Joseph Abboud Quotations

Fashion design isn't just art for art's sake. You must be able to take it to the consumer.

For me, there's a new generation of linens with finishes that don't wrinkle as much, that seem much more organic, much more natural.

I think we have to have traditional roots, but then make things modern for the 90s. I think it makes us more creative by taking traditional concepts and blowing them out a little bit.

Having some retail experience is key. It really is where the battle is won or lost.

The most important thing that I think we've done this season is to show navy and gray in a very new way. Most men understand navy and gray as a navy blazer and a gray flannel trouser, but today, we're taking that very traditional color palette and putting it in a more modern shape.

The biggest fashion mistake people make is they try to hang on to their youth. Embrace who you are now-your body, your lifestyle, your coloring.