FORD Tom (Designer)

Pinstripes for a man and woman, body-conscious shirts and a shining G: all elements that contributed to Tom Ford's unmistakable image for Gucci. As creative director he took styling from the 1970s and created a culture of seasonal icons: handbags and shoes that shine brightly for six months but become redundant through their high-fashion visibility. Ford's success is rooted in his American blend of sexy, market-aware commercialism married with Italian craftsmanship. As John Fairchild, owner of the fashion trade paper Women's Wear Daily, wrote in 1989, the year before Ford joined Gucci, "If American designers were working in Europe with the... eagerness to be different for novelty's sake... they could be better style leader than anyone". In 2004 Ford left Gucci to launch his own label with his colleague Domenico de Sole. The designer has also branched out a fashion, enjoying praise as a film director with his debut film A Single Man (2009).

Also look up for Gucci, Halston, Lagerfeld, Pilati, Saint Laurent, Testino