Tom Ford isn't my favorite designer, but I have tremendous respect for what he did for the Gucci brand when he took over and changed fashion.   He has always been an elegant man with impeccable taste.  Here are the fashion and business legend's ideas on power.

http://www.tomford.com/en/


A few memorable quotes from Tom Ford's interview with Tim Blanks in Arena Homme.

Power In fashion is the ability to get something done, to get your vision implemented without too many oother voices swaying it.

Power is contingent on your power-your track record, your confidence.   (learn it ladies and live it)   why cant we take advise from a sexy, well dressed gay man.

Power in fashion is fleeting.    You have to be very disciplined. If you do stupid things, you're going to lose your power. It's a meritocracy in a way.   You get your pwer from being spot-on.In the public arena, if you jump disciplines, that will add to the power.   (get out there and write a book, direct a movie or put together an art show)

People only love a winner to a point .   when u win for loo long, they want to knock you down.    

I never felt invulnerable.   If you're smart, you can never feel that way. That's when you really lose it.

Real power is concentrated in very few hands.   No matter how powerful you think you are, there's always somebody more powerful.     It keeps you humble, because without that humility, you lose your power.   There is enormous power in people liking you, because  Power is provided by a consensus of people.

Did Tom forget my personal favorite quote on power?     power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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