Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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. "

Michael Bastian

Going

Think

Where

Related Quotes:

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

" I kind of have a uniform for office parties and Christmas parties. What I do is put on a basic tuxedo shirt with a solid navy or black tie, a tweed jacket, a red pocket square, and some sort of fancy shoe or velvet slipper. "

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

" I feel like everyone should buy less but buy better. "

Michael Bastian

I Feel

Feel

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Just being out in the world gives me ideas. "

" 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. "

" I don't know if I would use that word, 'trailblazer.' That implies that this huge crowd followed me, and that certainly is not the case! "

Michael Bastian

Use

Know

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

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

" I'm always much more inspired by random people on the street. I live down by NYU and The New School, and I'd almost say close your eyes and pull a student out, and they're gonna be a little bit cooler than the average celebrity. "

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

" 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 just love walking around the Upper East Side and seeing those guys who didn't just take an extra 10 minutes in the morning to get ready, but an extra 40 minutes. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm always asking, 'How do you give a guy a new reason to buy a polo?' "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I've always had this idea that I would love to do a Boston-inspired collection, whether it's for my own line or whether it's for Gant. "

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