People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams.
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When you put on something that you really like, you feel like you are that person or the person you want to be.
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I always admired Frank Sinatra. He had ups and downs, but he didn't give up his style. He had what might have been a tough life or character.
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As a kid, I wore a lot of my older brothers' hand-me-downs.
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My symbol was always a polo player because I liked sports, and polo has a stylishness to it.
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On one level, there's an aspirational quality to having a Polo player. On another level, it's just a great shirt with lots of colors.
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I want my clothes, my stores, everything I design to have that feeling of being natural and easy. And that takes effort, but you try not to have it show.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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I had a very nice life. I was a very good kid. I had nice friends. I played in the school yard. I was nice to my parents; they were nice to me. They were loving parents - they were always there.