A Tom Ford man
Future plans, Society (NEW YORK) Those among you clamoring for Tom Ford's hotly-anticipated women's samples have reason to breathe easier--one of fashion's best-loved publicists, Andrew Fry, has been named PR director for North and South America at the brand.…
The designer-cum-film director discusses the genesis of his debut feature, A Single Man.
Film, Personal, SocietyOut: Your first movie turned out to be the toast of the Venice and Toronto film festivals. Is this the start of a second career? Tom Ford: I certainly hope it’s the start of a parallel career. It was a lot of work when I was both shooting…
Tom Ford brands gay marriage ban `disgusting`
Personal, Quotes, SocietyTom Ford has branded as “disgusting” the ban on gay marriage in parts of the United States and elsewhere in the world. The designer, who is openly gay, used a Venice press conference for his feature film debut “A Single Man” starring…
10 Rules of Style (according to Tom Ford)
Quotes, SocietyHere are his 10 style rules to live by: 1. I don’t believe in playing around much with suit cuts. I like a fairly classic shape that gives a man strong shoulders, a fitted waist, and long legs. Classic simplicity always works. 2. Someone…
Usher as a Tom Ford model
Model, Products, SocietyUsher (30 yrs-old) will be featured on the cover of the July/August issue of Vegas magazine. He will be wearing a Tom Ford outfit. Details: Tom Ford suit ($6,920), Tom Ford shirt ($590) Tom Ford tie ($220), Tom Ford pocket square ($130),…
What Tom Ford did next
Film, Future plans, Personal, Quotes, Socializing, Society, Tom FordAfter a nasty split from Gucci, the fashion house he turned into a super-brand, Tom Ford has made a film starring Julianne Moore. And no, he says, it won’t be all about sex. Not so long ago, when Tom Ford was planning his funeral —…
Tom Ford to Return to Womenswear!
Business, Future plans, Personal, Products, SocietyTom Ford is long overdue to make a dress or two … or a thousand. But he's said he has no plans to return to womenswear. We'd been hoping that was just something he was saying, and today we learn it was! He finally definitively stated he will…
Tom Ford opens in Milan
Business, Future plans, Party, Products, SocietyTom Ford will inaugurate his first flagshipstore in Milan on June 23. The Texan designer - who was recently named Menswear Designer of the Year at the CFDA 2008 - selected a five- floor 850 sq.m. area located in Via Verri 3, previously occupied…
Nudity in Print
Business, Future plans, Model, Personal, Quotes, SocietyTom Ford "As much as I've tried, it has been consistently harder to get images of nude men onto magazine pages and billboards than it has nude women. In a society where images of brutal violence are consumed during breakfast, the male nude…
Yes – The CDFA Awards!
Competitions, Party, Products, Show, SocietyThe Oscars of the fashion world took place Monday night the Celeste Bartos Forum of The New York Public Library followed by dinner at the Bryant Park Grill.. Many stars, both on the runway and in the front row, were at the CFDA Awards to pay…
Who wants to fight with Tom Ford?
Competitions, Personal, SocietyAt last night’s GQ party honoring the CFDA menswear nominees, gorgeous dudes and fashion talent abounded–but where was Menswear Designer of the Year nominee Tom Ford? It seems the gentleman, whose nude cameo in a W editorial exposed a divinely…
CFDA Picks: The Great Contenders
Competitions, Party, Personal, Show, SocietyThe field of men’s wear designers nominated for the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Fashion Awards this year is a testament to the fresh blood coursing through the industry’s reinvigorated veins. Of all six nominees, Thom Browne’s…
CFDA Countdown: Tom Ford
Business, Competitions, Personal, SocietyDo you consider yourself an American designer? I consider myself definitely, I suppose, an American, but I don’t think in terms of European designer or American designer. I think globally. I know it’s the Council of Fashion Designers of…
Italy Bans Sunglasses Advertisement for Being too ‘vulgar’
Business, Model, Products, SocietyA suggestive sunglasses advert for American designer Tom Ford showing a woman’s lips biting a man’s finger was banned in Italy Tuesday for being too ’vulgar.’ The offending ad, already published in three Italian’s womens’ magazines,…
The Tom Ford Vote
Future plans, Model, Personal, Products, SocietyHe may have dressed some of the world's most stylish men - and, in times gone by, women - but Tom Ford has his eye on a new candidate for a makeover: US presidential hopeful Barack Obama. "I think he's a great-looking guy but I think his…