Quotes About Style

I usually go to secondhand stores and find what I can. I like finding interesting things: vests, blazers. I tell the band, 'We got to look good when we're up there.' I learned it from Miles Davis. I read about his suits in his biography. Suits mean you're getting paid, and I like the idea that he looked good in his suits.

For me, style wasn't something that was a luxury or an option, really: It was a necessity. I knew that there were certain negative stereotypes that I faced because of the way I looked. For me, suits and style became social armour.

I won't eat in a place that has suits of armor.

Man, that Jim Lauderdale always looks good - he's got more western suits than anybody.

I have a very small physique, so it's a little hard to find suits that really fit me well. I have to wear sizes that are really skinny.

I hated suits until I wore a Calvin Klein; they just fit me.

I've actually always been into suits. But I never really wore them, I guess because I was too young and it didn't feel right.

Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.

I've always loved fashion, but I think that right now, it's hit its peak - I'm just so obsessed with clothes and paying attention to brands and collections. I guess 16 is kind of the age when you start to develop opinions on all that and knowing what suits your style.

I like All Saints. They make great leathers. I love Hugo Boss, especially the suits. I like James Perse for T-shirts, and Supra and Radii for sneakers. And God Is in the Details.

I am a person who holds the aesthetic high. I have suits made in Savile Row.

Yes, but I think the big thing for everyone is to wear what they want and what suits them.

I never wear very serious suits. I don't have to because I don't go to an office, so it's fine.

I think, with suits and clothes, if you keep them long enough, they all come back in fashion.

Good suits don't come from anywhere, though - I mainly wear Armani, Louis Vuitton and Burberry.

I like suits. I mean, I always feel good in a suit; I'm more of a suit guy than a shirt-and-jeans-type guy, probably. You know, like, I love Brad Goresky's style. And sometimes he'll wear a pair of, like, leopard pants, and I'm like, I couldn't pull that off, but I appreciate it from afar.

I have always loved trouser suits. It's something I absolutely believe in for women.

I like the brand Band of Outsiders. Their suits are cut really slim, for smaller framed gentlemen.

Know what suits you. I would never wear brown, because it just doesn't work with my pale skin and dark hair. Also I wouldn't wear flats at night, because I love heels.

I'm a Joseph Abboud fan. I'm a Hugo Boss fan. I'm a Brooks Brothers fan. As far as suits go, those are my go-tos.

I've bought clothes based on record covers. Particularly from the formative music that turned me onto it in the first place when I was a kid, with the Beatles and the Small Faces. A lot of those Sixties soul artists were in really sharp sharkskin or mohair suits, and Motown artists looked amazing.

My favourite store? Seize Sur Vingt in New York. They make most of my suits, and they are really cool people.

For me, what takes up most of the space in my closet are suits. I wear a lot of suits and jackets. But I think every man needs a black suit at home. You can never go wrong in a black suit. But in terms of style, I think it's about being comfortable in what you wear.

I think everyone evolves over the years, but I have always had the silhouette that I know suits me. I am never going to wear a frothy, poufy thing that sticks out because I have found a style that works for me, and I stick with it.