Michele told the Financial Times of his love of Jane Austen saying she's, "one of the first feminists, because she really understood what happens between a woman and a man." He also dubbed Queen Elizabeth I as being "one of my favorite women" and "a huge inspiration." His love of England manifested itself in a plethora of English-associated things like a Union Jack sweater, punk plaids, chic rain bonnets, and of course, trench coats, that made their way down the runway.