Tom Ford on advice
Tom Ford85 quotes“Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It’s just really flattering—it will take pounds off you.”
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Every season, really, has their own chemistry.
Tom FordTom Ford 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.
Tom FordTom Ford When you find somebody good, keep them in your life.
Tom FordTom Ford Glamour is something more than what you put on your body. It has to do with the way you carry yourself and the impact you have on others.
Tom FordTom Ford 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.
Tom FordTom Ford What is important is that we stop and realize, “Okay. This is fine. I can enjoy that. But what is really important, what I’m really going to take away with me from this life, is my connection with other people.
Tom FordTom Ford I probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well
Tom FordTom Ford 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.
Tom FordTom Ford Only hire people you want to have dinner with.
Tom FordTom Ford 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.
Tom FordTom Ford I thought I was fabulous and everyone else was stupid.
Tom FordTom Ford I am not someone who likes cocktail parties or large dinner parties, but I have to attend them often. I much prefer very small dinners with close friends.
Tom FordTom Ford 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.
Tom FordTom Ford 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.
Tom FordTom Ford I’m a believer in fate and in fulfilling your destiny. I’ve always had a kind of inner voice that I have learned to listen to.
Tom FordTom Ford I 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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