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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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" I like the idea that we settle into what looks best on us. Then it becomes a game of finding the perfect version of those things. "

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" I've been to parties where I've seen guys mess up. They've been dying to bust out those crazy embroidered corduroys all year long, and it doesn't always fly. "

" 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 have a very wonderful bath ritual. "

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

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