Michael Bastian Quotes

At 20, I didn't know what suited me. I had terrible fashion sense and awful make-up.

Know your personal style.

Even when I was young, with a limited amount of money and exposure, I tried to look my best. I like to follow trends and stand out. I have always had that fashion sense. But with the time, age, money, and experience, I have made a conscious effort to stand out.

I think I'm a little more mature than the average guy.

I'm 21 years old and I think that I've got a lot of perspective in life.

I'm far more comfortable in my 40s than I ever was.

Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.

I think I've just gotten really good at accessorizing personally. I've always been good at accessorizing other people, and intellectually, I've known how to accessorize, but I was pretty minimal personally - although I was wearing a ton of rings.

I'm not afraid of a rant, am I? I've got to that point where I've just become a woman; I think I've just grown.

Even though I'm over 35, I feel like so much more of a leading lady than I did when I was 30.

I'm definitely a lot more comfortable now in my 40s than in my 30s - that's for sure.

Like most people, I've grown a lot more sophisticated in my style choices. I know myself and what suits me better now than I did when I was much younger and feel more comfortable in my own skin.

I suppose I try to dress for women like me, women I would look at and think, 'Ah, she looks cool, she looks nice'. You kind of get to an age when you know what suits you.

Style is not my long suit, but I'm really fascinated by it.

It's a beautiful thing at 60 to know who you are.

So, do I think I'm missing something? I really don't, and I think that comes with age.

So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

I think I'm past the age of getting lost.

Along with age comes more confidence, so it kind of works out.

Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.

When I look back on my twenties, I just remember being afraid of everything, and in my thirties, I'm actually excited by things. And if things don't work out, you know, by the time you've hit your thirties, you've had your fair share of disappointments.

I used to be super trendy and totally sexy. But I look back now and I used to want everything short and low cut and you really can't do it all.

When I was 27, I didn't have a clue what was going on! At that age, to have that much power and to have that much ambition is something.

The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.

I feel more mature than most people my age.