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
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 FORDMen don’t wear fashion any more except in Italy and London. Americans have lost that.
TOM FORDFrom the time we’re born until we die, we’re kept busy with artificial stuff that isn’t important.
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 FORDI find I can get so much done between midnight and 4 a.m. Everything is quiet, no one is disturbing me, and if I go to bed then, I just lie awake thinking of ideas. They are very creative hours for me. One night a week I crash out, though.
TOM FORDGlamour is something more than what you put on your body. It has to do with the way you carry yourself and the impact you have on others.
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.
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.
TOM FORDDressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.
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 FORDWant girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
TOM FORDI think that they haven’t been able to perfect a good facelift for a man.
TOM FORDIf I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.
TOM FORDI understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.
TOM FORDI 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.
TOM FORD