Never, ever, ever wear anything you are uncomfortable in. Because that is what you’ll project: ‘I look like a fool.’
TOM FORDI think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity.
More Tom Ford Quotes
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You have to look inside yourself and you have to say, well, what am I about? Why does anyone need this? Why does anyone need a ‘Tom Ford’ jacket? What do I believe in?
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As a fashion designer, I was always aware that I was not an artist, because I was creating something that was made to be sold, marketed, used, and ultimately discarded.
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At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom – but I have them tailored.
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I think that they haven’t been able to perfect a good facelift for a man.
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When you find somebody good, keep them in your life.
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Dressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.
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I think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity.
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From the time we’re born until we die, we’re kept busy with artificial stuff that isn’t important.
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Both film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn’t feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.
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It’s really never fair to judge people because none of us know what’s going on inside anyone else’s head.
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In another life I would love to be a cosmetic surgeon because it’s architectural. You know, you are trying to figure out where the seams go. Can I do it in one piece like Halston? Can you formaldehyde DNA?
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You know that only thing that has made the whole thing worthwhile has been those few times that I was able to truly connect with another person.
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If I’m sending emails, and I get all wound up and stressed and don’t know what to do with myself for 20 minutes, I just go soak in hot water and lie there, thinking, ‘What should I do?’ So it’s meditative.
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Only hire people you want to have dinner with.
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I don’t wear a lot of color. In fact, I don’t actually like color on myself. I love color but it’s very challenging, it’s very powerful, it can overpower you. I think if my eyes were closed and someone put a red jacket on me, I would be able to feel that it was red. I don’t feel great in color.
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