You 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?
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?
TOM FORDThe Gucci woman – you know what she’s after. The Saint Laurent woman – she’s going to torture you a little bit. You might have sex, but she will drip a little hot wax on you first.
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 FORDFrom the time we’re born until we die, we’re kept busy with artificial stuff that isn’t important.
TOM FORDIf 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 FORDBoth film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn’t feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.
TOM FORDWhen the youth of America gets together, amazing things happen.
TOM FORDOnly hire people you want to have dinner with.
TOM FORDThe seventies is what I love. Soft, touchable beauty is what I love.
TOM FORDReal fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.
TOM FORDWhen you find somebody good, keep them in your life.
TOM FORDI believe in living life the way that you want to live it every day, and if you do that, you don’t really need to have New Year’s resolutions.
TOM FORDYou have to love what you do to the point that you can’t imagine doing anything else with your life.
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 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 believe in playing around much with suit cuts. I like a fairly classic shape that gives a man strong shoulders, a fitted waist, and long legs. Classic simplicity always works.
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