let's talk tom

the man himself.

i will never forget the day when i first saw him. standing at the airport waiting for my uncle to arrive, i was looking down the corridor where the arrivals walk towards you... one person after the next approached, appearing tired and frumpy, as one usually does after a long, international flight... but then appeared a man, dressed in perfectly fitted jeans and a white button down shirt, gorgeous brown shoes, walking so elegantly down the hallway towards us. there was a woman on either side of him, and all three of them wheeled alligator-skin luggage. he was actually breathtaking. i was in awe. and then my mom, standing right next to me, said "that's tom ford." i must have been only around the age of ten, so naturally i had no idea who that was. when i went home, i researched and read, only to discover just how cool and talented tom ford actually is...

as such an avid fan of most things tom, you can imagine how excited i was when he announced his decision to direct a film. there was no doubt in my mind that the movie would be anything less than amazing. and when i walked out of A Single Man, i couldn't help but feel proud of how he managed to live up to all of my expectations. having been in the fashion business for over twenty years, it is apparent that his experience in the industry definitely influenced how he directed the film. in typical ford fashion, the story was told with such visual beauty. yet while the entirety of the film was so visually rich (from the clothes to the set to the beautiful actors), the clothes and the style did not overpower the message of the film and the tremendous performances that ford's directing allowed the actors to make. overall, i thought the movie was incredibly stylish but also smart and thought-provoking...

Colin Firth in A Single Man... with his Tom Ford-esque suit

the gorgeous cast of A Single Man with Tom Ford (on the left)

this seems to parallel tom ford's contribution to the fashion world. ford emerged into the fashion world slowly, but eventually he became the creative director of both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. his image really put the element of glamour back into the style world. in 2004, when tom left the women's business for his own house, Tom Ford, men were let into the world of tom. his mens wear is gorgeous and hip, funky yet classic. (really, i encourage any man reading this to look into his clothing... you will be transformed into a stylish figure every girl wants you to be!!). now, on top of menswear, there is a tom ford line of perfumes and sunglasses too... and the ads for the label are a true, fearless exploration into tom's provocative and authentic world... here are just some of them:

it is such a lucky thing to have tom as a power house in the fashion industry. he has an incredibly talented, creative mind.. and in my opinion he has significantly influenced the progression and direction of fashion into what we see today. gotta love him.