Fred Astaire Quotes

I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.

I can't stand accessories.

I like suits that are fitted. And I usually stick to grays, whites, and blacks.

My personal style: trenches, high-waisted pants, pantsuits, silks.

Nick was dressed in jeans, a dark green sweater, and bomber jacket–the perfect image of a rich college student. Talon looked like a biker who had just left Sanctuary, New Orleans’s premier biker bar. Acheron looked like a refugee from the Dungeon–the local underground goth hangout. Valerius was the professional contingent, and Zarek…Zarek just looked like he was ready to kill something.’ (Talon)

I'm not a fan of capris. They actually shorten my legs.

I love leather and I love lace, but not necessarily together. I'm probably happiest in a long black velvet dress, black suede boots, and some kind of really beautiful wrap than I am in anything else. I don't even own a pair of jeans.

A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.

I'll admit it, the grunge trend doesn't really speak to me. I get why other people like it, but it's just not my style. Don't get me wrong, I love layering, but I like it when it is done with a little more polish and sophistication.

Shirt collars are very important to me. Putting a very soft shirt collar with a formal suit doesn't work for me at all.

I don't like tight pants on guys.

I like the brand Band of Outsiders. Their suits are cut really slim, for smaller framed gentlemen.

I love a nice tailored suit, but I also like to dress down. It all depends on what mood I'm in.

I have a lot of Breton striped top and silk shirts that always feel good. I also like things with a masculine edge and dislike anything too girly.

I hate wearing suits and ties.

I am lucky because I can - and I like to - mix the beautiful Caraceni jackets I inherited from my grandfather with a pair of Tsubi jeans or wear a favorite pin-striped suit from him for more formal occasions. I'm crazy about pinstripes and vintage fifties fabrics.

I'm drawn to what I'm drawn to. I wear jeans and loafers everyday, mostly casual, but when I really turn it on, I like a classic, simple look.

I like feminine suits with unexpected details.

I have yet to do a job where I would really get to rock the great clothes. I'd love to do a job where I could wear Thom Browne.

In burgundy, a well-cut and properly tailored velvet blazer looks dashing with gray flannels and a cashmere sweater or a sleek, solid velvet tie.

I have more suits than days of the year that I get to wear them.

I'm not a fan of second-hand or vintage clothes.

I usually don't usually go for fluffy, bohemian-chic pieces.

I used to wear a lot of Helmut Lang. Painted jeans. Cropped crombies with t-shirts. A lot of V-necks. The perfect V-neck was very important.

I know, for myself, I have a very distinct style, and I know what I like, and I know what I don't like. But it has been a process of learning how to cater to the different events that happen with Hollywood and how you might want to dress for red carpet and what things photograph well.