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Tom Ford, born on August 27, 1961, is a renowned fashion designer from the United States. Known for his unique aesthetic and exquisite craftsmanship, he has achieved remarkable success in the fashion industry. Tom Ford has served as the creative director of several renowned brands, including Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, and his works are beloved by fashion enthusiasts around the world.

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“Perfection is almost an illness with me, but sometimes I have moments where everything is absolutely clear and you can feel, rather than think.”

Thinking Feels Sometimes Moments Clear Perfection Illness

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“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.”

Want Feels Should Believe Mean I Believe

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“In my early 40s I started to feel that I had neglected the spiritual side of my life. It had always been there, but I'd neglected it. In fashion, that's really easy because we live in the future, and we can place too much importance on material things.”

Feels Spiritual Easy Sides Too Much Fashion Materials Importance Neglected Material Things

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“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.”

People Ifs Feels Energy Sides Honest Fake

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“Fashion is, after all, a form of escapism, and in fact people are buying more special things than ever, nowadays. They deny and deny themselves, and wait and wait, and then they get sick of it and spend to make themselves feel better.”

People Feels Facts Form Waiting Special Fashion Sick Deny Buying Feel Better Escapism Special Things

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“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.”

Thinking Feels Should Film Being True Be True To Yourself True To Yourself Feels Right

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“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.”

Knows Feels Trying Wells Matter Hard Moments Might Care Earth Dies Gone Tomorrow One Day Window Finished Irrelevant Time On Earth

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“As a designer, design director or any creative person, you have to hire great people, support them and make them feel comfortable so they can contribute and give you their best.”

People Giving Feels Persons Support Creative Design Directors Comfortable Designer Great People Creative Person

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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.”

Needs Feels Should Felt Quality Fashion Serious Customers Luxury Something New Quality Of Life

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“This sounds crazy, but I know so many famous people, I'm just not intimidated by anyone. I feel really comfortable with it.”

People Knows Feels Sound Crazy Comfortable Intimidated

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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.”

Thinking Feels Should Sometimes Body Beautiful Suffering Cutting Clothes Attractive Slim

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“My own skin-care ritual is quite simple and straightforward; I don't like a lot of fuss, surprisingly. My products are designed to make you look and feel better. I think there are a lot of men out there who want and need the same products.”

Thinking Men Want Needs Feels Looks Care My Own Simple Products Skins Ritual Feel Better Straightforward Wants And Needs Skin Care

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“Style for me is some one who figures out who they are. What works on them. What they feel good in and develops that. Develops their character. And the outer expression of their character is what is style.”

Feels Character Style Figures Expression Feel Good

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“A few times in my life I've had moments of clarity where the silence drowns out the noise and I can feel rather than think.”

Thinking Feels I Can Moments Silence Noise Clarity Single Man Moments Of Clarity

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“It's funny, our beauty standard has become harder and tougher because we live in a tough age. I don't think anyone wants to walk down the street and feel vulnerable. You want to walk down the street and feel like you're in control.”

Thinking Want Feels Age Walks Streets Like You Standards Tough Harder Vulnerable

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“Both film and fashion are businesses where the audience doesn't feel or see the work that goes on behind the scenes.”

Feels Film Behinds Audience Fashion Goes On Scene Behind The Scenes Working Behind The Scenes

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“One of the most important things is to figure out what your look is — I don't wear this black suit-white shirt combination all the time to try and be iconic — but because I'm most comfortable in this. Cary Grant never turned up in a pink jacket and hot pants and I don't feel the need to experiment when I know I like dressing this way.”

Knows Way Needs Feels Trying Looks Important Black White Figures Comfortable Hot Important Things Experiments Suits Combination Shirts Grants Pants Dressings Jackets Iconic White Shirts Hot Pants

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Born: August 27, 1961
Known for: Fashion designer
Quotes: 250

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