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Tom Ford is an American fashion designer, filmmaker, and entrepreneur renowned for his influence on luxury fashion. His creative direction at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent revitalized both brands and set new trends. He continues to leave a significant mark in both the fashion and film industries. Here are 99 of his quotes:

The dynamics of film directing and fashion design - in the ways that I've done it - were not dissimilar. (Tom Ford)
I have a driver in London because I am slightly dyslexic and cannot drive in the U.K.; after all, the traffic runs the opposite way to that in the United States. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am actually extremely casual in certain environments. But one of the reasons I like living in London, I like the formality of it, as compared to the formality of America - or informality. I like putting on a suit. I like putting on a tie. View quote
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We've become a little spoiled with menswear in particular because, of course, we've come off a period in the '70s and '80s when Armani, which is very soft, dominated menswear. And we've become obsessed with comfort. I actually don't like that. View quote
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A lot of people think a high armhole is restrictive, but it gives you total movement because it's cut right up to your arm. View quote
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I think you should suffer sometimes to be attractive and beautiful, so I cut the clothes very slim because I like to feel the clothes on my body. View quote
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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. View quote
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Your connections with other people are important, our connection to the earth. View quote
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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. View quote
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I probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well. (Tom Ford)
When I am on my deathbed, I don't think I will be thinking about a nice pair of shoes I had or my beautiful house. I am going to be thinking about an evening I spent with somebody when I was twenty where I felt that I was just absolutely connected to them. View quote
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I just want to make beautiful, glamorous clothes. View quote
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When the youth of America gets together, amazing things happen. View quote
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I believe in living life the way that you want to live it every day, and if you do that, you don't really need to have New Year's resolutions. View quote
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I hate tricky facial hair. If your facial hair is too spotty in places, shave. Just forget about it. View quote
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The most important thing is to cleanse and moisturise your face twice a day. Use eye drops. If your eyes are white, you look healthy; you look fresh. Every man should have a magnifying mirror. If you look good magnified, you are set to go. View quote
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Your name is a funny thing. It stands for what you're about, and everything I do is really about pride. View quote
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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. View quote
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I find a bath meditative and usually prepare myself for the day in this manner. View quote
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I'm actually very introverted. I'm very shy. I'm very emotional. (Tom Ford)
I think that monogamy is artificial. I do not think it's something that comes naturally to us. View quote
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You always notice a facelift on a woman. It's a tightness around the ears, and the scar is usually inside the ears. If I suspect it's been done, I usually move around until I can see it. But with a man, it actually pulls your beard and your sideburns back, and that's what's so strange. View quote
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September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world. View quote
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College campuses were once a hotbed of political activity. View quote
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Tom Ford

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Photo: nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Designer
Born: August 27, 1961
Quotes count: 99
Wikipedia: Tom Ford

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