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" A lot of the things I did - it's not going to sound anything but egotistical - if I'm lucky and I did the right thing, they will be at Zara way before I can get them in the store, and I don't like that. "

Tom Ford

The Right Thing

I Can

Lucky

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Tom Ford

Fashion

Love

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" I hate going out for lunch during a workday because it slows down my pace and ruins my rhythm. I prefer to eat at my desk. Actually, I wander around the design studio with a plate in my hand as I dine on, for example, salmon sashimi and a salad of tomatoes and mozzarella. I often have a bit of dark chocolate after lunch. "

" 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. "

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Movement

Think

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" If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment. "

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Environment

Liberal

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Struggle

People