In fashion as in life, the right thing at the right time is the right thing. The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing. Tom Ford More Quotes by Tom Ford More Quotes From Tom Ford 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. Tom Ford wantmeanbelieve I don't wear a lot of color. In fact, I don't actually like color on myself. I love color but it's very challenging, it's very powerful, it can overpower you. I think if my eyes were closed and someone put a red jacket on me, I would be able to feel that it was red. I don't feel great in color. Tom Ford powerfuleyethinking Only hire people you want to have dinner with. Tom Ford dinnerwantpeople 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 Ford new-yorkcountrykids I told myself that I would not come back to women's fashion until I felt I had something new to say. I feel that fashion has become too serious and that the actual customer's needs have not really been addressed. Fashion needs to make one happy. It is a luxury and should enhance one's quality of life. Tom Ford luxuryqualityfashion Everyday is one less day. Tom Ford everyday 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 Ford cocktailsdinnerparty Bill Sofield has the ability to understand the architecture of a space and how to utilize it in the most beautiful way. He can create completely different styles for his clients based on who they are and what their taste is. Our efforts have always been collaborative, and I value what he brings to the table architecturally and aesthetically. Tom Ford effortspacebeautiful 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. Tom Ford tantrumsstaffawful We do objectify women in our culture. We're starting to objectify men a little bit more. And there is nothing wrong with that. Objectify maybe is the wrong word. Celebrate their bodies and use beautiful men, beautiful women as a tool to get your attention and to sell things. But no-one - we're very, very uncomfortable in our culture with looking at a naked man. You know, naked women are everywhere, selling everything. And again, this is quite sexist. But naked men make us nervous. Tom Ford beautifulmenculture It's really never fair to judge people because none of us know what's going on inside anyone else's head. Tom Ford judgingknowspeople I find I can get so much done between midnight and 4 a.m. Everything is quiet, no one is disturbing me, and if I go to bed then, I just lie awake thinking of ideas. They are very creative hours for me. One night a week I crash out, though. Tom Ford nightlyingthinking 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. Tom Ford single-manworthwhileable I know one day I'll be irrelevant. No matter how hard you try there is a cultural moment, but eventually that window's gone, your time on Earth is finished, and you might as well leave. I could absolutely die tomorrow - I would not care. I feel like I've lived, I feel like I've had a great life. Tom Ford one-daygonetrying On the one hand, I want to go off and live in the desert with my dog and sculpt things out of adobe. Tom Ford desertdoghands Dressing well is an expression of manners. Tom Ford dressing-wellexpressionmanners British people still wear clothes. By clothes I mean actual clothes: jackets and shirts and ties and suits. The spirit of Beau Brummell is still visible. English men make an effort. We’ve lost that in the US. Everyone is more concerned with being comfortable. Tom Ford clothesmenmean 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. Tom Ford be-true-to-yourselffilmthinking If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris. Tom Ford parissuccessfuldog I realized that the way I approached architecture was with a somewhat fashion brain. That didn't get me very good marks in school, because everyone thought fashion was lightweight. In architecture they say, "Well, why is the door pink? Where does it go? What does the pink mean? What does it symbolize? All the other doors are beige, why is that one pink?" I was like, "Well, it's pink because it's pretty." Tom Ford fashionmeanschool
