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 FORDEvery season, really, has their own chemistry.
TOM FORDIf my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.
TOM FORDOh my God, so many young girls now look like whores!
TOM FORDBoth film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn’t feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.
TOM FORDDressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.
TOM FORDYou have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.
TOM FORDBritish 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.
TOM FORDWhen you find somebody good, keep them in your life.
TOM FORDIf I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.
TOM FORDStyle 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 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 FORDIt’s hard not to be sexy in a pair of high heels.
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 FORDI 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.
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 FORD