Michael Bastian Quotes

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Michael Bastian

Profession : Designer

Birth : October 13, 1965

I still don't think I'm a fashion guy. I think I'm a clothes guy. I'm a little obsessive.

Michael Bastian

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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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I feel like everyone should buy less but buy better.

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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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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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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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Edie and Lew Wasserman were chic as hell.

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

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

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

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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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Everyone looks better and more alive in a pink shirt.

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Gray feels like the city.

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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.

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