I want to make beautiful clothes for women and men who appreciate detail and quality. The product must be the best but this is almost secondary to the service the customer will receive.
TOM FORDDressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.
More Tom Ford Quotes
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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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I believe that when you really want to do something, you should go ahead and do it. I mean, I feel fear, but I never let that stop me.
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British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. English men make an effort. We’ve lost that in the US. Everyone is more concerned with being comfortable.
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In my adult life I’ve understood that if I put an enormous amount of love and honesty into something, usually that shows in the end.
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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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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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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?
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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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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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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 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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Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It’s just really flattering—it will take pounds off you.
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I’m very direct. I don’t have tantrums. I don’t yell or shout. I do expect an awful lot from my staff, but no more than I expect of myself.
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I’m a natural-born boss, I have to say. I just like to be good at things. Even as a child, I was boss of my family.
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