Tom Ford's Etiquette And Style Tips For The Modern Gentleman
If you're an unemployed man who wears shorts outside of the tennis court and doesn't lift a hand when a lady takes off her coat, Tom Ford is sneering at you. Tom Ford looks like a well-groomed badger sniffing on a magnolia blossom when he sneers, but don't mistake it as a good thing. Tom Ford is covering you with judgement. Tom tells AnOther magazine what he thinks are 5 tips for today's refined gentleman:
1. You should put on the best version of yourself when you go out in the world because that is a show of respect to the other people around you.2. A gentleman today has to work. People who do not work are so boring and are usually bored. You have to be passionate, you have to be engaged and you have to be contributing to the world.
3. Manners are very important and actually knowing when things are appropriate. I always open doors for women, I carry their coat, I make sure that they're walking on the inside of the street. Stand up when people arrive at and leave the dinner table.
4. Don't be pretentious or racist or sexist or judge people by their background.
5. 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.
It's a good thing I only surround myself with drunk hos who don't wear coats, because they're always leaving them in coat check or the bathroom of a McDonald's. It's also a good thing I only wear Culottes and shoelace gladiator sandals when I'm in the city. I'm alright by Tom Ford. Yay.
The real truth is, though, #4 cancels most of these out. So stuff your shit into your shortest shorty shorts and twirl your lady friend on the OUTSIDE of the street. All bets are off!
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Anytime Tom, anytime.
don't think Tom is lurking on dlisted anywhere...
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I agree...men are just so sexable!
But wait...why can't they wear shorts in public?
Sometimes I like the care-free casual guy - Adam Sandler type :)
I HATE this tool! What gives him & his ilk (fashion designing nazis) the right to tell people what they can and can't wear.
Fuck off fugly.
I regret being a day late and missing MK in Culottes and shoelace gladiator sandals while at a McDonalds in the city with his drunk hos. And yes to #4.
I remember that I saw Tom standing naked in a foto in a magazine---Vanity Fair, I think. He had his ass to the camera. He had a really nice, hairy ass. I think he should walk around with ass-less chaps but certainly no flip-flops---- that would be impolite.
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Tom, if you want to discuss etiquette & style, don't be photographed giving the camera the finger.
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"Don't be pretentious" followed by "A man should never wear shorts in the city" with no hint of irony, huh?
I've got to agree with 1-4 though, and I'll go so far as to agree on the flip-flops and the general idea that men (and women) are embracing a slob mentality...
I might be an ass on dlisted, but I was taught to be extremely polite and greatful. People are often (and sadly) surprised by just the basic social graces.
And I did definitely fall for a guy once who made sure he walked on the street side of the sidewalk. And he insisted on paying for everything.
There is a reason I love Tom Ford.
And I bet he smells great too.
Do you think he might bat for my team just once??
Submitted by Vegetarian Bowhunter on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 7:54pm.
Slob has become the uniform--it's downright creepy of how many of these people end up looking like clones. I remember going to a cineplex last year around this time. I live in the Midwest. Every single man was wearing blue jeans and either a T-shirt or sweatshirt over his giant gut, at 95% of the women were wearing the same thing. I was the only woman in a skirt. Not even white jeans, or black jeans. Blue jeans. There must have been a sale at Walmart.
At least you are remembering an episode, it is an every day of the year thing where I am (A southern Ohio town on the river). If you dress properly, you are the one who is looked at strangely. It just is easier to fall in line.
Submitted by poo on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 10:30pm.
Couple of reactions:
1. Manners are lost on most 20somethings. Especially guys. It's fashionable, for whatever reason, for guys in their 20s to act -- and dress -- like giant first-graders. The social expectations are LOW.
2. Guys in shorts are all right if the guy takes care of himself and is in shape. Anything else is unacceptable. Pasty, hairy, stubby legs, whether male or female, aren't attractive. Period. Wear LINEN. You're welcome.
What are you talking about? Hairy legs on men are sexy as all hell. Women do not have better looking legs than men. Period. Stop blaming only men for for all these problems.
@sybil - thanks!! Its justin walker from clueless, and I think he looks like MK. Yes I would. It would be like a gay cucumber sandwich, but I would.
On topic - Polite and classy are bigger turn ons than "bad boy" fuckery, to me.
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Tom is a self-important, pretentious a-hole who would probably not even look at you if you were wearing the "wrong" shoes. And who made him an authority on what makes a man a gentleman? Bitch, please.
Who is Tom ford and what is his contribution to the world exactly?
Unless it's porn, then I don't give a fuck what he h to say, and pit anybody who takes his advice seriously.
It's important that people play to their strengths. This man should be naked, but I'm seeing an alarming volume of clothing here - and on google images.
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Submitted by parissucksliterally on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 10:19am.
mcnightmare, don't argue with ZiggyStardust. You will just get frustrated. Her mind doesn't work like the rest of ours.
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Team Ford. A man with manners is always welcome at my table.
I would add: "must smell wonderful."
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Not to be forgotten: "A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but doesn't."
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I love his Black Orchid perfume, so I've got no complaints about this guy. #5 is a bit extreme, IMO, otherwise the rest of it makes sense...
Couple of reactions:
1. Manners are lost on most 20somethings. Especially guys. It's fashionable, for whatever reason, for guys in their 20s to act -- and dress -- like giant first-graders. The social expectations are LOW.
2. Guys in shorts are all right if the guy takes care of himself and is in shape. Anything else is unacceptable. Pasty, hairy, stubby legs, whether male or female, aren't attractive. Period. Wear LINEN. You're welcome.
3. Tom Ford is the shit. Watch "A Single Man" and tell me he doesn't know what sensuality is.
"I guess time seems to stretch out when you don't really give a fuck." -- MK, 07/07/08
It always melts my heart when Mr.K helps elderly people with directions,doors,packages etc ...even though I would expect it from most people. I lost my faith in humanity for awhile when I had a HUGE shoulder to wrist cast,HUGE I tell you, and people would shove me around on the bus and not give up seats....but there are always nice people out there to surprise me.
He's just teasing me with that finger. Sexy cunt.
Tom Ford: You are a God!
Sugar Free Redbull: LOVE the new photo...thanks!
Submitted by elmo533 on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 8:18pm.
What are you talking about. Men are gorgeous. Far prettier than woman. Do you have eyes?
Is putting up the middle finger included in his tips for being a gentleman?
5. 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.
THANK YOU!!! I've said it before and will say it again: there is nothing sexy about a man popping around in flip flops. ESPECIALLY when 99.9% of those men have a)the feet of Gollum, b) feet that could start a fire if they rubbed them together c)crusty black, brown or yellow fungus nails or d) all of the above. For fuck's sake put on some damned shoes. With socks.
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Submitted by yucko on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 7:44pm.
Go on the *very last day* of showing. I incidentally did that with Inception and I was the only fucking person there. It was awesome. If you're not alone, at least it should probably be significantly fewer people.
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Yucko..that's a great idea! I've been able to get into a few very late night screenings (some Vegas theatres run almost 24 hours) and there were not many others there. I'll remember your tip!
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Slob has become the uniform--it's downright creepy of how many of these people end up looking like clones. I remember going to a cineplex last year around this time. I live in the Midwest. Every single man was wearing blue jeans and either a T-shirt or sweatshirt over his giant gut, at 95% of the women were wearing the same thing. I was the only woman in a skirt. Not even white jeans, or black jeans. Blue jeans. There must have been a sale at Walmart.
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I bet when they got back to their room he...no forget it. Even my fevered imagination can't go there. -joe schmoe
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Submitted by Mr. Mercury on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 7:35pm.
I love going to the movies but have pretty much given up on seeing anything at any cineplex. Public manners are in such short supply you end up spoiling for a fight instead of watching the movie. I have a friend who ended up getting stitches in his face from an altercation at a movie when he asked the woman behind him to stop talking on the phone. She reached around his head and dug grooves into his face with her nails because he "disrespected her". She did get arrested for assault.
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Go on the *very last day* of showing. I incidentally did that with Inception and I was the only fucking person there. It was awesome. If you're not alone, at least it should probably be significantly fewer people.
Tom Ford's a total snot (and apparently a hypocrite).
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I generally agree with Tom Ford. He's hot shit. Although, I think for the most part the rules about manners and courtesy should be applied across the board. Deigning to express them only for women is a little sexist and can be construed as somewhat demeaning. Although, for purposes only related to style, I like his perspective. I usually try to do those things for whomever (except pulling out chairs), unless I'm feely really pissy.
I love going to the movies but have pretty much given up on seeing anything at any cineplex. Public manners are in such short supply you end up spoiling for a fight instead of watching the movie. I have a friend who ended up getting stitches in his face from an altercation at a movie when he asked the woman behind him to stop talking on the phone. She reached around his head and dug grooves into his face with her nails because he "disrespected her". She did get arrested for assault.
"Seymour!! You said you'd never get married until you bought me an iron lung!"
Manners never go out of style.
As for the shorts, it would depend on the kind of shorts. Tasteful cargos or surfer shorts can look good in the summertime. My only complaint for anyone is looking unkempt and dirty. Like the family of apes that came into a up class Italian restaurant in dirty clothes and crocs. BLEH!
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Submitted by christine the hoff on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 5:22pm.
Mike, I'm a female, and I too give up my seat, open doors, etc, it's called trying to be a good human.
*Applauds*
Well said! ITA.
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Ms Vorhees - what a BITCH!!!! Hahah jk bc I always shout sarcastic thank yous when my politeness is ignored. I also shout, "EXCUSE YOU," when someone bumps into my son and doesn't say anything.
Fucking fuckers!!! Team manners!!!
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Submitted by mcnightmare on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 6:15pm.
i often grocery shop in Berkeley, home of the grooviest, most progressive liberals on the planet, and those fuckers will mow you down without so much as a "Namaste" if you get between them and their organic heirloom tomatoes.
they block the aisles and refuse to move or even acknowledge the existence of others while they fidget over which expensive tea to buy, while wearing "save the earth" t-shirts and socks knit on a women's collective in Guatemala.
and they will happily cut you off in their Priuses, if they can get up the momentum."
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Sounds just like where i live in LA and I hate these twats who drive Prius-I cant tell you how many Ive nearly backed into because the fucking things are so quiet....
"NOSOPD -Not our sort of person darling"
''Submitted by Mr. Mercury on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 5:13pm.
@cprincess:
Is he now?-sorry MR M-Id rather see him nude....
I know he's batting on the other team but he's one of my objects of fantasy...
what.a.hot.bitch!
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I'd rather see him nude too, but not when defenseless canapes are at crotch level. Otherwise, you are 100% right...and I pray nightly he will come over to my house. He hasn't yet but there's always hope
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Does he live that close?
how lucky you are!
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I hate when my boyfriend walks on the inside on the street. I always switch when he starts that.
Submitted by mcnightmare on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 6:15pm.
i often grocery shop in Berkeley, home of the grooviest, most progressive liberals on the planet, and those fuckers will mow you down without so much as a "Namaste" if you get between them and their organic heirloom tomatoes.
they block the aisles and refuse to move or even acknowledge the existence of others while they fidget over which expensive tea to buy, while wearing "save the earth" t-shirts and socks knit on a women's collective in Guatemala.
and they will happily cut you off in their Priuses, if they can get up the momentum.
hahaha. Classic.
A couple of people queried the 'man walking on the outside' courtesy tip. It goes back to the olde days pre public sanitation and indoor plumbing. People would empty their chamber pots into the streets from the upstairs bedrooms - if you were close to the building it missed you, if you were on the outside you got hit by the shit.
Gentlemen always insisted ladies walk on the inside to protect them from the effluence raining down.
Submitted by Hekki on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 6:05pm.
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nice to see a positive comment about black men! :)
i often grocery shop in Berkeley, home of the grooviest, most progressive liberals on the planet, and those fuckers will mow you down without so much as a "Namaste" if you get between them and their organic heirloom tomatoes.
they block the aisles and refuse to move or even acknowledge the existence of others while they fidget over which expensive tea to buy, while wearing "save the earth" t-shirts and socks knit on a women's collective in Guatemala.
and they will happily cut you off in their Priuses, if they can get up the momentum.
"no home training" is what the old folks used to say.
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Submitted by boston61 on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 5:57pm.
I don't think it should necessarily be like that anymore, as some people have said I don't expect to be treated differently because I'm a woman.
BUT I will say this: from what my parents told me, growing up in the 1940's/1950's, being a teenager in the 1960's was not so fun, and there was a lot of annoying "rules", and formality back then, but I think that as society rightfully evolved we also unfortunately got rid of the good things that existed back then, essentially the manners.
I take the subway up to 6 times a day and I just can't believe the way people ignore each other and behave like they're alone on the train.
Not talking about gender issues.
And as for what you're saying about issues between men and women, I wouldn't say that "women destroyed men", but rather that they took a rightful stand after centuries of oppression.
In France (I'm French) women had to wait till the 1940's to be able to vote, and to open their own bank account. Just think about that.
There are plenty of people with nice manners. Even in NYC. As often as I encounter some asshole, there's a nice person holding the door for me, or being patient with an older person, etc. The reason I love my kids' school is that they are all about manners. The kids always hold the doors for me and they are so polite it brings tears to my eyes. It all balances out.
And it feels GOOD to help someone out.
Every time I take the subway with the stroller (the lightweight, not one of those obnoxious Sherman tanks and I never travel at rush hour) someone offers to help me carry it up the stairs. Most often it's black men. Sometimes I take them up on it but I always thank them profusely regardless.
Reminds me of the time I offered my subway seat to an 80 something gentleman who politely declined, saying "You know, young lady, when I was your age, all the men on this train would have stood up to offer you their seat, that's just what you did back then".
I was like, wow.
Submitted by kndall44 on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 4:48pm.
When he was interviewed by Terri Gross on 'Fresh Air' he said due to insecurity, he overdresses.
Its like his shield to the world.
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I didn't know that overdressing is a sign of insecurity!? I always have my whole life but I'm not self-conscious about it.
Co. Fucking. Sign.
My ex used to get all pissy with me when I said that as a man he had to walk up the stairs behind me and down the stairs in front of me. This because (since I always wear 5" or higher) he needs to be ready to break my fall, should there be one.
I thought all men knew this.
This is hilarious!
Submitted by Puto on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 3:51pm.
Did he mention anything about how he prefers to be fisted?
LMAO!!!!
Ever since one of my BF's taught me that walking on the inside thing it really bothers me when guys don't do it!
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This asshole needs to take his own advice. if he did i wouldnt hate him.