TOM FORD

THE DESIGNER 
TOM FORD’S BREAKOUT ROLE IN THE FASHION WORLD BEGAN IN 1990 WITH GUCCI, THE ICONIC ITALIAN FASHION HOUSE. HIS WORK REINVENTED GUCCI FOR A NEW ERA AND BY 1994, AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN OF EVERYTHING FROM FASHION TO FRAGRANCE, ADVERTISING AND STORE DESIGN. DURING THE 10 YEARS THAT FOLLOWED, SALES INCREASED FROM 0 MILLION TO ALMOST A BILLION, MAKING GUCCI ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST PROFITABLE LUXURY BRANDS IN THE WORLD. 

THE FASHION HOUSE 
IN 2004, TOM FORD LEFT THE GUCCI GROUP TO FORM HIS OWN COMPANY AND CREATE THE TOM FORD BRAND. A BEAUTY AND EYEWEAR COLLECTION DEBUTED IN 2005, AND HIS FIRST FLAGSHIP STORE, DEVOTED TO LUXURY MENSWEAR, OPENED TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM IN NEW YORK CITY IN 2006. A STRATEGIC AND SELECTIVE GLOBAL EXPANSION OF THE TOM FORD BRAND IS IN PLACE TO CREATE MORE THAN 100 FREESTANDING TOM FORD RETAIL STORES WORLDWIDE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.