Quotes from Nick Wooster

I think Hong Kong has always had this tradition of custom-made suits, which I've never done but love the idea of.

I'll never forget my transition from pleated pants to plain front pants. It was the late '80s. I couldn't get rid of those pleated pants fast enough.

I carry both a Blackberry and an iPhone. But for my job, the iPhone is essential because of picture-taking and because of picture sharing.

I did this the hard way. I have worked my entire life in this business, and I've done the work - from being on the selling floor to learning to speak Italian to work with manufacturers with John Bartlett. I've done it all. I've paid my dues.

I love Italian food - especially Tuscan-style cuisine.

Some people are born with a caul. I was born with a jacket.

There's something about the U.S. and Japan: two opposite ends of the planet, two completely different languages, and yet, especially in menswear, they share this kind of idealized way of dressing that is so close to what we do in America.

A classic fishtail parka, anorak, mackintosh, windbreaker, pea coat, or jean jacket will get you through every season.

I always say, I have been fired from more jobs than most people would ever have had in their entire career.

Fire Island Pines is my perfect escape from N.Y.C. on weekends. Beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and fun people - exactly what I need after a crazy New York week.

I was 39 when I did, essentially, a three-quarter sleeve on my left arm. It was very late in life, which is good: I can't think of any decision I made at 19 that I'd be happy with at 39 or even now, at 51.

I always say that MTV cribs is what brought straight men into the fashion world. Once they sort of saw sports guys and music guys had, like, a billion sneakers, they realized, 'Oh, you mean I can have more than one?'

My advice to young people - wait until it's your turn. Just kidding, sorta.

I'm a kid from Kansas, so J.C. Penney was where I got all my clothes from kindergarten to around 7th grade.

I am probably biased, but I think social media is the great equalizer. It gives everyone a megaphone. Young people who might not have had the platform for exposure can now get their ideas out to a very receptive audience.

Dress for your body type and not your age.

The only pair of trousers a guy needs are grey flannel.

I always treat camo as a solid.

I think a lot of gay kids in the midwest or in places not in New York have to overachieve in order to sort of get through the fear of what they're going through.

I love the idea of the sartorial mix of fatigues and a great blazer.

The Japanese are the ultimate students: they analyse things in so much detail... until they have pretty much mastered whatever they are studying.

Camo is almost like a solid. It is the perfect uniform: you can wear camo in any application and it is always right.

I guess I know how to dress myself, and that's probably the only thing I can do, so it's nice that somebody notices.

I happen to have an expensive clothing habit, so, for me, designing clothes is a way to kill two birds with one stone.