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" My favorite animal on the Galapagos is the Galapagos Marine Iguana. The first rule of iguana-dom is that iguanas hate the water, yet somehow, these poor iguanas landed there and had to figure it out. "

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

Michael Bastian

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Monkey

Men

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

" With tailored clothing, you can really see where the money went. How it's constructed, how it fits your body - this becomes very apparent in tailored clothing. "

" Gray has this crisp, neat-as-a-pin thing going for it, whereas black seems lazy and, at the same time, like it's trying too hard. "

" I stay in a lot of hotels, and the best part of travel is getting back to my own bed. "

" I once had this idea that I wanted to make the perfect boxer short that's not too long, not too short, with pearl buttons, made from real shirting fabric. They were coming in at $215. Well, not even the richest guy in the world is going to pay more than $125 for his underwear. "

" I personally would rather layer up than put on a big, heavy coat. "

" Designer pricing should hurt, but it shouldn't kill you. You wince when you hand over your AmEx, but once you get it home, you never regret it. You divide it by how many days you're using it, and suddenly it becomes affordable. "

" I'm a big believer in small, dark, cozy bedrooms. I would describe myself as introspective - I feel things first, and then I think them through - and I need the enveloping comfort of a little squirrel's nest when I have to retreat from the world to recharge. "

" Men and women shop very differently, and where women are open to edgy, conceptual looks, very, very few men are. "

" I consistently go back to myself: What am I looking for or wanting to wear myself, right now, that I don't already have? I always figure if I'm looking for it, a lot of guys are. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Michael Bastian

Finding

Settle

" If you're a New Yorker, there are two things that are most important: a car and a washer and dryer. Literally everyone else in America has those things! It's so weird to them that these are our luxuries. You can eat at Per Se every night, but I don't have a car or washer and dryer! "

" 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. "

" I've always had this thing for swimming pools - I think they're much sexier and far more glamorous than the beach, in a way. You dress differently when you're spending a day at an amazing pool than you would dress for the beach. "

" Anyone can be James Dean for a day. "

" 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. "

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

" Most guys open their closet and tend to wear about 10% of what they own - and they wear that 10% over and over again. So the trick is to be honest with yourself and figure out what that 10% is. "

" Menswear remains steady. It's a difference of a pleat versus flat-front pant or two buttons versus three in the jacket. "

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

Michael Bastian

Look

Walk

" I love doing these little collaborations. We collaborate with Stubbs & Wooton on the shoes for Michael Bastian. "

" 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. "

" I'm a designer with a little 'd' as opposed to a big 'd.' It's a job; I'm more about contributing to a man's wardrobe, offering the things that I look for myself. "

" The guys who like chinos and cords never went away. They've always been there. They're remarkably loyal, just not remarkably vocal. "

" I'm actually really obsessed with folk art. "

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

" Swedish winters are not for the faint of heart. "