Quotes from Nick Wooster

I've seen a few lookalikes, and that kind of freaks me out, but then I'm not the first person on the planet to have tattoos, and I'm not the first person to have hair or a tattoo sleeve.

I really like neck tattoos and hand tattoos. They're just not for me.

I understand I'm not everyone's cup of tea, and I certainly don't want everyone to look like me. I really only dress for myself.

I've always dressed differently. I've always had my own deal.

If someone tells me I can't wear something, that's the moment when I want to wear it.

Fashion comes and goes; prints come and go. Proper camo never really goes away.

Everyone looks better in clothes that skim the body. Items that fit properly make you look better than wearing something oversize.

I like clothes. When I realized as a child that you had to wear them, and it takes the same amount of effort to look good or not, I figured out long ago that I only wanted stuff that I loved and looked good in.

When I was a kid, my parents were happy to buy me clothes; they provided for me.

Getting dressed, for me, is like a window to my soul.

My dad was a mechanic, and I have great style memories of him. He wore, every single day: a blue chambray shirt, Levi's 501s, and Red Wing boots. And that certainly wasn't fashionable at the time; it was basically the opposite. And he wore these horn rim glasses that were very Sol Moscot.

Great product trumps all. You can have the biggest marketing budget, the biggest show, a perfect merchandising plan, but at the end of the day, it doesn't mean anything if the design and quality of the product you are offering is not compelling.

Anybody can make a thousand dollar garment because you find the finest fabric and the finest mills, and you churn that out.

I think that good, great things can come at every price.

I got fired from Neiman Marcus and Bergdorfs, and JC Penney didn't work out.

I think with black tie, you can't really do too much. I think you have to pretty much stick to the rules on that.

I grew up in the '60s and '70s when men were required to wear a suit, shirt, and tie every day to be taken seriously. I was at the tail end of that generation, and it had a significant impact on me.

There are so many more people in Tokyo than in New York, but it's pristine. It's so organized, and yet the address system is in complete chaos.

I love London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Paris - there are a million places I could imagine I like, but N.Y. is home.

I think the way you dress is a direct reflection out of what you will get out of your day; you make the effort, people will notice. You'll feel better, and those around you will feel better.

A gray flannel suit by Thom Browne or Tom Ford can be worn a billion ways. I'll wear a gray flannel jacket with a white shirt, gray flannel tie, beat-up fatigues, and a dress shoe or Carpe Diem boots.

A man in Tom Ford will develop a nice, long relationship with the brand. Ford is very smart about positioning his product. He's a name that is going to remain huge.

Thom Browne is, in my opinion, one of the great minds in men's wear.

Instagram is my 401k.