John Varvatos Quotes

The more suits I owned, the more I realized the best besuited look a man can achieve comes from a harmony of three details: fabric, construction, and fit. If the suit fits you like a glove and it's well made, you simply feel better about everything in life when you're wearing it.

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.

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.

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

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.

Clothes are not frippery. Properly done, they can be an art form.

I am quite fussy about clothes.

Clothes are unique sculptures, dependent on a supporting human form and created to move.

What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.

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

Honestly, I don't believe in menswear. I focus on what pieces are most timeless, transcendent, match my lifestyle, remain remarkable, and command intriguing attention across the room at an art gallery.

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

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.

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.

I love clothes and I love fashion.

Fashion always was a huge interest of mine. I love beautiful clothes. I appreciate fine beading and lovely fabrics.

In history people dressed much better than we do today.

What's interesting about fashion is it's a world, and I think that's what I've done - I've made a contribution and I think I've built a world. The world is beyond just clothes. Taste and style is beyond clothes. It's in food; it's in quality.

I don't shop by brand loyalty at all. I'm just drawn to what I like when I shop. I do like this brand called Tiger of Sweden a lot, though. They make great sportswear and tailoring. And Calvin Klein; big supporter of them as well.

I don't have memorabilia but try to take a bit of wardrobe, usually because they dress me better than I dress myself.

Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers.

I collect a lot of clothes when I travel around the world.

I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it's a very healthy discipline.

For me, it's ultimately about a great pair of shoes.