Quotes from Nick Wooster

I'm so obsessed with Apple, and the chance to work with the people who really created Apple retail is the retail opportunity of a lifetime.

Outside of white button-down oord cloth shirts, Trickers brogues, 501s, and Ray-Ban Aviators, the single item of clothing that I have had in my closet consistently since 1982 is a pair of black-and-white checked Vans. They are the lazy man's shoe - perfect for dog walking and security lines at the airport.

I almost always wear a jacket, but I like different jackets. I also like funny pants.

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.

I have been a fan of Forty Five Ten since my first visit to Dallas in 2010, when I was working with the hometown competitor.

A Mac PowerBook is a thing to behold.

I never wear a black belt with a black shoe. It's always the opposite: a brown shoe with a black belt.

For me, a Thom Browne suit is an investment.

I have a reputation that was sort of built on suits and boots, so I'm a huge fan of the sartorial equivalent of a mullet, where you're business on top and party on the bottom.

I'm probably one of the most fearful persons in the world, but not when it comes to getting dressed.

I went through a Billy Idol phase. I had white hair when Peter Rizzo hired me at Barneys.

You really can't function without a phone or an iPad.

Just about everyone is quick to judge plastic surgery, especially on a man. We've all seen people who end up looking a little scary.

Clothes are an amazing tool. They are an amazing way to hide a multitude of sins; they're an amazing way to be creative. Clothes can do so many things. But at the end of the day, if they don't serve you, it's just a waste of time. Then it is frivolous.

I'm really pretty classic.

I've decided I'm no longer pulling sweaters over my head. Maybe that's sort of an old man thing, but if it is, I'm there.

It's a love-and-hate relationship with New York. Much like Hong Kong, it's expensive, crowded, the weather is not so nice. But New York is home, and I love New York.

To me, a Harris Tweed jacket is the kind of thing you should be able to have in your closet years from now - possibly it was your father's jacket or, even better, your grandfather's jacket.

Lardini is my go-to tailor. They work with me on a lot of personal things, which is nice.

Bloggers and stores and publications and brands and houses all need to sort of take a deep breath and relax because no one is going away. The brands aren't going away. The designers, bloggers, publications aren't going away.

In the scheme of things, I'm just a guy who gets my picture taken.

Texas has a uniquely warm climate. So fabric weights and lengths of coats are always a concern.

I'm not just a designer; I'm not just a retailer. I'm not just a street style person, whatever that is. I can instead do a little bit of everything.

Yes, there are probably too many tattoos. But there are too many bad haircuts, too many bad shoe choices, too many bad jeans.