96 Quotes by Michael Bastian

I've always envied Thomas Jefferson's bed at Monticello. It's in a tiny alcove, bound by walls at the head and foot.

My big mission in life is to get guys out of those big, baggy board shorts down to their knees. It always looks like they're trying to hide something, like skinny legs.

I'm actually really obsessed with folk art.

I'm a designer with a little 'd' as opposed to a big 'd.' It's a job; I'm more about contributing to a man's wardrobe, offering the things that I look for myself.

Guys look best when they have a healthy disrespect for their clothes.

I just love walking around the Upper East Side and seeing those guys who didn't just take an extra 10 minutes in the morning to get ready, but an extra 40 minutes.

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

The easiest thing is to create something no one has ever seen before. There's a reason no one's ever seen it - because someone tried it, and it didn't work in the real world.

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