Tom Ford is a world-renowned fashion designer, film director, and producer. He is the founder of the Tom Ford brand and the sole owner of the Tom Ford Beauty and Tom Ford Fragrance lines. His work has been featured in numerous magazines and he has won several awards for his designs.
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life and Career
2. The Tom Ford Brand
3. Tom Ford Beauty
4. Tom Ford Fragrance
5. Awards and Accolades
6. Tom Ford Quotes
1. Early Life and Career
Tom Ford was born on August 27, 1961, in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin for one year before transferring to New York University. He then transferred again to Parsons The New School for Design, where he graduated with a degree in architecture.
After graduation, Ford began working as an intern at Anne Klein. He then worked for Perry Ellis and Gucci, where he eventually became the creative director. In 2004, Ford launched his eponymous label, Tom Ford.
2. The Tom Ford Brand
The Tom Ford brand is a luxury fashion house that designs and produces ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, eyewear, fragrances, and cosmetics. The brand is known for its use of luxurious materials, bold colors, and sexy silhouettes.
3. Beauty
Tom Ford Beauty is a cosmetics and skincare line that launched in 2011. The line includes products for the face, eyes, lips, and nails. The products are made with high-quality ingredients and are designed to be luxurious and perform well.
4. Fragrance
Tom Ford Fragrance is a line of luxury fragrances for men and women. The fragrances are made with high-quality ingredients and are designed to be luxurious and long-lasting.
5. Awards and Accolades
Tom Ford has won numerous awards for his work in fashion and film. He has been inducted into the Fashion Hall of Fame and the American Film Institute. He has also won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award.
Tom Ford Quotes
“When I read about young designers selling 51 percent of their company to someone else, I cringe. I want to say, ‘Don’t do it – call me first.’” – Tom Ford
“There are no right or wrong answers, There is only intuition.” – Tom Ford
“I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.” – Tom Ford
“From the time we’re born until we die, we’re kept busy with artificial stuff that isn’t important.” – Tom Ford
“I never want to retire until the day I drop dead. I want to work and work and work because work, I don’t do for money, I do for love. And I love to work.” – Tom Ford
“There are many designers who have much greater talent as a designer than I do, but they may not have my drive, they may not work as hard, they may not have the focus, the desire… You have to have a talent because, at the end of the day, if the pants you design don’t make someone’s butt look great, they’re not going to buy them.” – Tom Ford
“Never, ever, ever wear anything you are uncomfortable in. Because that is what you’ll project: ‘I look like a fool.’ Even if you don’t – you’ll be tentative and not your best.” – Tom Ford
“A good trick as you get older is to get a thick pair of glasses that have a dark frame. Everything else can droop and slide but that pair of dark glasses stays sharp and crisp.” – Tom Ford
“I love to work. If I’m awake I’m working. But working isn’t working for me, working for me is the way I am, it’s just fun.” – Tom Ford
“Time and silence are the most luxurious things today.” – Tom Ford (One of my favourite Tom Ford quotes and very true.)
“You can’t fake anything. If you’re honest and true and you love something, and you put that energy into it, people can usually feel it on the other side.” – Tom Ford
“I am a spiritual person in an eastern religion kind of way. I learned that happiness for all of us is a switch that you flick in your brain. It doesn’t have anything to do with getting a new house, a new car, a new girlfriend, or a new pair of shoes. Our culture is very much about that; we are never happy with what we have today.” – Tom Ford
“I don’t work for money any longer. I’m fortunate enough not to need to work for money, but I work for pride; I work because I love to work, and so the idea that one could lose control of one’s own name and that things could be produced with your name on that you were not proud of scared me.” – Tom Ford
“We are living in a material world, so why not live with something beautiful?” – Tom Ford
“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
“Always keep your jacket buttoned. If I had one rule for men, it’s this. It instantly makes your silhouette.” – Tom Ford
“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 through style.” – Tom Ford
“Choose your team carefully. So much of your success is due to the people who you surround yourself with. Your friends, your family, and the people that you work with – they all play an important role in inspiring you and supporting you and giving you stability. These are the people in your life who will be honest with you.” – Tom Ford
“It’s really never fair to judge people because none of us know what’s going on inside anyone else’s head.” – Tom Ford
“A man should try wearing a suit throughout a normal day. I do most things in a suit – and sometimes even in a tuxedo – so I’m really comfortable in one. I don’t believe in playing around much with suit cuts. I like a simple, classic shape that gives a man strong shoulders, a fitted waist, and long legs.” – Tom Ford
“You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.” – Tom Ford
“I guess I’m just one of these people who, when I decide I’m going to do something, I just do it.” – Tom Ford
“Do something first, then talk about it.” – 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.” – Tom Ford
“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.” – Tom Ford
“I strive to create products with authenticity, quality, and substance.” – Tom Ford
“When you are having fun and creating something you love, it shows in the product. So when a woman is sifting through a rack of clothes, somehow that piece of clothing that you had so much fun designing speaks to her; she responds to it and buys it. I believe you can actually transfer that energy to material things as you’re creating them.” – Tom Ford
“Even with a soft jaw, when you trim your beard well, you’ll look sharp and chiseled.” – Tom Ford
“Material possessions don’t mean much to me. They’re beautiful and I enjoy them, but ultimately they’re not important.” – Tom Ford
“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.” – Tom Ford
“I find a bath meditative and usually prepare myself for the day in this manner.” – Tom Ford
“I am totally fearless! Well, of course, I’m not totally fearless. I worry constantly and obsess over things, but I just don’t let fear stand in the way of doing something that I really want to do.” – 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
“Only hire people you want to have dinner with.” – Tom Ford
“I think people who are compelled to achieve never really think they’ve achieved… I think the moment you get to a place when you think ‘Oh I’m a fashion legend’ then that’s when you’re no longer competitive in your field.” – Tom Ford
“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.” – Tom Ford
“What is important is that we stop and realize, ‘Okay. This is fine. I can enjoy that.’ But what is really important, what I’m really going to take away with me from this life, is my connection with other people.” – Tom Ford
“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.” – Tom Ford
“Dressing well is an expression of manners.” – Tom Ford
“Every day is one less day.” – Tom Ford
“When you find somebody good, keep them in your life.” – Tom Ford
“I am one of those people who isn’t great at anything, but I’m pretty good at most things.” – Tom Ford
“I thrive on failure.” – Tom Ford
“Good manners is what transforms a man into a gentleman.” – Tom Ford
“In my adult life I’ve understood that if I put an enormous amount of love and honesty into something, usually that shows in the end.” – Tom Ford
“You have to love what you do, to the point that you cannot imagine doing anything else with your life. You have to sleep, breath, and live this. Otherwise, you really need to get out, now. And that’s not a joke.” – Tom Ford
“Figure out what your look is. I don’t wear a black suit-white shirt combination all the time to be ‘iconic’ but because I’m most comfortable in this and I don’t feel the need to experiment.” – Tom Ford
“I’m living the exact life I planned on living when I was five. My life has taken some turns and changes that I didn’t anticipate, and it has brought me different things. I thought material things would bring me happiness, which they didn’t. But through this, I have learned what things are important and what aren’t.” – Tom Ford
“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 have only had one suit. But they pressed it. They made it look as good as possible.” – Tom Ford
“I am not a person who is about reality. I am about enhanced reality.” – Tom Ford
“Keep your jacket buttoned. Always. It’s just really flattering – it will take pounds off you.” – Tom Ford
“If I’m having a bad day I put on the very best thing I have. I polish my shoes, and I shine everything up because that helps me get through the day. It helps me, you know, it’s in a sense armor. It says, okay, I’m a mess inside but you know what, on the outside, I’m going to be pulled together, everything is okay.” – Tom Ford
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