Tom Ford doesn't regard fashion as "art."

The 50-year-old designer - who made his film directorial debut in 2009 with A Single Man - always ensures his garments are functional and live up to traditional expectations of design, rather than being experimental or avant garde.

"The film industry is slow and I would lose my mind. You can really only make a movie every couple of years. I love to design. I am a commercial fashion designer. I always design jackets with two sleeves. I don't design jackets with three sleeves or the layers and layers come off like little dolls from Russia. Fashion for me is a creative endeavor but it is not art for me," he said.

Tom also admitted he would've liked to have been a cosmetic surgeon had he not pursued a fashion career: "In another life I would love to be a cosmetic surgeon because it's architectural. You know, you are trying to figure out where the seams go. Can I do it in one piece like Halston? Can you formaldehyde DNA?"