FUCK YEAH FRAT BRO

Tom Ford

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.

-Tom Ford

Interesting opinions from a fashion giant. Out of these, I disagree with #5 the most and I also think it’s the most elitist. Fashion should be, to a large degree, practical and shorts can be more than appropriate in many situations. Not only that, but pants in lighter fabrics such as linen are luxuries for a lot of people. Seriously, try to find a pair of linen pants in the menswear section of your local Gap. I understand Ford is trying to conjure an idyllic notion of a “gentleman,” but at the same time he comes off as someone very out-of-touch with modern society.

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