Fashion impresario Tom Ford had an intimate conversation with AnOther Magazine’s Jefferson Hack’s and the result was some interesting lessons on what it takes to be a modern gentleman. For those that are fans of the designer known for his legendary turnaround of Gucci you may want to take notes of his top 5 easy to follow instructions.
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.
4. Don’t be pretentious or racist or sexist or judge people by their background.
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.
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