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" 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

Ego

Dress

I Am

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Tom Ford

Struggle

People

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