I am a perfectionist. This job is a total ego thing in a way. To be a designer and say, ‘This is the way they should dress; this is the way their homes should look; this is the way the world should be.’ But then, that’s the goal: world domination through style.
TOM FORD- You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.
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You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.
More Tom Ford Quotes
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I am a perfectionist. This job is a total ego thing in a way. To be a designer and say, ‘This is the way they should dress; this is the way their homes should look; this is the way the world should be.’ But then, that’s the goal: world domination through style.
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France? I don’t want to be anti-French but there isn’t a more unattractive group of people on the streets.
TOM FORDFrance? I don’t want to be anti-French but there isn’t a more unattractive group of people on the streets.
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If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.
TOM FORDIf I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.
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Men don’t wear fashion any more except in Italy and London. Americans have lost that.
TOM FORDMen don’t wear fashion any more except in Italy and London. Americans have lost that.
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At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom – but I have them tailored.
TOM FORDAt home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom – but I have them tailored.
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People always ask me how I start a collection, and I tell them that I just look around. What am I tired of? What am I in the mood for? Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.
TOM FORDPeople always ask me how I start a collection, and I tell them that I just look around. What am I tired of? What am I in the mood for? Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.
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It’s funny, our beauty standard has become harder and tougher because we live in a tough age. I don’t think anyone wants to walk down the street and feel vulnerable. You want to walk down the street and feel like you’re in control.
TOM FORDIt’s funny, our beauty standard has become harder and tougher because we live in a tough age. I don’t think anyone wants to walk down the street and feel vulnerable. You want to walk down the street and feel like you’re in control.
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Never, ever, ever wear anything you are uncomfortable in. Because that is what you’ll project: ‘I look like a fool.’
TOM FORDNever, ever, ever wear anything you are uncomfortable in. Because that is what you’ll project: ‘I look like a fool.’
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I probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well
TOM FORDI probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well
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I suppose, yes, I’ve been guilty of provocation but it’s also just common sense marketing – put a bottle of scent in a woman’s cleavage, or between her thighs – and men will notice.
TOM FORDI suppose, yes, I’ve been guilty of provocation but it’s also just common sense marketing – put a bottle of scent in a woman’s cleavage, or between her thighs – and men will notice.
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Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.
TOM FORDReal fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.
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You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.
TOM FORDYou should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.
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Everyday is one less day.
TOM FORDEveryday is one less day.
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Style for me is some one who figures out who they are. What works on them. What they feel good in and develops that. Develops their character. And the outer expression of their character is what is style.
TOM FORDStyle for me is some one who figures out who they are. What works on them. What they feel good in and develops that. Develops their character. And the outer expression of their character is what is style.
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When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses.
TOM FORDWhen I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses.
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I want to make beautiful clothes for women and men who appreciate detail and quality. The product must be the best but this is almost secondary to the service the customer will receive.
TOM FORDI want to make beautiful clothes for women and men who appreciate detail and quality. The product must be the best but this is almost secondary to the service the customer will receive.
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