I 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 FORDMen don’t wear fashion any more except in Italy and London. Americans have lost that.
More Tom Ford Quotes
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Style is very different from fashion. Once you find something that works, keep it.
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You 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.
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Yes, I still take my baths all day long. They’re meditative. I have three a day.
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I am not a person who is about reality. I am about enhanced reality.
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If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.
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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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When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses.
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It’s really never fair to judge people because none of us know what’s going on inside anyone else’s head.
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Want girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
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Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It’s just really flattering—it will take pounds off you.
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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 have to love what you do to the point that you can’t imagine doing anything else with your life.
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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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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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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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