Tom Ford Quotes

Both film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn't feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.

A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.

Style is very different from fashion. Once you find something that works, keep it.

I am not a person who is about reality. I am about enhanced reality.

You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.

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.

Time and silence are the most luxurious things today.

Dressing well is a form of good manners.

There are no right or wrong answers, There is only intuition

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

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.

A few times in my life I've had moments of clarity where the silence drowns out the noise and I can feel rather than think.

I think that the older you get, the more you become your true, essential self. You find the things that make you happy. You whittle away the parts of yourself that mean less to you.

Only hire people you want to have dinner with.

When you find somebody good, keep them in your life.

British men are peacocks. You see a lot more style on the streets here than you see anywhere else, on every level.

You have to love what you do to the point that you can't imagine doing anything else with your life.

We have the Terminator as governor, and we had an actor as president, so why shouldn't we have a fashion designer as a senator?

On the one hand, I want to go off and live in the desert with my dog and sculpt things out of adobe.

If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.

I haven't had any plastic surgery - despite what people think, this is my nose. I have had Restylane and Botox, but I don't think of that as plastic surgery any more.

Everyday is one less day.

I am one of those people who isn’t great at anything, but I’m pretty good at most things.

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.

Just because one is spiritual doesn't mean that one doesn't like crocodile, cashmere. We live in a material world. We still experience these things. It doesn't mean to completely disregard them.

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.

At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom - but I have them tailored.

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.

Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It's just really flattering—it will take pounds off you.

Perfection is almost an illness with me, but sometimes I have moments where everything is absolutely clear and you can feel, rather than think.

Dressing well is an expression of manners.

If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.

Part of my family were ranchers. So you were expected to be quite macho. You weren't expected to cry. I was the exact opposite of that.

You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

It's really never fair to judge people because none of us know what's going on inside anyone else's head.

My goal is to help women to become the best version of themselves.

She needs to have a few drinks and cry a little-then she'll be perfect.

I 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.

You have to look inside yourself and you have to say, well, what am I about? Why does anyone need this? Why does anyone need a 'Tom Ford' jacket? What do I believe in?

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

The idea of losing someone that you love could throw you into a situation where you could not see your future and you really would be living in the past.

A film should be somewhat personal. I think that whatever you create you have to be true to yourself and create something that feels right to you.

Want girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.

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.