Top 60 Tan France Quotes

I love to wear shades when I’m out and about.

When it comes to a vintage store, we’re not concerned with men’s or women’s. I want you to treat it like no other store. Just find stuff that you love and go for that.

My granddad founded a manufacturing company in Northern England – a place called Bury – that manufactured denim, and one of the brands they created denim for was Disney.

Gay men can sometimes feel ashamed or chastised when the messaging is ‘Be out and proud!’ or ‘Just come out.’ It’s not that easy. It certainly wasn’t for me.

Each of us is living our own private journey, and the more we know about each other, the healthier and happier the world will be.

If I think something is heinous, but the person feels amazing in it, who am I to critique it? If they think that those bell-bottom, cropped, shredded jeans look good, then good for them!

I lived a very, very Middle Eastern life until I was in my early 20s. It was very sheltered.

I would have to say Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Because of You’ would be the song I would associate with coming out. It’s really emotive, and personally, it reminds me of my father.

Jeans can make or break a look, and if it’s not a good-fitting pair, if they don’t flatter your body, it doesn’t matter what else you’ve got on – it’s not going to look good.

I was raised in a very Middle Eastern household, and modesty was very important, and dressing to not be desirable or provocative was very important.

If you’re not taking care of your food, your body, you’re not gonna look great.

Style is dressing the way that you feel confident and what is appropriate for you, your age, your body type.

Sexuality can be difficult to articulate, and we have to be patient and compassionate.

Every man – and every woman, too – needs a white sneaker.

I have to battle so many issues, and the biggest is racism.

I do think homophobia is rife, as it always has been.

A stereotype is that all gay men know everything there is to know about the LGBTQ community. We don’t.

My statement pieces change regularly.

I grew up in a very cultural household, but part of our culture is that we don’t really take photos.

My accent is very confused.

I’m never massively concerned about what somebody is wearing, as long as it makes them feel really good about themselves.

When your clothes aren’t organized, it’s even harder. You don’t know what your options are. Everything is in disarray. Organization makes it so much easier to put on an outfit.

Yes, it’s called ‘Queer Eye’ and there are five gay men on it, but we’re also tackling real issues. The conversations we have on our show would be just as valid if they swapped us out with straight guys. What we do is important, not just because we’re a niche gay show.

When I speak, I don’t speak for myself; I don’t have the luxury of a Caucasian to be able to speak for myself. I speak for a whole community, and I represent so many different communities that that felt like a lot of pressure.

It doesn’t matter if the item isn’t your favorite thing as long it fits well.

I live in Salt Lake City, and I don’t have a lot of gay friends.

I think being fashion forward is stepping out of your comfort zone with just even a single piece – an accessory, footwear, a dress – something that shows your style but is just a bit outside of your comfort zone.

I’ve never dreamt of being on TV; I had never tried to be in the entertainment business at all.

Seeing guys in their most vulnerable state talking about their bodies gives me an opportunity to talk about everything. Once they open up about their appearance, then usually they are willing to open up about pretty much everything.

When I see a shoe, I deconstruct it in my head. It comes from spending childhood summers around my grandad’s denim factory in Bury, watching the machinists turn fabric into clothes.

I’m so sick of straight men in boardshorts. It couldn’t be more unattractive.

The right kind of floral makes you look styled and well-considered.

We have the luxury in the West of being able to say, ‘Yeah, absolutely, we’re progressive, we’ve moved forward with the gay community.’ We haven’t in a lot of other countries. My people from Pakistan – I know we haven’t moved forward.

I’ve experienced racism and homophobia my whole life, so I’ve trained myself to just deal with it calmly, to not cause a scene, and to find a way to calm the situation down.

I thought I wanted to be a machinist. I thought that was the most glamorous job in the world.

I hadn’t seen any people like me on TV before, and I definitely didn’t want to be the first one. I didn’t want that responsibility on my head.

A boot cut does not look great on most people.

I thought ‘I, Tonya’ was fantastic.

Every man’s closet should be dark pair of blue jeans, a black jean, and a mid wash jean.

Until my businesses really took off, my family, I think, just assumed I was selling printed T-shirts out of the back of my car. They just couldn’t wrap their head around how fashion could be profitable.

If I don’t look the way I wanna look, I don’t feel confident. I’m sure that’s most people, but it really does affect my confidence if I’m not dressed the way I want to dress.

As a stylist, my goal is to help people be the best version of themselves.

I worked as a receptionist in England for a couple of years whilst I was building up my business. I decided to take a massive pay cut from my full-time job and work as a receptionist so I could make my own business work.

For me, I don’t go, ‘Let me walk into this person’s home. I don’t care who they are, I’m going to put them in a Dolce & Gabbana suit, and I really want them to have a pink shirt.’

From my vertical, people, especially men, don’t realize what clothes can do for their self-esteem, the way they see themselves, their confidence.

When somebody says something stupid to me, I usually alleviate it with laughter and humour. I make light of it to educate people on why it’s inappropriate.

It’s not called ‘Queer Eye For the Straight Guy’ now for a reason. We want to be able to help more and more people, and why wouldn’t we help women, and why wouldn’t we help a trans man? I want to help as many different groups as physically possible with this show.

You know how Oprah has her moment about bread? Mine’s about boots. You could wear it to a meeting at work. You could wear it to a date.You could wear it to a wedding with a suit.

I love that Tom Daley’s talking about surrogacy.

I start with my shoes – I usually pack two pairs if I’m going away for four or five days, and I’ll wear another one.

I’m really loving Billie Eilish’s ‘idontwannabeyouanymore.’ Her dreamy vocals offer such a lovely moment of escape, and there’s a sophistication to the lyrics that are so surprising coming from a teen artist.

I went to college for fashion and, after graduating, got a job in Operations at Zara, learning the ins and outs so I could one day start my own clothing brand.

Being ‘out and proud’ can feel like a real luxury of Western culture, where people are often white and see existing white gay people in their culture. That’s a kind of privilege people don’t know they possess.

I love fashion and a fashion trend, if it works for me. If it doesn’t, I couldn’t care less about it.

If you can’t take care of yourself, how the heck are you going to take care of everyone around you?

I live in Utah.

I learned to cook when I was ten, and I could cook a whole meal for my family by thirteen – and I’m talking the chapatis as well.

A leather jacket always makes you look cooler, sometimes more chic, and it elevates your look to make you look like you’ve purchased something expensive to set yourself apart.

Just because the office is casual doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make an effort.

A lot of times, we forget it is our partners who we need to make the biggest effort for.