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" Do you know how rare it is in parts of America to actually see 'an outfit'? France? I don't want to be anti-French, but there isn't a more unattractive group of people on the streets. "
Tom Ford
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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. "
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" Banking types should take their cue from Gordon Gekko. Or pick the best-looking banker in their firm and copy him. "
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" 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. "
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" I love black dresses. I think everyone should own a lot, but black dresses don't sell online because on the computer they don't read like anything. "
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" What works with your skin and eyes? Use that to zero in on your wardrobe. "
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" I live, I shop almost exclusively on the Internet. I've bought cars on the Internet. I watch television, I do everything on it. I even watch my son online. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I enjoy the speed of fashion. I love doing different things and I think I still have something valid to say in fashion. "
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" When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an actor. "
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" I guess I'm just one of these people who, when I decide I'm going to do something, I just do it. "
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" 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.' "
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" I was bullied every day at school because I carried a briefcase. I could have left it at home. But I thought it looked great! I didn't understand why anyone else didn't think so. "
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" I was not good at team sports, I have to say. I'm quite good at individual sports, but I was not good at team sports, so I wasn't good at baseball and football. "
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" Beyonce in real life is actually quite quiet and very sweet. "
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" In the early Seventies, I had shoulder-length hair, bell-bottom pants, love beads and shirts that laced up at the front. But then I smartened up. "
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