"British men are peacocks. You see a lot more style on the streets here than you see anywhere else, on every level."
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"People always ask me how I start a collection, and I tell them that I just look around. What am I tired of? What am I in the mood for? Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration."
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"British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. The spirit of Beau Brummell is still visible. English men make an effort. We’ve lost that in the US. Everyone is more concerned with being comfortable."
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"On the one hand, I want to go off and live in the desert with my dog and sculpt things out of adobe."
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"If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris."
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"But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist, because material possessions don't mean much to me. They're beautiful, I enjoy them, they can enhance your life to a certain degree, but they're ultimately not important."
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"We have the Terminator as governor, and we had an actor as president, so why shouldn't we have a fashion designer as a senator?"
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"You have to love what you do to the point that you can't imagine doing anything else with your life."
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"Bill Sofield has the ability to understand the architecture of a space and how to utilize it in the most beautiful way. He can create completely different styles for his clients based on who they are and what their taste is. Our efforts have always been collaborative, and I value what he brings to the table architecturally and aesthetically."
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"I haven't had any plastic surgery - despite what people think, this is my nose. I have had Restylane and Botox, but I don't think of that as plastic surgery any more."
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"I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy."
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"I am one of those people who isn’t great at anything, but I’m pretty good at most things."
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"You know that only thing that has made the whole thing worthwhile has been those few times that I was able to truly connect with another person."
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"Everyday is one less day."
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"At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom - but I have them tailored."
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"I find I can get so much done between midnight and 4 a.m. Everything is quiet, no one is disturbing me, and if I go to bed then, I just lie awake thinking of ideas. They are very creative hours for me. One night a week I crash out, though."
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"Just because one is spiritual doesn't mean that one doesn't like crocodile, cashmere. We live in a material world. We still experience these things. It doesn't mean to completely disregard them."
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"I believe that when you really want to do something, you should go ahead and do it. I mean, I feel fear, but I never let that stop me."
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"There's a different kind of comfort that comes from knowing that you are putting your best foot forward. It's called psychological comfort. Look at a picture of the Coney Island boardwalk in 1925. Men were in full-on three-piece suits, hats. They may have only had one suit. But they pressed it. They made it look as good as possible."
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"Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It's just really flattering—it will take pounds off you."
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