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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.

Tom Ford

I’m very direct. I don’t have tantrums. I don’t yell or shout. I do expect an awful lot from my staff, but no more than I expect of myself.
TOM FORD

Direction Drama Expectation Myself
If I were straight and I were trying to seduce a woman, I could do it just by standing up at the table when she came back from the bathroom. It works. Every time I do that, all the straight men are sitting at the table and their wives are kicking them. “Look at that!” “You never do that for me!”
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Funny Man Myself Seduce Stand Time Woman Yourself
I 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.
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Believe Fear Myself Stop
British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. English men make an effort. We’ve lost that in the US. Everyone is more concerned with being comfortable.
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Clothes Comfortable Effort Fashion Lost Man Myself People
Dressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.
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Appearance Excellence Fashion Kind
Want girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
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Fingers Make Up Place Sex Woman Yourself
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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Beautiful Clothes Customer Detail Man Myself Production Quality Service Woman
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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Artist Creation Design Fashion Myself
Men don’t wear fashion any more except in Italy and London. Americans have lost that.
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Exception Fashion Lost Man
You can’t fake anything. If you’re honest and true and you love something, and you put that energy into it, people can usually feel it on the other side.
TOM FORD

Energy Fake Feeling Honesty Love True Yourself
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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Head Judgement People Right Wrong
When the youth of America gets together, amazing things happen.
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Amazing People Togetherness Unity Youth
Yes, I still take my baths all day long. They’re meditative. I have three a day.
TOM FORD

Meditation Myself
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.
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Age Beautiful Control Funny Hard Live Thinking Tough Vulnerable Walk Yourself
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 FORD

Character Development Expression Identity Myself Style Work
If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.
TOM FORD

Dog Myself Success Walk

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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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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