Joseph Abboud Quotes

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Joseph Abboud

Profession : Designer

Birth : May 5, 1950

Having studied at the Sorbonne, I spent my 21st birthday in Paris and celebrated with one of my professors in a cafe outside of Notre Dame.

Joseph Abboud

You can't be all things to all people.

Joseph Abboud

Making a strong first impression is as important as ever, especially when meeting face-to-face.

Joseph Abboud

If I were in the middle of some kind of legal issue, I would get in my car and drive to Fenway. I'd get to the game early and sit in my seats and say, 'I'm home, I'm happy, and I love it here.' It was my therapy.

Joseph Abboud

I come from a blue-collar family. My father worked at the American Can Company as a mechanic. He broke his back and was disabled, and the first memory I have of him is in the hospital. My mother was a working mother - she had two jobs. Everybody in the house had to help out.

Joseph Abboud

I want to build a great raincoat.

Joseph Abboud

There are no seasons anymore. Fashion has become one long run-on sentence.

Joseph Abboud

I see a lot of young guys going back to the suit, but they're doing it in a way that's less of a uniform.

Joseph Abboud

I was the first in my family to go to college, and so, growing up, I thought that dressing well opened doors.

Joseph Abboud

The decision to divorce myself from the business side unexpectedly blew up in my face. The creative freedom I thought I was getting turned out to be anything but.

Joseph Abboud

The greatest legacy that I can have is to build a brand that lives beyond me and stays true to the DNA of the brand.

Joseph Abboud

You don't want to look the same every day of your life. It's boring as hell.

Joseph Abboud

I always loved clothes. I grew up in a blue-collar family, but I loved old movies and seeing all those dashing leading men.

Joseph Abboud

I was getting paid to be involved with what I loved more than anything on earth: clothes.

Joseph Abboud

I made $2.58 an hour, and I spent it all on clothes.

Joseph Abboud

The 'National Suit Drive' collects gently used professional attire, but what it's really collecting is inspiration and a chance for men to feel empowered as they head into their next job interview.

Joseph Abboud

Not a huge fan of exaggerated, big silhouettes.

Joseph Abboud

For those who are out of work, to have the confidence from dressing appropriately and to feel good about themselves, it's really important.

Joseph Abboud

A red tie is contrary to the dignity of the tie and of male dress in general.

Joseph Abboud

After all those years in the business, I asked myself, 'Am I really any good? Or am I only good because I'm with good people - a Murray Pearlstein, a Ralph Lauren?

Joseph Abboud