39 Quotes by 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.

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.

To me, there's nothing sexier than a guy in a well-tailored suit.

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.

The trademark Joseph Abboud style is the man first and the clothes second. The guy's the star. Everything else is a supporting actor.

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

Inspired by London's Savile Row, I wanted to bring an American curated experience for men to Madison Avenue... a place where they cannot only shop but explore.

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

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.