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As a group, the fashion industry has been one of the strongest in the effort to fight HIV and AIDS. There are many groups dedicated to fighting this disease; GMHC's Fashion Forward is just one of them. But I think everyone in this industry fights it in their own way.

- Michael Bastian

Own, Been, I Think, HIV

I kind of have a uniform for office parties and Christmas parties. What I do is put on a basic tuxedo shirt with a solid navy or black tie, a tweed jacket, a red pocket square, and some sort of fancy shoe or velvet slipper.

- Michael Bastian

Navy, Fancy, Some, Jacket

Menswear remains steady. It's a difference of a pleat versus flat-front pant or two buttons versus three in the jacket.

- Michael Bastian

Two, Buttons, Remains, Jacket

The guys who like chinos and cords never went away. They've always been there. They're remarkably loyal, just not remarkably vocal.

- Michael Bastian

Always, Away, Been, Remarkably

I prefer simpler shirts, like a solid oxford or pinstripe, and with a solid cashmere crewneck or V-neck.

- Michael Bastian

Solid, Oxford, Prefer, Simpler

When you think mid-seventies, you think of Studio 54, but there was a whole other thing going on. Where I was, it was more deep-woods preppy. Real-guy preppy.

- Michael Bastian

Think, Other, Studio, Preppy

Preppy never goes away. It just has its moment every 15 years, and then it goes back underground.

- Michael Bastian

Never, Away, Underground, Preppy

I've always had this thing for swimming pools - I think they're much sexier and far more glamorous than the beach, in a way. You dress differently when you're spending a day at an amazing pool than you would dress for the beach.

- Michael Bastian

Dress, I Think, Had, Pools

I love doing these little collaborations. We collaborate with Stubbs & Wooton on the shoes for Michael Bastian.

- Michael Bastian

Love, Doing, Collaborations, Collaborate

Guys are leery about putting on something they don't think is them. They have a fixed idea of themselves.

- Michael Bastian

Think, Idea, Putting, Fixed

I'm a big believer in small, dark, cozy bedrooms. I would describe myself as introspective - I feel things first, and then I think them through - and I need the enveloping comfort of a little squirrel's nest when I have to retreat from the world to recharge.

- Michael Bastian

Small, Big, Through, Nest

Great ideas are very much 'of the moment,' and endlessly mulling them over just takes up too much of your brain space and might block your next great idea. Act on it, give it away, or move on.

- Michael Bastian

Next, Very, Endlessly, Block

Designer pricing should hurt, but it shouldn't kill you. You wince when you hand over your AmEx, but once you get it home, you never regret it. You divide it by how many days you're using it, and suddenly it becomes affordable.

- Michael Bastian

Regret, Your, Wince, Never Regret

Celebrities, the beach, and Coachella, that's what everyone thinks about when they think of Los Angeles. Then you see these people living in Bel-Air and Beverly Hills, and they're so chic and have so much style.

- Michael Bastian

About, Celebrities, Los, Hills

It's easy to get wrapped up in the season-to-season business, but to have real longevity in this field, you've got to always maintain your point of view and what makes your brand unique. Your business is always going to have ups and downs, but there needs to be a certain consistency.

- Michael Bastian

Point Of View, Maintain, Got, Ups

I get my best ideas in that state of suspended consciousness just before sleep.

- Michael Bastian

Sleep, Consciousness, Before, Suspended

Good clothes are good clothes, and they don't need whales and tricks and too many jokes. Sometimes you just need something to wear.

- Michael Bastian

Sometimes, Need, Wear, Whales

I think women are much more open to new ideas but approach a line more from a more personal and skeptical place - you need to seduce them into your clothes, whereas most men just like to be told what they should be wearing. Women are a bit like cats and men like dogs in that respect when it comes to clothes.

- Michael Bastian

Line, I Think, Your, New Ideas

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.

- Michael Bastian

Tailored, Very, Constructed, Apparent

I know how to cane chairs - how's that for a useless skill? My mom once took a course and taught me how to do it when I was stuck at home sick with the flu. Now I'm all set if I ever decide to drop out of fashion and join an Amish community.

- Michael Bastian

Mom, Drop, Decide, Chairs

Swedish winters are not for the faint of heart.

- Michael Bastian

Heart, Swedish, Winters, Faint

When I began designing my Spring '13 collection, it wasn't even Spring '12 yet. Snow was actually still on the ground in New York, but I knew I wanted this particular spring season to be freer, more colorful, easier, more about feeling good, and I wanted there to be a sexier feeling than we've been known for in the past.

- Michael Bastian

Good, Been, About, Colorful

I'd like to think my brand shares some of those characteristics we like to think of as classically American - a certain straightforwardness, honesty, a sense of humor, inclusiveness, practicality - all those great Yankee traits. And I don't mean the baseball team.

- Michael Bastian

Sense Of Humor, Some, Traits, Practicality

If everything is a little baggy, then everything will look sloppy when you layer one piece on top of another. Your sport coat should easily fit over a shirt and a fine-gauge sweater.

- Michael Bastian

Layer, Another, Your, Sweater

Gray has this crisp, neat-as-a-pin thing going for it, whereas black seems lazy and, at the same time, like it's trying too hard.

- Michael Bastian

Lazy, Like, Going, Whereas

I once had this idea that I wanted to make the perfect boxer short that's not too long, not too short, with pearl buttons, made from real shirting fabric. They were coming in at $215. Well, not even the richest guy in the world is going to pay more than $125 for his underwear.

- Michael Bastian

Perfect, Idea, Had, Richest

I stay in a lot of hotels, and the best part of travel is getting back to my own bed.

- Michael Bastian

Bed, My Own, Part, Best Part

When you buy a new suit, take the time to get it tailored, and you'll thank yourself every time you put it on.

- Michael Bastian

New, Tailored, Buy, Every Time

There's nothin' wrong with the way men dress in New York!

- Michael Bastian

Dress, New York, New, Nothin

I feel like design school might ruin people, particularly if you're a menswear designer, as there's not much focus on business.

- Michael Bastian

Business, Like, Particularly, Ruin

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