Gli insegnamenti di Tom

Avrete sicuramente visto ovunque le foto del servizio di copertina del nuovo Another Man. Molti blogger le hanno postate. Ritraggono Tom Ford e le ha scattate Jeff Burton. Quello che a me ha colpito del servizio sono le regole stilate da Ford ed espresse al giornale, per essere un gentiluomo contemporaneo. Ve le ho copiate e se, come me, siete innamorati delle belle parole, oltre che delle belle immagini, se pensate che Ford sia affascinante, intelligente, sagace e che lo esprima in ogni contesto da lui affrontato…allora le righe sotto sono un MUST READ!

Tom Ford’s five easy lessons in how to be a modern 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.