Nickelson Wooster Quotes

United States, Designer
July 2, 1960

Nickelson Wooster has worked with Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus chain stores, as well as Calvin Klein, Polo Ralph Lauren and Thom Browne on the street style aspect of their brands.

I truly find inspiration everywhere. I always tell students, and young people starting out, that the single most important skill, next to listening, is to pay attention. You never know where inspiration will strike.

Nickelson Wooster
I guess I know how to dress myself, and that's probably the only thing I can do, so it's nice that somebody notices.

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- Know
- Dress
- Notices

I happen to have an expensive clothing habit, so, for me, designing clothes is a way to kill two birds with one stone.

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- Habit
- Clothing
- Designing
Fashion comes and goes; prints come and go. Proper camo never really goes away.

Nickelson Wooster
- Fashion
- Prints
- Camo
I'm not just a designer; I'm not just a retailer. I'm not just a street style person, whatever that is. I can instead do a little bit of everything.

Nickelson Wooster
I have a reputation that was sort of built on suits and boots, so I'm a huge fan of the sartorial equivalent of a mullet, where you're business on top and party on the bottom.

Nickelson Wooster
- Reputation
- Suits
- Boots
To me, how you dress is a way to show you care.

Nickelson Wooster
- Care
- Show
- Dress
My advice to young people - wait until it's your turn. Just kidding, sorta.

Nickelson Wooster
- Advice
- Young
- Turn

I think with black tie, you can't really do too much. I think you have to pretty much stick to the rules on that.

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- Black
- Stick
- Tie
Getting dressed, for me, is like a window to my soul.

Nickelson Wooster
- Soul
- Window
- Dressed