Words matter. These are the best Joseph Abboud Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
It is pandemonium backstage. I straighten ties, see if their shoes are laced – and I always have to remember to check their flies just before they walk out.
After all those years in the business, I asked myself, ‘Am I really any good? Or am I only good because I’m with good people – a Murray Pearlstein, a Ralph Lauren?
The ‘National Suit Drive’ collects gently used professional attire, but what it’s really collecting is inspiration and a chance for men to feel empowered as they head into their next job interview.
If I were in the middle of some kind of legal issue, I would get in my car and drive to Fenway. I’d get to the game early and sit in my seats and say, ‘I’m home, I’m happy, and I love it here.’ It was my therapy.
Inspired by London’s Savile Row, I wanted to bring an American curated experience for men to Madison Avenue… a place where they cannot only shop but explore.
If you can imagine what it’s like to launch a business in the middle of a lawsuit – it’s not an easy thing.
What you see on the runway is designed and created in America. That’s something we’re very proud of.
Be well dressed, behave like a gentleman, and keep your shoes shined.
The trademark Joseph Abboud style is the man first and the clothes second. The guy’s the star. Everything else is a supporting actor.
A red tie is contrary to the dignity of the tie and of male dress in general.
There are no seasons anymore. Fashion has become one long run-on sentence.
The greatest legacy that I can have is to build a brand that lives beyond me and stays true to the DNA of the brand.
You can’t be all things to all people.
I was the first in my family to go to college, and so, growing up, I thought that dressing well opened doors.
I was getting paid to be involved with what I loved more than anything on earth: clothes.
You don’t want to look the same every day of your life. It’s boring as hell.
Sportswear is great, but not every designer can do tailored.
It’s great to wave the flag – I always say we’re proud to be made in America – but I think our distinction is we make it well in America.
When I walked back into that factory for the first time after seven or eight years, it was a pretty emotional moment because all the people came up and embraced me.
The decision to divorce myself from the business side unexpectedly blew up in my face. The creative freedom I thought I was getting turned out to be anything but.
