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" What I know of Hawaii is from watching the 'Brady Bunch' shows from the seventies. "

Michael Bastian

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

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" When you live in a city where you're always in and out of a car or a building, I feel it's... better to treat a heavier, tweedier sport coat almost as you would outerwear. "

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" The minute you see a guy doing one of those Naomi Campbell catwalk-action kind of things, it falls apart. A lot of hips and the scissor walk? No! Men always need to be men. "

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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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" As a group, the fashion industry has been one of the strongest in the effort to fight HIV and AIDS. There are many groups dedicated to fighting this disease; GMHC's Fashion Forward is just one of them. But I think everyone in this industry fights it in their own way. "

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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. "

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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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" 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. "

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

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" Gray feels like the city. "

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" 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. "

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" One of the weird things about being a designer is guessing what the world will want about a year in advance of when they will want it. It becomes almost a psychological test in a way - how do I feel now and how do I want to feel then. "

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

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" Women are more open to trying on a new personality every season; they can go from goth to bombshell to librarian, whatever. "

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

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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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" 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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" Everyone looks better and more alive in a pink shirt. "

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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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" I'd like to think my brand shares some of those characteristics we like to think of as classically American - a certain straightforwardness, honesty, a sense of humor, inclusiveness, practicality - all those great Yankee traits. And I don't mean the baseball team. "

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" I never doubted my place in the world. "

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

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" When you think mid-seventies, you think of Studio 54, but there was a whole other thing going on. Where I was, it was more deep-woods preppy. Real-guy preppy. "

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" It's easy to get wrapped up in the season-to-season business, but to have real longevity in this field, you've got to always maintain your point of view and what makes your brand unique. Your business is always going to have ups and downs, but there needs to be a certain consistency. "

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

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

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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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