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Tom Ford
Tom Ford (born August 27, 1961 in Austin, Texas), is
an American fashion designer. He is considered one
of the most famous and influential designers ever.
After graduating from the Parsons School of Design in
1986, initially having studied architecture, he took design
jobs with Cathy Hardwick and Perry Ellis. In 1990, Gucci's
creative director Dawn Mello recruited him to design women's
ready-to-wear, and later Ford moved on and became the
chief director for Gucci. By 1999, Ford had brought Gucci
from an almost bankrupt business to a fashion power worth
4.3 billion dollars. When Gucci acquired the house of
Yves Saint Laurent, Ford was named the creative director
of that label as well. In 2004, Ford stepped down from
both of his positions, with talks about wanting to direct
films.
Openly gay, Ford considers himself married to his partner
of nearly two decades, Richard Buckley (1948- ), a fashion
and style journalist who resigned on 4 February 2005 as
editor in chief of the magazine "Vogue Hommes International".
Ford has mentioned in an interview that he would like
to have children, but that Buckley is against the idea.
Noted for his interest in modern architecture, Ford has
commissioned houses from the Spanish architect Alberto
Campo Baeza and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
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