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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. "

Michael Bastian

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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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" 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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" 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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" I never doubted my place in the world. "

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" Gray feels like the city. "

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" All it takes is for one person to say, 'Wow, that looks great on you' - and then they wear it for the next 10 years. That's the great thing about guys. They just need that little bit of encouragement. "

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" Edie and Lew Wasserman were chic as hell. "

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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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" 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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" 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 get my best ideas in that state of suspended consciousness just before sleep. "

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

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

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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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" 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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" 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. "

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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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" There's nothin' wrong with the way men dress in New York! "

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" 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. "

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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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" A shirt's not just a shirt. It's the experience of what goes into that shirt. "

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