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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'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. "

Michael Bastian

Live

School

Say

" I'm a New Yorker, so I don't own a car, but I rent a lot of cars. "

" 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. "

" 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

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

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

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

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

Michael Bastian

I Feel

Feel

" The beauty of men's shoppers is that they're super loyal. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I have a very wonderful bath ritual. "

" 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. "

" 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

" Gray feels like the city. "

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

" At a certain point, this is a brand. It's got to be bigger than me as one little person. We have a lane - and it's a good lane - and want to drive faster down that lane. "

Michael Bastian

Good

Want

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

" 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! "

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

" Flip-flops are a privilege, not a right. "

Michael Bastian

Right

Privilege

" I think the secret of my brand is that I speak to the guys who just get it. They don't want something all logo'd and tricked out. But they go to the gym. They still go out; they want to look hot. And they want an upgrade, but they don't want to look like their dad. "

" I feel like design school might ruin people, particularly if you're a menswear designer, as there's not much focus on business. "