Known for his glam infinity for elegant fashions, American designer Tom Ford also has quite the personality. Over the years, Ford has offered up style advice, outrageous quotes and words of inspiration.
Tom Ford Quotes on Self Reflection
“I probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well.” – Tom Ford
“I’m a perfectionist to the point of insanity.”
“Yes, I still take my baths all day long. They’re meditative. I have three a day.” – Tom Ford
“I’m one of those people who isn’t great at anything, but I’m pretty good at most things.” -Tom Ford
“First of all, I love women. But I lust after beautiful women in the way that I lust after a beautiful piece of sculpture – this will probably get me in trouble – or a beautiful car. I believe everyone’s on a sliding scale of sexuality. There are moments where I am sexually attracted to women. But it doesn’t overpower my first impulse; my lust for them is the same as my lust for beauty in all things.” – Tom Ford
Tom Ford Quotes on Fashion and Men’s Style
“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.” – Tom Ford
“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.” – Tom Ford
“Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It’s just really flattering – it will take pounds off you.” – Tom Ford
Tom Ford Quotes on Design and Life
“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?” – Tom Ford
“When I come home, I take off all my clothes and I wear no clothes until I leave. I eat naked. I do everything completely naked.” – Tom Ford
“My real life is not like the fantasy Tom Ford world with naked girls pouring perfume everywhere. It’s more staying in and watching Friends on television.” – Tom Ford
“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
“At home, off-duty, I wear t-shirts from Fruit of the Loom. But I have them tailored.” – Tom Ford
Tom Ford Quote on Film
“While fashion is exciting because it changes all the time, it is also fleeting. Film, though, is forever. In a way therefore, film is the ultimate design project.” – Tom Ford
