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I was bullied every day at school because I carried a briefcase. I could have left it at home. But I thought it looked great! I didn't understand why anyone else didn't think so.

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Tom Ford
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 27
Fashion Designer
Film Director
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Austin
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If I had been a dog walker, I would have been the most successful dog walker in Paris.
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I have a driver in London because I am slightly dyslexic and cannot drive in the U.K. after all, the traffic runs the opposite way to that in the United States.
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My grandmother was probably the first person who I thought was beautiful. She was incredibly stylish, she had big hair, big cars. I was probably 3 years old, but she was like a cartoon character. She'd swoop into our lives with presents and boxes, and she always smelled great and looked great.
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Want girls to let you put your fingers in certain places? Get a manicure.
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