Michael Bastian Quotes

Fit and fabric are paramount. If the jacket fits, it doesn't matter what price you paid for it - you will look and feel fantastic.

It really comes down to fit. When it comes to a suit, for example, it's important that the shoulders fit you well; the length of the pants are important. That kind of shows me right away if you're into it or if you don't care. If they get the shoulders right, you know that they have some sort of interest in getting a good look.

Do you like my suit? I think this is an amazing suit, don't you think?

With tailored clothing, you can really see where the money went. How it's constructed, how it fits your body - this becomes very apparent in tailored clothing.

I thought the suit was something that would suit me.

A shirt's not just a shirt. It's the experience of what goes into that shirt.

I'm just a normal person. It's not like I come home and think about opera. My thoughts are about completely other things. Shoes! Dresses! Expensive ones: with a pretty silhouette, beautiful fabrics.

It's not about having a plethora of suits, but having a few good ones. It's all about fit. The contour of your body. If your shoulders are broad, you shouldn't have shoulder pads. If you're not a big man, you shouldn't have extra space. I think it's definitely worth having it properly fitted.

I think when you know what you are going to wear, it fits and it's great material, then you feel confident in it.

Clothes are expensive. You have to buy them, and to buy them, you have to believe in them.

Everybody looks at his clothes to see what he's wearing.

A man in a well tailored suit will always shine brighter than a guy in an off-the-rack suit.

I do think I know more about clothes than any 500 designers, because there's nothing like wearing them. You buy them, you study them, and you start to understand how they're crafted.

I love my jackets and good tailoring. I love the designs and the colour.

The closest I get to any sort of 'designer' items would probably be my weakness for jeans - they don't have to be any particular brand, but I'm willing to do almost anything, go anywhere, spend obscene amounts of money for that elusive 'perfect pair.'

The thing that makes my clothes really different is that, number one, they are really great designs; they're not tacky; they are very professional; the design is made from lots of decisions.

We know but a few men, a great many coats and breeches.

Everybody wants to own quality, but quality takes time, and it takes money.

Not all black T-shirts are created equal.

I'm always focused on pieces that have superior cut, and I tend to like color.

I'm not bothered about clothes. Never have been.

I have always loved fashion since I was a kid and customized my school uniforms.

People said making clothes inside out was not proper. I disagreed, because clothes that are inside out are as beautiful as a cathedral.

When I get a brand new bag, I wear it for months and months.

When a man's suit fits, when the construction is beautiful, when the sewing and fabrics are there... in the end, you'll look the best in it.