Joseph Abboud Quotes

Inspired by London's Savile Row, I wanted to bring an American curated experience for men to Madison Avenue... a place where they cannot only shop but explore.

- Joseph Abboud

If you can imagine what it's like to launch a business in the middle of a lawsuit - it's not an easy thing.

- Joseph Abboud

The decision to divorce myself from the business side unexpectedly blew up in my face. The creative freedom I thought I was getting turned out to be anything but.

- Joseph Abboud

The 'National Suit Drive' collects gently used professional attire, but what it's really collecting is inspiration and a chance for men to feel empowered as they head into their next job interview.

- Joseph Abboud

After all those years in the business, I asked myself, 'Am I really any good? Or am I only good because I'm with good people - a Murray Pearlstein, a Ralph Lauren?

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The trademark Joseph Abboud style is the man first and the clothes second. The guy's the star. Everything else is a supporting actor.

- Joseph Abboud

Making a strong first impression is as important as ever, especially when meeting face-to-face.

- Joseph Abboud

Having studied at the Sorbonne, I spent my 21st birthday in Paris and celebrated with one of my professors in a cafe outside of Notre Dame.

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It is pandemonium backstage. I straighten ties, see if their shoes are laced - and I always have to remember to check their flies just before they walk out.

- Joseph Abboud

I always loved clothes. I grew up in a blue-collar family, but I loved old movies and seeing all those dashing leading men.

- Joseph Abboud

I am very excited to partner with Doug Ewert and his team at Men's Wearhouse to take menswear specialty retail to a new level and to continue with George Zimmer's vision of great quality, great service, and, of course, great value.

- Joseph Abboud

You can't be all things to all people.

- Joseph Abboud

I come from a blue-collar family. My father worked at the American Can Company as a mechanic. He broke his back and was disabled, and the first memory I have of him is in the hospital. My mother was a working mother - she had two jobs. Everybody in the house had to help out.

- Joseph Abboud

What you see on the runway is designed and created in America. That's something we're very proud of.

- Joseph Abboud

I see a lot of young guys going back to the suit, but they're doing it in a way that's less of a uniform.

- Joseph Abboud

The greatest legacy that I can have is to build a brand that lives beyond me and stays true to the DNA of the brand.

- Joseph Abboud

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

- Joseph Abboud

We want the best prices we can give our customers, with all our products... But it really is about the quality first and the experience.

- Joseph Abboud

Not a huge fan of exaggerated, big silhouettes.

- Joseph Abboud

If I were in the middle of some kind of legal issue, I would get in my car and drive to Fenway. I'd get to the game early and sit in my seats and say, 'I'm home, I'm happy, and I love it here.' It was my therapy.

- Joseph Abboud

When I walked back into that factory for the first time after seven or eight years, it was a pretty emotional moment because all the people came up and embraced me.

- Joseph Abboud

There are no seasons anymore. Fashion has become one long run-on sentence.

- Joseph Abboud

Be well dressed, behave like a gentleman, and keep your shoes shined.

- Joseph Abboud

I was the first in my family to go to college, and so, growing up, I thought that dressing well opened doors.

- Joseph Abboud

Sportswear is great, but not every designer can do tailored.

- Joseph Abboud

A red tie is contrary to the dignity of the tie and of male dress in general.

- Joseph Abboud

It's great to wave the flag - I always say we're proud to be made in America - but I think our distinction is we make it well in America.

- Joseph Abboud

For those who are out of work, to have the confidence from dressing appropriately and to feel good about themselves, it's really important.

- Joseph Abboud

You don't want to look the same every day of your life. It's boring as hell.

- Joseph Abboud

I realized I had something new to say, something that wasn't already out there.

- Joseph Abboud

I made $2.58 an hour, and I spent it all on clothes.

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I was getting paid to be involved with what I loved more than anything on earth: clothes.

- Joseph Abboud