Dressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.
TOM FORDDressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.
TOM FORDWhen you find somebody good, keep them in your life.
TOM FORDWant girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
TOM FORDBoth film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn’t feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.
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 FORDEveryday is one less day.
TOM FORDI’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 FORDStyle is very different from fashion. Once you find something that works, keep it.
TOM FORDA film should be somewhat personal. I think that whatever you create you have to be true to yourself and create something that feels right to you.
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’m living the exact life I planned on living when I was five.
TOM FORDI am a perfectionist. This job is a total ego thing in a way. To be a designer and say, ‘This is the way they should dress; this is the way their homes should look; this is the way the world should be.’ But then, that’s the goal: world domination through style.
TOM FORDIn another life I would love to be a cosmetic surgeon because it’s architectural. You know, you are trying to figure out where the seams go. Can I do it in one piece like Halston? Can you formaldehyde DNA?
TOM FORDFashion is everything. Art, music, furniture design, graphic design, hair, makeup, architecture, the way cars look – all those things go together to make a moment in time, and that’s what excites me.
TOM FORDTime and silence are the most luxurious things today.
TOM FORD