Thomas Carlyle Ford was born on August 27,1961 and is an American fashion designer and filmmaker.
54 Facts About Tom Ford
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Tom Ford launched his eponymous luxury brand in 2005, having previously served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.
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Tom Ford wrote and directed the films A Single Man and Nocturnal Animals.
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Tom Ford currently serves as the chairman of the Board of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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Tom Ford later enrolled at Bard College at Simon's Rock before leaving prior to graduation.
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Tom Ford later graduated from the New School with a degree in architecture.
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Thomas Carlyle Tom Ford was born on August 27,1961, in Austin, Texas, the son of realtors Shirley Burton and Thomas David Tom Ford.
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Tom Ford spent his early life in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, and in San Marcos, outside Austin.
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Tom Ford rearranged furniture in the house at 6, and gave his mother feedback on her hair and shoes.
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Tom Ford's family moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, when he was 11.
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Tom Ford moved to New York City to study art history at New York University.
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Tom Ford dropped out after a year, focusing on acting in television commercials.
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Tom Ford began studying interior architecture at The New School's art and design college, Parsons The New School for Design, in New York City.
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Tom Ford kept visiting Studio 54, where he realized he was gay.
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Tom Ford spent his final year at The New School studying fashion, but graduated with a degree in architecture.
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When interviewing for jobs after graduation, Tom Ford said that he had attended The New School's Parsons division, but concealed that he graduated in architecture, and that his work at Chloe was a low-level public relations position.
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In 1988, Tom Ford moved to Perry Ellis, where he knew both Robert McDonald, the company's president, and Marc Jacobs, its designer, socially.
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Tom Ford worked at the company for two years, but grew tired of working in American fashion.
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When Richard Lambertson left as design director in 1992, Tom Ford took over his position, heading the brand's ready-to-wear, fragrances, image, advertising, and store design.
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In 1993, when he was in charge of designing eleven product lines, Tom Ford worked eighteen-hour days.
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In 1994, Tom Ford was promoted to Creative Director of Gucci.
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At one point, Tom Ford was the largest individual shareholder of Gucci stock and options.
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When Gucci acquired the house of Yves Saint Laurent in 1999, Tom Ford was named Creative Director of that label as well.
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Tom Ford was able to pull the classic fashion house back into the mainstream.
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Tom Ford has dressed Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Hathaway, Daniel Craig, Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Ryan Gosling, Will Smith, Julianne Moore, Hugh Jackman, Jon Hamm, and Henry Cavill.
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Tom Ford designed Daniel Craig's suits for his final four James Bond films: Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, and No Time to Die.
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In November 2022, the Tom Ford brand was purchased by Estee Lauder for $2.8 billion.
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Forbes estimated that Tom Ford would earn $1.1 billion from the deal.
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Tom Ford has been criticized for using naked women in various ad campaigns.
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Tom Ford argued "you can't show male nudity in our culture in the way you can show female nudity" and pointed out that he did a male nude ad while at Yves Saint Laurent which got pulled.
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In 2014, Tom Ford released a new product, called the "Penis Pendant Necklace".
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Tom Ford replied that "it was not meant to be a cross, it was a phallus" and "people read into things what they want to".
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In March 2005, Tom Ford announced the launch of his film production company, Fade to Black.
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The novel was adapted by David Scearce and Tom Ford; Tom Ford was one of the producers.
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Tom Ford won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Independent Spirit Award and Screen Actors Guild Award.
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In 2015, Tom Ford became attached to direct Nocturnal Animals, an adaptation of the Austin Wright novel Tony and Susan.
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Tom Ford married Richard Buckley in 2014, a journalist and former editor in chief of Vogue Hommes International; they had been in a relationship since meeting in 1986.
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The family lived in Italy, where Tom Ford moved from New York in 1990, and in London for 17 years.
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Tom Ford has two nephews and a niece, the children of his sister Jennifer.
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Tom Ford constructed a 24,000-acre private tract designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, in Santa Fe.
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Tom Ford told Vogue he had adopted a vegan diet after viewing a Netflix documentary called What the Health.
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Tom Ford has said in multiple interviews that his first lover was the artist Ian Falconer, who went on to write and illustrate the very popular Olivia the Pig children's book series.
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Tom Ford maintains that he and Falconer are still good friends; decades after their breakup, Tom Ford lent Falconer's last name to the title character of his first movie, A Single Man.
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Tom Ford opposed America's invasion of Iraq in 2003, stating that it made him feel "ashamed to be an American".
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Tom Ford voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US general election.
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Tom Ford has advocated for federal recognition of same-sex marriage in the United States.
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Tom Ford maintains a policy of not dressing politicians regardless of party.
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Tom Ford considers "obsession with political correctness" as something which negatively impacts modern fashion designers.
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Tom Ford has been included in several best-dressed lists, such as International Best Dressed List, The Guardians "The 50 best-dressed over-50s", and British GQs "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015".
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Tom Ford is known to pose with celebrities and models in his ad campaigns.
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Tom Ford saved Gucci from near bankruptcy and transformed it into a fashion powerhouse.
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Tom Ford turned the brand around, replacing the "grunge look" with "sexy, yet sophisticated, clothes".
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In 2004, Tom Ford published an eponymous monograph, detailing his early career and his design work for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent from 1990 to 2004.
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Tom Ford has been recognized by important design and cultural councils worldwide, including the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and Time.