♪♪ GLAID WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, I TOOK SOME TIME OFF TO TRAVEL ITALY WITH MY AUNT AND UNCLE.

AND ONE DAY, SOMEWHERE IN FLORENCE, WE FOUND OURSELVES IN A TAILOR HOP THAT SOLD ITALIAN LEATHER JACKETS.

NOW, NORMALLY, THIS WAS THE TYPE OF PLACE WE WOULD BREEZE THROUGH, TOURIST STYLE.

BUT FOR SOME REASON, ON THIS DAY, MY UNCLE DECIDED HE REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO BUY ME A LEATHER JACKET.

HE EVEN HAD THE OWNER FIND ONE THAT FIT ME PERFECTLY.

AND IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE EVER WORN.

A WORK OF IMPECCABLE CRAFTSMANSHIP.

AND THAT'S WHY, FOR REASONS THAT CONTINUE TO CONFUSE MY UNCLE, I ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO LET HIM BUY IT FOR ME.

YOU SEE, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE MY LIFE AT THAT TIME, I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING, THE JACKET WAS NOT A FIT.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE PUTTING A MING VASE IN MY DORM ROOM.

IN ORDER O ACTUALLY MOVE THROUGH THE WORLD IN A JACKET LIKE THAT, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO REARRANGE MY ENTIRE REALITY.

I WOULD HAVE HAD TO SELL MY RUSTY PONTIAC SUN BIRD.

I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE AWAY MY FADED HYPER COLOR T-SHIRTS.

I WOULD HAVE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY DISPOSE OF MY BROTHER'S HAND ME DOWN JEANS WHICH NEVER QUITE FIT ME RIGHT ANYWAY.

THAT JACKET WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE TRYING TO LAND A SPACE X STARSHIP ON A PILE OF CARD BOARD BOXES AND OLD SNEAKERS.

IN SHORT, I JUST WASN'T READY.

WHAT'S EMBARRASSING IS THAT TODAY, NEARLY 30 YEARS LATER, I STILL COULDN'T PULL OFF THAT JACKET.

MY SUN BIRD, WHICH IS NOW A HONDA ODYSSEY.

MY T-SHIRTS ARE STILL KIND OF FADED AND MY JEANS WHICH HOPEFULLY FIT A BIT BETTER ARE STILL JUST JEANS.

AND THIS HAS LED ME TO A PROFOUND REALIZATION ABOUT FASHION, STYLE, AND TASTE.

WHEN YOU DO MEET SOMEONE WHO TRULY HAS AN AESTHETIC, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT ANY INDIVIDUAL PIECE OF CLOTHING.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT DECADES OF CONCENTRATED, GOAL-ORIENTED WORK, SOMEONE WHO HAS CAREFULLY PREPARED THEIR LANDING PAD FOR HIGH-END PAYLOADS.

WHICH MEANS IF YOU'RE THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO CAN WALK INTO FLORENCE AND WALK OUT LOOKING TOTALLY COMFORTABLE IN AN ITALIAN LEATHER JACKET, WELL, I WON'T PRETEND I FULLY UNDERSTAND YOUR FINANCIAL PRIORITIES, BUT I WILL GIVE A TIP OF MY SALT-STAINED BASEBALL CAP TO YOUR WORK ETHIC I NOW KNOW IT TOOK YEARS OF FOCUS FOR YOU TO BECOME