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> [One of the weird things about being a designer is guessing what the world will want about a year in advance of when they will want it. It becomes almost a psychological test in a way - how do I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/one-of-the-weird-things-about-being-a-designer-is-guessing-what-the/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

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## More by Michael Bastian

> [Men and women shop very differently, and where women are open to edgy, conceptual looks, very, very few men are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/men-and-women-shop-very-differently-and-where-women-are-open-to-edgy/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [You don't want to have a boring runway presentation, but you don't want to show stuff nobody is going to wear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/you-don-t-want-to-have-a-boring-runway-presentation-but-you-don-t/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [Just being out in the world gives me ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/just-being-out-in-the-world-gives-me-ideas/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [I'm always much more inspired by random people on the street. I live down by NYU and The New School, and I'd almost say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/i-m-always-much-more-inspired-by-random-people-on-the-street-i-live/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [My goal is to elevate the whole casual end of the guy's wardrobe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/my-goal-is-to-elevate-the-whole-casual-end-of-the-guy-s-wardrobe/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [The easiest thing is to create something no one has ever seen before. There's a reason no one's ever seen it - because someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/the-easiest-thing-is-to-create-something-no-one-has-ever-seen-before/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [I'm actually really obsessed with folk art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/i-m-actually-really-obsessed-with-folk-art/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [I know how to cane chairs - how's that for a useless skill? My mom once took a course and taught me how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/i-know-how-to-cane-chairs-how-s-that-for-a-useless-skill-my-mom-once/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [One of the weird things about being a designer is guessing what the world will want about a year in advance of when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/one-of-the-weird-things-about-being-a-designer-is-guessing-what-the/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [Guys look best when they have a healthy disrespect for their clothes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/guys-look-best-when-they-have-a-healthy-disrespect-for-their-clothes/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [I'd like to think my brand shares some of those characteristics we like to think of as classically American - a certain straightforwardness, honesty,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/i-d-like-to-think-my-brand-shares-some-of-those-characteristics-we/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [You get to a certain age, and you learn what looks good on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/you-get-to-a-certain-age-and-you-learn-what-looks-good-on-you/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [I feel like design school might ruin people, particularly if you're a menswear designer, as there's not much focus on business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/i-feel-like-design-school-might-ruin-people-particularly-if-you-re-a/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [I'm always asking, 'How do you give a guy a new reason to buy a polo?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/i-m-always-asking-how-do-you-give-a-guy-a-new-reason-to-buy-a-polo/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

> [I'm a New Yorker, so I don't own a car, but I rent a lot of cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bastian/i-m-a-new-yorker-so-i-don-t-own-a-car-but-i-rent-a-lot-of-cars/)

[Michael Bastian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bastian/)

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