Paul Desmond Quotes

There is something urbane, stylish, and worldly about owning a cocktail shaker.

A well-made Martini or Gibson, correctly chilled and nicely served, has been more often my true friend than any two-legged creature.

I think elegance is always going to be there.

The martini: the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.

There is something about a martini, Ere the dining and dancing begin, And to tell you the truth, It is not the vermouth- I think that perhaps it's the gin.

Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.

I think that when Michelle Pfeiffer goes out, she's exactly what I aspire to be - she always looks beautiful and sexy, but she never looks like she's trying to be the center of attention.

I do not connect fashion to elegance. Elegance is in the wilderness, and fashion is in the domestic.

I've always aspired to Cary Grant's level of coolness and failed miserably.

The essence of style is a simple way of saying something complex.

Polo is about the aspirational lifestyle of the sporty person, on and off the field.

I'm big on what's in good taste.

The pocket square, properly contrived, finishes a man's look. With good tailoring and well chosen neckwear, the look connotes power, taste, refinement, manners. The naked pocket connotes the opposite: working class, tasteless, base, crude, ignorant.

There are a few things a true gentleman cannot live without. The black silk knitted square-bottom tie is just such an indispensable item. No true gentlemen would be without one.

I have definitely not turned glamorous.

I am the finesse king, especially when it comes to shoes.

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

The French like to play the intellectual card; they don't like to be over-sexy. The sexiness comes from the way they walk and hold themselves.

I try to be elegant.

Luxury and style have been key elements in all my projects.

A good typeface is like a well-crafted English or Italian suit: it always looks perfect.

A classic man is a distinguished man. He cares about taste and his craft. He's all about the simple model that I live by - eat, drink, be swanky, and have fun getting the job done. He makes sure that he's excellent in all things and that he cares about his neighborhood immensely.

Elegance is not being noticed, it's about being remembered.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

You can't learn how to be elegant; you can only learn how to avoid mistakes. The rest is instinct. Elegance is about the way you cross your legs, not the label or the newest clothes from the latest collection.