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"FacebookPinterest\n\n This morning, we sat down with Jean Touitou, the charming, opinionated Frenchman behind A.P.C., to talk about the opening of his second New York location, on Perry Street. The new 500 square-foot store, A.P.C. Special, will be a bit of a showroom for the collaborations Touitou has done as of late with brands like Carhartt. And this year he'll bring a new project to the mix: quilts. Partnering with Jessica Ogden, Touitou will be doing a line of limited-edition, handmade blankets, composed of the excess yardage of A.P.C. fabrics. Here, Jean fills us in on why he loves denim, why he hates Fashion Week, and what's in his glass at the end of the day.\n\n Between the butler jeans project and the Carhartt collaboration, you sure do seem to love your workwear. \n\n Because this fabric has dignity. I don't spend my life with old clothes but I like the fact that clothes can age. Denim, good wool. Work wear fabrics age well, too, because it's meant to be worn in a severe way.\n\n So you like your clothes to get more life.\n\n They can take it.\n\n Very practical of you.\n\n Yes, but not only. Only practical and they would be boring big time. You know? They're also inspiring and sexy. I believe you need desire in your life. Function isn't enough. Just function makes you a sad person.\n\n The quilts seem like a case-in-point for this.\n\n Yes, the quilts are more of an artistic project. It's like doing a painting with fabrics. Or a little bit like cooking a great meal with whatever is left over from the night in the fridge.\n\n Jean, it's fashion week. Looking forward to seeing any of the shows?\n\n I wouldn't say I don't even know what fashion week is, because I don't want to be too arrogant, but to me there is no interest at all.\n\n Wait, you're in New York during Fashion Week and you're not going to see anything?\n\n No. There's nothing to see there. Because it's always boring. They show things that are not even produced. It's all about fame and finance. They say, we're showing a Winter collection and all you see is night dresses. So I don't see the point, really. I don't even go in Paris. It's too much of a circus.\n\n New York has other perks, though.\n\n I love the fact that you go in any restaurant and you ask for a cocktail, and they know how to do it. I was just saying to myself, I'm glad I don't live in the U.S. because I might drink too much if I was here. Sometimes you feel like, \"I could have an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan or something.\" Because you know, at the end of a working day, it's true. A cocktail is a good thing to have.\n\n\u2014Mark Byrne"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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