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.
TOM FORDI think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity.
TOM FORDI believe that when you really want to do something, you should go ahead and do it. I mean, I feel fear, but I never let that stop me.
TOM FORDAt home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom – but I have them tailored.
TOM FORDThere are no right or wrong answers, There is only intuition.
TOM FORDI think that the older you get, the more you become your true, essential self. You find the things that make you happy. You whittle away the parts of yourself that mean less to you.
TOM FORDI am really a loner after all; I am really not a social person. Because of my job, people think I am out every night, but I really hate all that. I am somebody who likes to be alone and see some close friends. I am a shy and introspective person.
TOM FORDWhat is important is that we stop and realize, “Okay. This is fine. I can enjoy that. But what is really important, what I’m really going to take away with me from this life, is my connection with other people.
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.
TOM FORDWhat’s so wrong with vanity? It’s different from narcissism, you know? It’s not about admiring yourself-it’s about taking pride in your appearance.
TOM FORDAs 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.
TOM FORDYes, I still take my baths all day long. They’re meditative. I have three a day.
TOM FORDI think people are sick of trends changing every six months – not because we’re tired of them, but just for the sake of change. There is so much junk in the world: junk TV, junk movies, all those junk magazines with the same people on the cover.
TOM FORDA man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.
TOM FORDPerfection is almost an illness with me, but sometimes I have moments where everything is absolutely clear and you can feel, rather than think.
TOM FORDYou 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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