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[[Yves Saint-Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint-Laurent]] |
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'''Tom Ford''' (born [[August 27]], [[1961]] is an American [[fashion designer]]. He gained international fame for his legendary turnaround of the [[Gucci]] fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label, becoming one of the world's most influential designers. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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Ford was born in [[Austin, Texas]] and grew up in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico]], where he graduated from Santa Fe Preparatory School in 1979. After studying at NYU and then [[Parsons School of Design]] in 1986, initially having studied [[architecture]], he took design jobs with [[Cathy Hardwick]] and [[Perry Ellis]]. |
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===Personal life=== |
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Ford and his partner, journalist Richard Buckley, have been together for over 20 years. Buckley was the former Editor in Chief of Vogue Hommes International. |
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'''Tom Ford''' was born in the Texas, USA in 1962, he is an American fashion designer. His mother was a colourful Southern lady who had 6 husbands and a cupboard full of Courreges suits. She taught him that being badly dressed was disrespectful of others. He spent most of his childhood worrying about how he looked. At 12 she bought him a pair of Gucci loafers. |
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Noted for his interest in modern architecture, Ford has commissioned houses from the Spanish architect [[Alberto Campo Baeza]], the Japanese architect [[Tadao Ando]] and the award winning Los Angeles firm of [[Marmol-Radziner and Associates]]. |
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After a 6 year stint acting on commercials, he enrolled at the Parsons School of Design in New York where he studied interior and fashion design. He graduated in 1986. |
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==Fashion career== |
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===Gucci=== |
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[[Image:Knightley - Johansson - Vanity Fair.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Scarlett Johansson]], '''Tom Ford''' and [[Keira Knightley]] on the February 2006 cover of [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]]] |
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He first worked as design director at PERRY ELLIS under Marc Jacobs and then senior designer at Cathy Hardwick. |
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In 1990, Ford was hired by Gucci's then creative director Dawn Mello as chief women's [[ready-to-wear]] designer, and later appointed design director. When, in 1994, Gucci was acquired by a Bahrain-based investment firm called Investcorp, Ford was promoted to creative director and moved to Milan with his partner, journalist Richard Buckley. In his first year at the helm, he was credited with putting the glamour back into fashion introducing Halston-style velvet hipsters, skinny satin shirts and car-finish metallic patent boots. In 1995, he brought in French stylist [[Carine Roitfeld]] and photographer [[Mario Testino]] to create a series of new, modern ad campaigns for the company. By 1999, the house, which had been almost bankrupt when Ford joined, was valued at about $4.3 billion. |
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In 1990, Ford joined the Italian company GUCCI and in 1994 was promoted to creative director. In his first year at Gucci, the profits soared and Tom Ford was called a genius. He overseas womenswear of course, but also keeps an eye on Gucci's shoes, watches, perfume and luggage lines, as well as the advertising campaigns. They have also branched out into Home furnishings last year. |
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===Yves Saint-Laurent=== |
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When Gucci acquired the house of [[Yves Saint-Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint-Laurent]], Ford was named the creative director of that label as well. During his time as Creative Director for YSL, Ford won numerous [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] Awards. Like his work at Gucci, Ford was able to catapult the archaic fashion house back into the mainstream. |
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In the past five years, the glamour that earned Gucci such clientele as Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy back in the 60's, has not only been revived but surpassed due to Tom Ford. He has a knack for taking risks that leave the investors trembling but getting it right with the customers every time. |
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===Gucci & YSL Departure=== |
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In April 2004, Ford parted company with the Gucci group after he and CEO Domenico de Sole, who is credited as Ford's partner in the success story that is Gucci, failed to agree with PPR bosses over creative control of the Group. His final show for YSL was a celebrity-studded affair as fans, including fellow designers [[Diane von Furstenberg]], [[Valentino]], [[Oscar de la Renta]], [[Karl Lagerfeld]] and [[Stella McCartney]] gathered to support and celebrate Ford's work. |
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In March 1995 when Amber Valletta sauntered down the catwalk in blue velvet hipsters and a skinny apple-green satin shirt, the lights went on in the house of Gucci. She personified Gucci glamour, dangerous, sexy, modern and slightly rough. Madonna wore his outfit to the MTV music awards. |
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Having made no secret of the fact that he didn't expect to be designing forever, Ford was rumoured to be making a beeline for Hollywood when his Gucci reign came to an end. |
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Today Ford divides his time in true jet-setter style between Milan, Paris, London (now home to the new Gucci design studio) and Santa Fe, Texas, home to his terrior John who has his own Gucci dog basket. |
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===Tom Ford=== |
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Following his departure from Gucci (and YSL), Ford opened the fashion house, Tom Ford.<ref name="NYT"/> Beginning with accessories, Ford laid the groundwork for his swiftly-growing fashion empire. While all facets of his label have been received incredibly well, his line of eyewear were the first of his collection to really take-off, with virtually every celebrity from [[Brad Pitt]], [[Lindsay Lohan]], and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] to [[Joaquin Phoenix]], [[Jennifer Aniston]] and [[Sally Field]] being huge fans of his eyewear collections. His eyewear is also favoured by international celebrities like Bollywood stars [[Aishwarya Rai]] and [[Abhishek Bachchan]], the Turkish fashionista [[Ipek Terzioglu]] and [[Stephen Chow]] the Hong Kong action star. |
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In 2000, Gucci bought out YSL Rive Gauche and appointed Tom Ford to take up the design responsibilities of YSL Rive Gauche ready-to-wear. His latest collection for YSL for Fall 2002 has concentrated on animal prints on caftans and flowing gowns, pants and tops. |
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On multiple occasions, [[George Clooney]] has stated his fondness for Ford's menswear designs. While the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] has yet to recognize Ford's new fashion house, the likes of a nomination will be possible when the Tom Ford label broadens its designs to cover womenswear, a direction Ford has already mapped out. |
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In 2001, Tom Ford won the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award, and TIME magazine named him the Best American Designer. He has made profits soar at Gucci, which was faltering when he took over. |
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The Tom Ford line now covers Menswear, Beauty, Eyewear, and both Men and Women's Accessories. |
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During 2001 there seems to have been some disagreement between Yves St. laurent and Tom Ford about the way YSL was proceeding. This led to the resignation of Yves St. Laurent in January 2002 from the company he had built. |
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Ford's first 'Tom Ford' flagship store opened on April 12, 2007 at 845 [[Madison Avenue]] in [[New York City]]. The store carries his new, high level luxury menswear, including suits, ties, shirts, knitwear, outerwear, accessories, luggage and small leather goods. The clothing is exclusive to the Madison store and additional Tom Ford stores are planned to open worldwide including [[London]], [[Milan]], [[Tokyo]] and [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="NYT">[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/business/28ford.html?ex=1298782800&en=f4e1778c3c8ac541&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Tom Ford, Clothing Designer, Will Open Store of His Own] ''New York Times''. Retrieved October 12, 2007.</ref> |
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====A Surprise==== |
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In November 2003 Tom Ford announced that in April, when his contract with Gucci came up for renewal, he would be leaving Gucci. Then in March 2004, he presented his last collections for YSL Rive Gauche and Gucci, amid very emotional farewells. Both collections were smash hits. |
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At the end of March, Los Angeles feted him at an event attended by 800 of the Hollywood personalities with whom he has built up a personal following over the years, and he was awarded the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award. It is rumoured that Tom is planning to move into the Film Industry. |
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Launched in Fall 2006, Tom Ford Beauty is a luxury brand of fragrances comprising: Tom Ford Black Orchid, Private Blend, a twelve-piece unisex fragrance collection, and a new men's scent, Tom Ford for Men. Each scent was designed and developed by the designer himself. |
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One of his first new activities, in May 2004, was to join the famous auction house of Sotheby's in Paris where he will advise on a broad range of strategic matters such as business and marketing opportunities. |
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==Film career== |
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In early 2006, Ford was asked to be the guest editor and creative director for the February 2006 Hollywood edition of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''. The cover was originally planned to showcase three of Hollywood's most promising young actresses — [[Keira Knightley]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], and [[Rachel McAdams]]. Once shooting began, however, it was quickly decided that the girls should appear in the nude. McAdams was not satisfied with this decision and was excluded from the shot after refusing to remove her clothing. Feeling the photo needed more than two people, Ford stepped in and replaced McAdams.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185769,00.html Johansson, Knightley Bare All for Mag Cover], Associated Press via Fox News. Retrieved on October 12, 2007.</ref> The issue generated criticism, with many claiming that it further perpetuated the need for Hollywood actresses to be sexual icons, since the edition featured no nude actors inside the magazine while featuring several nude actresses, including [[Angelina Jolie]]. |
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====A new beginning==== |
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==Awards== |
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Rumours have been swirling around, about what Tom would be doing next. He indicated that he was interested in making films. He and Domenico de Sole, his colleague who left Gucci with him, set up a new company called just "Tom Ford". As the first major initiative, this company has now collaborated with cosmetics giant Estee Lauder to create beauty products and fragrances, plus an eyewear line. |
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In May 2005, Ford was awarded the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[Savannah College of Art and Design]]. |
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In 2002, received the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] Accessory Designer of the Year Award for [[Yves Saint-Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint-Laurent]]. |
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In 2001, Ford received the Council of Fashion Designers of America Womenswear Designer of the Year Award. In 2000, Ford was named Best International Designer at the first VH1/Vogue Awards in New York. In 1995, Ford received the Council of Fashion Designers of America International Award. He has been recognized by important design and cultural councils worldwide including the US Accessory Council, the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and Time Magazine |
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Tom Ford Estee Lauder Collection was launched on November 4th, 2005 at Saks Fifth Avenue store. Tom was greeted by crowds of people. A little later, he launched his first perfume, which you can see at the foot of the page. |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.tomford.com/ |
* [http://www.tomford.com/ Tom Ford official website] {{en icon}} {{fr icon}} {{it icon}} |
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* [http://www.tomford.nl/ |
* [http://www.tomford.nl/ Tom Ford Fan Page] {{en icon}} |
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* [http://www.fashion-forum.org/fashion-designers/tom-ford.html Tom Ford |
* [http://www.fashion-forum.org/fashion-designers/tom-ford.html Tom Ford Biography by Fashion Forum] {{en icon}} |
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Revision as of 15:34, 27 January 2008
Tom Ford | |
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 Tom Ford photo by Christopher Wynn | |
| Born | August 27, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Parsons School for Design |
| Label | Tom Ford |
| Awards | American Fashion Designer of the Year for 2001 |
Tom Ford was born in the Texas, USA in 1962, he is an American fashion designer. His mother was a colourful Southern lady who had 6 husbands and a cupboard full of Courreges suits. She taught him that being badly dressed was disrespectful of others. He spent most of his childhood worrying about how he looked. At 12 she bought him a pair of Gucci loafers.
After a 6 year stint acting on commercials, he enrolled at the Parsons School of Design in New York where he studied interior and fashion design. He graduated in 1986.
He first worked as design director at PERRY ELLIS under Marc Jacobs and then senior designer at Cathy Hardwick.
In 1990, Ford joined the Italian company GUCCI and in 1994 was promoted to creative director. In his first year at Gucci, the profits soared and Tom Ford was called a genius. He overseas womenswear of course, but also keeps an eye on Gucci's shoes, watches, perfume and luggage lines, as well as the advertising campaigns. They have also branched out into Home furnishings last year.
In the past five years, the glamour that earned Gucci such clientele as Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy back in the 60's, has not only been revived but surpassed due to Tom Ford. He has a knack for taking risks that leave the investors trembling but getting it right with the customers every time.
In March 1995 when Amber Valletta sauntered down the catwalk in blue velvet hipsters and a skinny apple-green satin shirt, the lights went on in the house of Gucci. She personified Gucci glamour, dangerous, sexy, modern and slightly rough. Madonna wore his outfit to the MTV music awards.
Today Ford divides his time in true jet-setter style between Milan, Paris, London (now home to the new Gucci design studio) and Santa Fe, Texas, home to his terrior John who has his own Gucci dog basket.
In 2000, Gucci bought out YSL Rive Gauche and appointed Tom Ford to take up the design responsibilities of YSL Rive Gauche ready-to-wear. His latest collection for YSL for Fall 2002 has concentrated on animal prints on caftans and flowing gowns, pants and tops.
In 2001, Tom Ford won the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year award, and TIME magazine named him the Best American Designer. He has made profits soar at Gucci, which was faltering when he took over.
During 2001 there seems to have been some disagreement between Yves St. laurent and Tom Ford about the way YSL was proceeding. This led to the resignation of Yves St. Laurent in January 2002 from the company he had built.
A Surprise
In November 2003 Tom Ford announced that in April, when his contract with Gucci came up for renewal, he would be leaving Gucci. Then in March 2004, he presented his last collections for YSL Rive Gauche and Gucci, amid very emotional farewells. Both collections were smash hits.
At the end of March, Los Angeles feted him at an event attended by 800 of the Hollywood personalities with whom he has built up a personal following over the years, and he was awarded the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award. It is rumoured that Tom is planning to move into the Film Industry.
One of his first new activities, in May 2004, was to join the famous auction house of Sotheby's in Paris where he will advise on a broad range of strategic matters such as business and marketing opportunities.
A new beginning
Rumours have been swirling around, about what Tom would be doing next. He indicated that he was interested in making films. He and Domenico de Sole, his colleague who left Gucci with him, set up a new company called just "Tom Ford". As the first major initiative, this company has now collaborated with cosmetics giant Estee Lauder to create beauty products and fragrances, plus an eyewear line.
Tom Ford Estee Lauder Collection was launched on November 4th, 2005 at Saks Fifth Avenue store. Tom was greeted by crowds of people. A little later, he launched his first perfume, which you can see at the foot of the page.