43 Quotes by James Jebbia

A big shop in Manhattan would feel like we were betraying our roots. And we're not just going to open a bunch of stores.

Young people - and skaters - are very, very open-minded.

We can have a leather jacket for $1,500, and if it's a good value, young people will understand that. But we also want to have the feeling that this won't be here in a month.

People should know that the idea of legal fakes is a complete farce. It would be sad if a new generation thinks that's actually legit.

I much prefer if someone buys something from us that they plan on wearing it and not selling.

I've seen a lot of brands fail because they went, 'Hey, look, we're from New York, and that's what we're all about.' But wherever you go, people are proud of where they are. So even though we're from New York, what we do is a mindset: it's got to work in Japan, in Los Angeles, London, wherever.

Oftentimes you'll see pictures from fashion shows and all the models outside the show in their real clothes are wearing brands like Supreme.

Ralph Lauren... Ralph is somebody that doesn't change with trends and has just kept it up and gotten better and better. That's what we aspire to, without getting boring.

I'm influenced a lot by Chanel and by what Karl Lagerfeld has done.