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There has been a change in men's attitudes toward their clothes. Men are more aware of fashion; they're not afraid of it.

I'm lucky that I'm inside the fashion industry and see clothes from a different perspective than the traditional consumer. Being able to curate, edit, and style product to make my own look is a privilege, but something I think men are becoming more aware of how to do.

We sort of expect to see men in women's clothes. It's part of our culture. The key thing is, it has to be done quite badly.

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.

Well, I think mostly we're dressing for men.

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.

Men make clothes for the women they'd like to be with or in most cases the women they'd like to be.

I think that men's clothing should be functional. If there's a rip in his jeans, it should be because he was out working, not because he ripped them so they looked cool. It's even better if they're ripped because he got in a fight.

There was a time when formal clothes were one of life's great pleasures, as well as a way of describing instantly a man's status wealth. Toffs wore the most, the proles the least. Fast forward to 2008 and clothes are still an unrivalled pleasure but some men - and this includes many of our betters - have confused status with fake informality.

I think what's wrong with the fashion world, particularly men's fashion, is the lack of creativity behind it.