In 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 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 FORDI think people who are attracted to the fashion industry are people who are really insecure and looking for a certain identity.
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 FORDWhen you find somebody good, keep them in your life.
TOM FORDI thought I was fabulous and everyone else was stupid.
TOM FORDMy goal is to help women to become the best version of themselves.
TOM FORDWhat’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.
TOM FORDI do struggle because I’m attracted to beautiful things, yet at the same time I am actually very aware, in some sense, their lack of value and that the most important things in life are your connections to other people.
TOM FORDYou know that only thing that has made the whole thing worthwhile has been those few times that I was able to truly connect with another person.
TOM FORDWant girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
TOM FORDOn the one hand, I want to go off and live in the desert with my dog and sculpt things out of adobe.
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 FORDShe needs to have a few drinks and cry a little-then she’ll be perfect.
TOM FORDI am one of those people who isn’t great at anything, but I’m pretty good at most things.
TOM FORDIt’s really never fair to judge people because none of us know what’s going on inside anyone else’s head.
TOM FORDKeep your jacket buttoned. Always. It’s just really flattering—it will take pounds off you.
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