Tom Ford
Personal Information
Name	Tom Ford
Nationality	American
Birth date	August 27, 1962 (1962-08-27) (age 45)
Birth place	Austin, Texas
Education	Parson's School of Design
Working Life
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Awards and Prizes	Council of Fashion Designers of America Award (Various), André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award

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Biography

Early life

Ford was born in Austin, Texas and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he graduated from Santa Fe Preparatory School in 1979. After graduating from the Parsons School of Design in 1986, initially having studied architecture, he took design jobs with Cathy Hardwick and Perry Ellis. Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, the county seat of Travis County, and home to the University of Texas at Austin. ... Nickname: Location in Santa Fe County, New Mexico Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Fe Founded ca. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... The Parsons School of Design, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, is a design school affiliated (since 1970) with the New School University. ... This article is about building architecture. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Personal life

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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. Alberto Campo Baeza is a person involved in architecture. ... The famous Church of the Light in Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, Japan The Westin Awaji Island designed by Ando Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe, Japan Image:Ando. ...

Success

Ford believes that he owes his success not to talent, but to his energy. He admits to sleeping just two or three hours per night, keeping post-it notes beside the bed in case he wakes up with an idea. "There are many more talented designers than me," he once told an audience at the V&A in London. "But I have a lot of drive and won't let it go." He also credits his "mainstream" appeal. "I'm lucky, I have mass-market tastes," he says. "When I say I like a shoe, generally thousands of people will like it. Thank God, because I would have been a very unhappy person if I hadn't had this kind of success." But others see it quite differently, saying that Ford's secret is the combination of a fine commercial sensibility and a genuine feel for fashion: in his former role at Gucci, he designed shoes, watches, luggage and men's and womenswear as well as planning the company's advertising campaigns and overseeing the development of their two new fragrances, Envy and Rush. The Cromwell Road entrance to the Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A) is on Cromwell Road in Kensington, West London. ...

Fashion career

Gucci

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. Not to be confused with Kate Mosse. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Carine Roitfeld is the Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue, a position she has held since 2001. ... Mario Testino (born 1954) is a London-based fashion photographer. ...

Yves Saint-Laurent

When Gucci acquired the house of 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. Caroline Ribiero (b. ... Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (IPA: ) (born August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria), is a French fashion designer, considered among the greatest of the 20th century. ... The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a non-profit trade group for American fashion designers founded in 1962. ...

Gucci & YSL Departure

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. Diane Prinzessin von Furstenberg also Princess Diane of Furstenberg (Prinzessin Diane von Furstenberg) , born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin on December 31, 1945 in Brussels, Belgium, is a fashion designer, businesswoman, and New York City socialite. ... For other uses, see Valentino (disambiguation). ... Oscar de la Renta (born July 22, 1932) is a leading fashion designer. ... Karl Lagerfeld portrayed on the cover of the Karl Lagerfeld Diet, the book about his weight loss. ... Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13, 1971) is an English fashion designer . ...

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.

Tom Ford

Following his departure from Gucci (and YSL), Ford opened the fashion house, Tom Ford. 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 to Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Aniston and Sally Field being huge fans of his eyewear collections. His eyewear is also favoured by international celebrites like Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, the Turkish fashionista Ipek Terzioglu and Stephen Chow the Hong Kong action star. William Bradley Brad Pitt(born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. ... Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (pronounced IPA: ) (born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is as a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican film actor. ... Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning American film and television actress, best known for her role as Rachel Green in the hugely popular television sitcom Friends. ... Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award winning American actress. ...

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. George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award and two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, known for his role in the first five seasons of the long-running television drama ER (1994–99), and his rise as an A-List movie star... The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a non-profit trade group for American fashion designers founded in 1962. ...

The Tom Ford line now covers Menswear, Beauty, Eyewear, and both Men and Womens' Accessories.

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 in London, Milan, Tokyo and Los Angeles by the start of 2008.^[1] Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City which carries northbound one-way traffic. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Tom Ford Beauty

Launched in Fall 2006, Tom Ford Beauty is a luxury brand of fragrances that is comprised of: 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.

Scarlett Johansson, Tom Ford and Keira Knightley on the February 2006 cover of Vanity Fair

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Film career

In early 2006, Ford was asked to be the guest editor and creative director for the February 2006 Hollywood edition of Vanity Fair.^[2] 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. 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.^[3] American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... Keira Christina Knightley (pronounced ;[1] born 26 March 1985) is an English[2] film and television actress. ... Scarlett I. Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. ... Rachel McAdams (born November 17, 1976) is a Canadian actress. ... Angelina Jolie (born June 4, 1975) is an American film actress, a former fashion model and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ...

Awards

In May 2005, Ford was awarded the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award from the Savannah College of Art and Design. In 2002, received the Council of Fashion Designers of America Accessory Designer of the Year Award for Yves Saint-Laurent. 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. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a non-profit trade group for American fashion designers founded in 1962. ... Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (IPA: ) (born August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria), is a French fashion designer, considered among the greatest of the 20th century. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/business/28ford.html?ex=1298782800&en=f4e1778c3c8ac541&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
2. ^ http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/07/sbt.01.html
3. ^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185769,00.html

External links

• Official Tom Ford Homepage
• Fan-page of Tom Ford
• Tom Ford's Biography
• Tom Ford bei Designerfashion.biz
• New fragrance