360 Quotes by Tom Ford

It’s really about putting that sort of quality and beauty back into our life.

Advertising is, of course, important because advertise is the final design. It’s the last layer that speaks to the customer, that tells them what you have.

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.

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.’

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 think that monogamy is artificial. I do not think it’s something that comes naturally to us.

I guess I’m just one of these people who, when I decide I’m going to do something, I just do it.

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.

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.