-neck. "

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" You get to a certain age, and you learn what looks good on you. "

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" You can have a real ongoing dialogue through social media that wasn't possible before. "

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" Edie and Lew Wasserman were chic as hell. "

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" At a certain point, this is a brand. It's got to be bigger than me as one little person. We have a lane - and it's a good lane - and want to drive faster down that lane. "

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" Flip-flops are a privilege, not a right. "

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" Guys look best when they have a healthy disrespect for their clothes. "

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" The beauty of men's shoppers is that they're super loyal. "

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" I think women are much more open to new ideas but approach a line more from a more personal and skeptical place - you need to seduce them into your clothes, whereas most men just like to be told what they should be wearing. Women are a bit like cats and men like dogs in that respect when it comes to clothes. "

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" Preppy never goes away. It just has its moment every 15 years, and then it goes back underground. "

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" Boston's such a unique city. I feel like 50 percent of its DNA turns over every semester. "

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" Good clothes are good clothes, and they don't need whales and tricks and too many jokes. Sometimes you just need something to wear. "

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" Guys are leery about putting on something they don't think is them. They have a fixed idea of themselves. "

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" I seem to go through phases with collecting stuff: vintage Japanese men's magazines, coconut monkey carvings, '70s belt buckles. "

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" I'm a big fan of TV on demand. I'm embarrassed to say what I watch. It's the worst crap. "

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" Honestly, I'm not so much of a tech guy. "

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" If everything is a little baggy, then everything will look sloppy when you layer one piece on top of another. Your sport coat should easily fit over a shirt and a fine-gauge sweater. "

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" When you buy a new suit, take the time to get it tailored, and you'll thank yourself every time you put it on. "

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" Celebrities, the beach, and Coachella, that's what everyone thinks about when they think of Los Angeles. Then you see these people living in Bel-Air and Beverly Hills, and they're so chic and have so much style. "

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" People talk to me about celebrities all the time and which ones do I admire, and it's so hard because you can't tell who's doing it for themselves and who hired a stylist. "

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" A cheap suit is a cheap suit; there's nothing you can do about it. "

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