I 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 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.
More Tom Ford Quotes
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At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom – but I have them tailored.
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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.
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It’s hard not to be sexy in a pair of high heels.
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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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I probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well
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I think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity.
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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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You 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.
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Both film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn’t feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.
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Fashion 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.
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What’s so wrong with vanity? It’s different from narcissism, you know? It’s not about admiring yourself-it’s about taking pride in your appearance.
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On the one hand, I want to go off and live in the desert with my dog and sculpt things out of adobe.
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A 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.
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I’m living the exact life I planned on living when I was five.
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You have to love what you do to the point that you can’t imagine doing anything else with your life.
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