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Fortune
Catherina Gioino

Go ahead, make fun of Tommy Bahama. The CEO is happy to join you, and he's probably not a fan of your preppy shorts

Tommy Bahama CEO Doug Wood (Credit: Courtesy of Tommy Bahama)

Doug Wood has spent 25 years building Tommy Bahama into a brand recognized well beyond golf courses and beach resorts. He also says he can tell, almost on sight, where a customer is from.

“Typically, you can tell East Coast, West Coast really fast,” Wood told Fortune in a wide-ranging and rather hilarious conversation riddled with nuggets of fashion advice—and some of fashion’s hottest takes. Right now, he said, that means spotting a very specific look.

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