I actually come from a long line of barbers.

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.

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

I feel like the menswear blogger is a special breed, and by that, I mean they really have brought menswear out of the closet and into the public discourse where guys are not afraid to talk about style, dressing, clothes.

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

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.

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

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.

To me, how you dress is a way to show you care.

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

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.

Men shop for problem solving. They want something familiar. So if it's a new version of something they understand, they are right there with it and, hopefully, loving it.

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.

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

Clothes and fashion should work in people's lives. Period.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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