I’m a natural-born boss, I have to say. I just like to be good at things. Even as a child, I was boss of my family.
TOM FORDIf I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.
More Tom Ford Quotes
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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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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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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.
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The Gucci woman – you know what she’s after. The Saint Laurent woman – she’s going to torture you a little bit. You might have sex, but she will drip a little hot wax on you first.
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Dressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.
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In my adult life I’ve understood that if I put an enormous amount of love and honesty into something, usually that shows in the end.
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Want girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
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Only hire people you want to have dinner with.
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I know one day I’ll be irrelevant. No matter how hard you try there is a cultural moment, but eventually that window’s gone, your time on Earth is finished, and you might as well leave. I could absolutely die tomorrow – I would not care. I feel like I’ve lived, I feel like I’ve had a great life.
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I don’t believe in playing around much with suit cuts. I like a fairly classic shape that gives a man strong shoulders, a fitted waist, and long legs. Classic simplicity always works.
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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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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.
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If I was ever going to become a good designer, I had to leave America. My own culture was inhibiting me. Too much style in America is tacky. It’s looked down upon to be too stylish. Europeans, however, appreciate style.
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I am not a person who is about reality. I am about enhanced reality.
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I thought I was fabulous and everyone else was stupid.
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