Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford is an American fashion designer and film director. He gained international fame for his turnaround of Gucci and the creation of the Tom Ford label before directing the Oscar-nominated film A Single Man.
Fashion designer, Film director, Screenwriter, Designer, Actor, Film Producer
Education
St. Michael's High School, Bard College at Simon's Rock, The New School's university
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Richard Buckley
Children
Alexander John Buckley Ford
Parents
Tom Ford, Sr, Shirley Bunton
Siblings
Jennifer Ford
Nicknames
Thomas Ford , Thomas Carlyle Ford , Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford
Awards
Grand Jury Prize, Bodil Award for Best American Film, GLAAD Media Vito Russo Award, CFDA Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominations
Golden Lion, Best Screenplay Award, Silver Lion for Best Director, Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, Venice Film Festival Green Drop Award, Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Robert Award for Best American Film,...
Movies
A Single Man
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I think there needs to be - I don't really like the word moral - a moral to the story. You need to think about it. Things can be entertaining, but if you leave the theater and it doesn't stay with you, doesn't haunt you, doesn't challenge you, then it's not successful, for me. So I hope to make films that make one think. [2016]
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People don't understand it and they will probably laugh when they read this, but fashion is one of the most grueling, brutal industries in the world because we create a constant stream of product that is perishable. And it's speeding up so fast. People consume. They're bored. They consume. They're bored. They consume. They're bored.
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[observation, 2016] I am hoping for a Democratic president - though a female President won't be able to wear my clothes because they're too expensive. And I think that's absolutely right.
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I had a tiny bit of fashion training, but not really. I had no formal training as a film director either.
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If you spend an hour and a half in a movie theater, it should challenge you.
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Fact
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Considers himself, first and foremost, a commercial designer who finds that filmmaking is what really speaks to his true artistic side.
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Counts George Cukor as one of his all-time favorite film directors and Cukor's Dinner at Eight (1933) as his all-time favorite film.
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Is a staunch democrat who declined an offer to dress Melania Trump way before she ever became First Lady.
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Pioneered the "see now, buy now" fashion philosophy whereby prospective customers can immediately purchase his product and not have to typically wait for several months after a line of clothing has been showcased at fashion shows.
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For First Lady Michelle Obama's visit to Buckingham Palace (May 2011), Ford designed a white gown with a crisscross halter neckline and arm-length gloves for the regal occasion.
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During the interim between his directorial debut with A Single Man (2009) and Nocturnal Animals (2016), Tom opened a reported 100 stores worldwide.
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In 2013 hip-hop artist Jay Z dedicated a song to him simply titled "Tom Ford" (from the album "Magna Carta Holy Grail").
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First met partner Richard Buckley in 1986 at a fashion show in New York when he was just 25 and Buckley was 38. At the time Buckley was fashion editor of "Women's Wear Daily". Ford and Buckley tied the knot in 2014 after same-sex marriage was legalized in the US.
Throughout his illustrious career Tom has lived in Paris, Los Angeles and London where he maintains a home and business office and where his son was partly schooled.
Started his own line of menswear in 2006 after a promising liaison with Gucci and later Yves Saint Laurent.
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He joined Gucci in 1990 as a designer when the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. In 1994 he was promoted to creative director. By the time he left 10 years later (in 2004), Gucci was turning over profits in excess of $4 billion per annum.
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Grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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American fashion designer. He is known for his legendary turnaround of Gucci.
$70 Million
