Quotes by Tom Ford

About Tom Ford:

Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford is an American fashion designer and film director. He gained international fame for his turnaround of Gucci and the creation of the Tom Ford label before directing the Oscar-nominated film A Single Man.
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I am really a loner after all; I am really not a social person. Because of my job, people think I am out every night, but I really hate all that. I am somebody who likes to be alone and see some close friends. I am a shy and introspective person.

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When the youth of America gets together, amazing things happen.

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I love to design. I am a commercial fashion designer. I always design jackets with two sleeves. I don't design jackets with three sleeves, or the layers and layers come off like little dolls from Russia. Fashion for me is a creative endeavor, but it ...

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My customer has her own sense of style and knows herself well. My goal is to help women become the best version of themselves.

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There's a different kind of comfort that comes from knowing that you are putting your best foot forward. It's called psychological comfort. Look at a picture of the Coney Island boardwalk in 1925. Men were in full-on three-piece suits, hats. They may...

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As a designer, design director or any creative person, you have to hire great people, support them and make them feel comfortable so they can contribute and give you their best.

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Fashion is much more collaborative than one might think. You have to have an idea and vision, and you have to communicate that vision to a team of people, and you have to create an environment that allows those people to give the best that they can g...

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As a fashion designer, I was always aware that I was not an artist, because I was creating something that was made to be sold, marketed, used, and ultimately discarded.

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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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There aren't many strong or charismatic candidates today, because many people can't withstand the scrutiny.

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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.

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College campuses were once a hotbed of political activity.

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I just want to make beautiful, glamorous clothes.

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I grew up in New Mexico, and the older I get, I have less need for contemporary culture and big cities and all the stuff we are bombarded with. I am happier at my ranch in the middle of nowhere watching a bug carry leaves across the grass, listening ...

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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 thr...

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What works with your skin and eyes? Use that to zero in on your wardrobe.

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I hate tricky facial hair. If your facial hair is too spotty in places, shave. Just forget about it.

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The world might be a very scary place if it were only run by Virgos.

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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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I guess I'm just one of these people who, when I decide I'm going to do something, I just do it.

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Author Bio

  • NameTom Ford
  • DescriptionAmerican fashion designer
  • BornAugust 27, 1961
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Producer; Film Director