I know this has been circulating the interweb for the past day or two and I’m sure most of you have already seen it but I just had to share those of you who haven’t come across it. I spent most of my day relaxing and getting reacquainted with my ps3 before watching this Tom Ford documentary. Remember Oprah’s Masterclass? This a spin-off on that series. This episode features renowned fashion designer, film director and creative genius Tom Ford – the documentary takes us back to his humble beginnings in Texas, NYU days and how he went from there to impacting the fashion worldwide. Tom’s never let anyone into his studio before so this was quite intriguing to see the man at work, his perfectionist ways were inspiring to watch. He’s a workaholic ‘if I’m awake, I’m working’…jeez. Must work harder! doc on the reverse.
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As always, I’ve picked out some of my favourite quotes below.
Perfectionism is something you’re born with.
I’ve learnt over the years that you do SOMETHING first and then talk about it
On Inspiration
Life inspires me
Most important things in life are your connections with other people
On Style
Style for me is something completely different. You can be seen as what we would consider in our culture as unattractive and have great style. You can have no money but have great style. You can have a lot of money and great style. More often, you can have a lot of money and have terrible style as you just plaster yourself in what you think you should be worn’
I like when people personalise my items rather than copying a look from my runway show
Style for me is someone who figures out who they are, what works on them, what they feel good in and develops that. Develops their character, the outer expression of their character is what we call style
On Fashion
Fashion creates a bit of a dream. That’s the whole point of dressing up, you feel better about yourself. It’s an enhanced version of yourself…
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