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"FacebookPinterest\n\nYou couldn\u2019t reach for some change in your pocket without slapping at least three menswear bloggers at the Apple Store in SoHo last night, as CFDA &amp;quot;Menswear Designer of the Year&amp;quot; Michael Bastian fielded questions from pal Josh Peskowitz of Park &amp;amp; Bond. Nearly everyone who reads this damn blog was there (probably a slight exaggeration), so I\u2019ll save you a recap and just hit you with some choice quotes from the man, the myth, the Basty:\n\n-On so-called style rules: &amp;quot;The minute you say, \u2019Never do that,\u2019 is the minute you\u2019re going to see someone doing it, and killing it.&amp;quot;\n\n-On quality: &amp;quot;If you wear a polo shirt and chinos to work every day, why shouldn\u2019t you have the best example of those pieces?&amp;quot;\n\n-On the now infamous topless moment supermodel Missy Rayder had during his Fashion Week show: &amp;quot;It wasn\u2019t intentional.&amp;quot;\n\n-On the renewed relevance of NYFW: &amp;quot;Back when I was with Bergdorf\u2019s, it seems silly to say it, but we would come back from overseas and just skip New York Fashion Week altogether... I give a lot of credit to Thom Browne, he was the first guy to really rattle the cage and say, \u2019Hey! Pay attention to American designers.\u2019&amp;quot;\n\n-On couples and how they dress: &amp;quot;You don\u2019t often see a couple where it\u2019s a fashion guy, and a fashion girl, or a classic guy and a classic girl, that\u2019s more like brother and sister. It\u2019s more like a Wall Street banker and a Vogue editor. But fashion guy and fashion guy, that you do see!&amp;quot;\n\n-On men\u2019s taste: &amp;quot;Guys always want to look like themselves, just a little bit better; they don\u2019t wake up every day wanting to be a new person, and most aren\u2019t willing to take crazy risks.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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