I have an image in my mind of what I want, whether it's a light jacket or a one-piece. I can tell if what I want is in the store right away.
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If I walk into a store, I'm going to buy the best jacket or the best item in the store, hands down.
I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing.
So if I want to buy a light in a shop and I don't find a light that I like, I think to myself what would I like? What would I like to buy? Then I started to imagine and design it for myself a lot of the time.
One of my favourite items is a very old jacket - it was my mum's uniform from when she was working 15 or 20 years ago.
You can find, occasionally, some absolutely fantastic things in hunting shops. I've got one jacket that I just happened across which is a kind of unwashed leather - completely anonymous but absolutely special.
A simple leather jacket... has gotten me through cocktail parties in New York and cold nights in Afghanistan.
I'll buy an old jacket and attach gold buttons and a couple royal patches. Or I'll find an old busted sweatshirt, tear out the zipper, and replace it with a $700 zipper. I make things my own.
My girlfriend bought me a down jacket, she said it fit my personality.
I love clothes and do sort of change my wardrobe a lot. But a thousand dollar jacket? I'd rather spend it on an experience, like traveling.
I wanted clothing that I couldn't find, so I decided to make it.