Tom Ford - A Man Who Can Do No Wrong?

Tom Ford ...... who really knows where to start with him, he is a man with a number or talents and achievements all under his very stylish belt. As a young man aspiring to be the Fashion industry i found myself looking for a man to look up to, to influence me, someone i could be inspired by, pretty quickly Tom ford filled that slot. (No Pun Intended.)

It all started when i apply for London college of Fashion, i needed to very quickly brush up on my fashion knowledge and therefore i went to amazon and bought a tonne of books that i aimed to read before my interview. My first to read, and to this day my favourite book is 'Fashion Brands: From Armani to Zara' by Mark Tungate. The book covers a vast range of industry topics, companies and designers. Here Tom Ford and i were introduced, i read all about his resurrection of Gucci like a phoenix rom the ashes. Since then he has gone on to design for other's such as Yves Saint Lauren, create his own brand 'Tom Ford,' and most recently direct a film, 'A Single Man' starring Colin Firth and Nicholas Hoult.

After leaving Gucci and YSL in 2004 he started his own brand which has gone on to be a great success. Starting with his well respected eyewear, something i will most definitely be investing in this summer, and now it also includes beauty, menswear and accessories for both genders. The advertisements for his brand really pushed the sexuality boundaries, see my previous blog for more information. They represented many naked figures of both sexes including same sex shoots. In December 08 we saw GQ celebrate their 20 year anniversary, with a sensational issue. Here we saw David Beckham grace the cover for the second time since 2002, and which featured a 12 page spread of fabulous photography and interview. Beckham was dressed in Tom Ford throughout the issue, and it looked great. David was a great guy who is a visionary form of what the brand is about, sophisticated, classic, stylish and current. This brand is going from strength to strength and is only destined to get better.

So i think its easy to see why is a great male in fashion to aspire to, ok so i don't want to be a designer, but he held the role of creative director, so much more was under his control than just the collection itself, he holds a great business head as well as holding the creative skills to make him a success. Eventually if i achieve i fraction of what he has i will be satisfied with my career accomplishments. Would i like to be the straight Tom Ford........ too right? who wouldn't, there is only two men i have love for and he is one of them. (Ha i am not telling who the other is, although i may of mentioned him above :/ )

If you are not familiar with Tom Ford i suggest you check out www.tomford.com its a great website, check it out for a trailer of a single man too. It's out on the 12th of Feb in the uk, i will be going to watch it a couple of days after so i'll let u guys know what i think, but after being nominated for several awards i doubt it will fail to deliver.

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