Quotes by Joseph Abboud

“The most important thing that I think weve 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, were taking that very traditional color palette and putting it in a more modern shape.”

“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.”

“For me, theres a new generation of linens with finishes that dont wrinkle as much, that seem much more organic, much more natural.”

“Fashion design isnt just art for arts sake. You must be able to take it to the consumer.”

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

Having studied at the Sorbonne, I spent my 21st birthday in Paris and celebrated with one of my professors in a cafe outside of Notre Dame.

I always loved clothes. I grew up in a blue-collar family, but I loved old movies and seeing all those dashing leading men.

If I were in the middle of some kind of legal issue, I would get in my car and drive to Fenway. Id get to the game early and sit in my seats and say, Im home, Im happy, and I love it here. It was my therapy.