The main must-have is a capsule wardrobe. I think it's really important that everybody, men and women, have a few items in their closets that are their go-tos. No matter what the occasion, they have something in their closets that they can go to.
I love a wild animal print. Not just a leopard print - I'm talking about a tiger or zebra print, too.
I live in Salt Lake City, and I don't have a lot of gay friends.
A lot of times, we forget it is our partners who we need to make the biggest effort for.
It doesn't matter if the item isn't your favorite thing as long it fits well.
As a gay man, there are certain places that I avoid. When I go to China, I lie and pretend I'm not married, which is really sad - I leave my ring at home. But I'm not willing to risk my safety in a country that could cause me no end of problems or where it's illegal to be gay. I'm very aware of the places I can travel to safely and where I cannot.
Just because the office is casual doesn't mean you shouldn't make an effort.
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.
I lived a very, very Middle Eastern life until I was in my early 20s. It was very sheltered.
Nobody wants to see an engagement photo with you in your ratty jeans and t-shirt. Go for layers, and you're always going to look like you made more of an effort.
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.
My accent is very confused.
I love that Tom Daley's talking about surrogacy.
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.
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.
I think that we in the West expect people to adapt to our culture very, very quickly when they come to our country. But when we go over to someone else's, I don't think we are willing to meet them halfway like we expect them to meet us. I think having cultural sensitivity is a lot more important than we realize.
I do think homophobia is rife, as it always has been.
If you can't make an effort in what you're even wearing, you're probably not going to make the effort to create a multi-million dollar company.
I was always fascinated by clothes, and I think I've had clothing in my blood for as long as I can remember.
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.
