The brand has expanded into womens wear, beauty, accessories - vintage Tom Ford handbags are universally adored by celebrities and collectors alike - as well as eyewear and fragrance, with the unisex Black Orchid introduced in 2006. In 2006, with De Sole as chairman, Ford launched his wildly successful eponymous menswear label. In 2004, Ford and Gucci president Domenico De Sole left the company after failing to agree on the renewal of their contracts. Each promoted a vision of modern fashion where women were sexually confident, the materials were luxurious and the styles were fearless. Gucci's Fall/Winter 1997 campaign featured Carolyn Murphy grasping Angela Lindvall in what looked like a video still in another shot, a face pressed against a foot in a lipstick-red heel. He also cranked up the seduction in the provocative ads for the fashion house, particularly with regard to campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, which Gucci acquired in 1999 (Ford was also named creative director for YSL and designed the brand’s ready-to-wear collection). Vogue critic Sarah Mower called it “one of those hitting-in-the-solar-plexus moments.”Īs Ford shot to fame, he continued to explore plunging necklines, such as in the black and white looks of the Fall 1996 collection, and sumptuous fabrics like leather and tweed, with the Fall 2000 ready-to-wear collection ranging from sultry silk evening dresses to plush belted coats. His fall 1995 show, in which Kate Moss walked down the runway in an unbuttoned satin shirt, velvet hip-huggers and tousled hair, heralded an exciting, glammed-up era for the once fusty brand.
He soon infused the brand with a fresh sensuality and bold style.
After Mello left in 1994, following a Bahrain-based investment group becoming Gucci’s majority shareholder, Ford was named creative director. In 1990, Gucci’s creative director Dawn Mello hired him as a womens-wear designer.Īt the time, the Italian label was better known for leather goods than luxury fashion. The rest of the decade he worked for designers Perry Ellis and Cathy Hardwick. He studied architecture at Parsons School of Design before shifting his focus to fashion and spending time at the Parsons Paris campus, graduating in 1985. He became a regular at Studio 54, with its decadent nightlife later informing his high-octane fashion. He briefly attended New York University, where he studied art history before dropping out to pursue acting. The designer, author, film director and chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is one of the most successful people working in fashion today.īorn in Austin, Texas, Ford grew up in the suburbs of Houston and Santa Fe, New Mexico. No one understands sex appeal quite like American designer Tom Ford.Īn avowed perfectionist from an early age, Ford was rearranging furniture at the age of six and offering his mother advice on her hair and shoes.
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