Tom Ford was born in Austin, Texas and then spent most of his childhood in Santa FE, New Mexico.
He then moved to New York and studied art history at New York university and then onto Parsons school of design to study architecture.
1990 - Became Gucci's womanswear designer in Milan
1992 - Promoted to Gucci's design director
1994 - Appointed as their creative director - responsible for the design of all product lines. This includes perfume, clothing, ad campaigns, store designs and the group's corporate image
2000 - Became the creative director of YSL - defined overall image & positioning of the YSL brand (product categories & communication activities)
April 2004 - Resigned from the Gucci group following a buyout
April 2005 - Creation of the Tom Ford brand. Partnership with Marcolin group to produce and distribute optical frames & sunglasses. Also alliance with Estée Lauder to create Tom Ford beauty brand. Both brands now rank in the top 3 at speciality stores worldwide.
April 2007 - First flagship store opened: 845 Madison Avenue, New York; Tom Ford menswear and accessory collections also launched
September 2010 - Presented womanswear collection on some of his style icons including Beyoncé
There are currently 98 freestanding Tom Ford stores.
He has one many many awards including:
4 Vogue fashion awards (1195, 1996, 1999, 2002)
Style Icon award at ELLE style awards (1999)
4 awards from the CFDA - Council of fashion designers of America (1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)
GQ designer of the year (2001)
He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
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