If I were a gay man, I would love love LOVE to be renaissance man extraordinaire Tom Ford. His style is the epitome of sexy and cool. Our paths have not crossed yet but something tells me that Tom Tom and I would hit it off swimmingly. Maybe that's because I am known to hang with gaggles of gay men (aka the world's biggest fag hag). Moving on now...
Tom has been getting a gripload of press recently for various projects he is working on. Not only is he an A-MA-ZING fashion designer, he is now a full-fledged film director. I am SUPER excited to see his directorial debut A Single Man. “[Directing this film] is, perhaps, my most purely artistic endeavor" he said. We all know how wildly successful his fashion career has been so I definitely look forward to seeing how his future in film plays out. The film is receiving lots of buzz and hype which is to be expected since everything he touches turns to gold. Will we be seeing Tom Tom on the red carpet at the Oscars?! *fingers, eyes and toes crossed* we do!
As if his film debut isn't enough to get my panties in a bundle, he recently announced he is going to create his first eponymous womenswear collection. After drooling over his work throughout the years, from Gucci to YSL to Tom Ford, I have high hopes for his new line. Sleek and modern are two words which come to mind and I can't wait to see the goods. The launch date couldn't be soon enough. I'll be waiting and saving my money for a piece of the collection.
I could wax poetic about Tom for daaaaaaays. A definite dream job of mine would be to work for him. *putting it out there to the universe* The other day I came across a string of quotes from him on The Guardian. They solidified what I already knew: TOM FORD TLA!!!
ON THE START OF IT ALL
I was born in a jacket (1996)
GIVING A MODEL A MORE MODERN LOOK FOR A GUCCI FALL COLLECTION SHOW
She needs to have a few drinks and cry a little – then she'll be perfect (1996)
AFTER 9/11
The fashion world thrives on irony and bitchiness and meanness. This attack is making people sincere. I'm not sure that will be good for fashion (2001)
ON HIS PRICES
They're eyewatering, but it's not fake eyewatering (2009)
ON HIS PARTNER RICHARD BUCKLEY
Richard hardly ever has anything nice to say about my work. It's my mother all over again (2009)
ON AN ADVERT FOR HIS EYEWEAR
We shot it with porn stars. Two men and two women. And we paid for them to have sex on set. You don't see it in the shot, but you feel it (2005)
ON THE BONSAI TREES DECORATING HIS MADISON AVENUE STORE
Each tree goes to the countryside, every seven days, for a month to get some sun (2008)
ON NO LONGER FREQUENTING NUDE BEACHES
As I've gotten older I've realised a tan line makes your butt look higher (2008)
ON MARTHA STEWART
I'm so tired of getting teased about painting my tractors black! And she said: "Well, I paint all mine grey" (2007)
MEETING ARTIST GEORGIA O'KEEFE WHEN HE WAS 12
What's wrong with her? She's wrinkly; she doesn't have any make-up on (1974)
CONSIDERING A POLITICAL CAREER
We have the Terminator as governor, and we had an actor as president, so why shouldn't we have a fashion designer as a senator? (2008)
ON THE PRIVATE TOM
At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom – but I have them tailored (2009)
AFTER ASKING FOR LIGHTS TO BE TURNED DOWN AT A TACO EATERIE IN NOTTING HILL
Great – now we all look even more beautiful (2006)
ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GUCCI WOMAN AND SAINT LAURENT WOMAN
The Gucci woman – you know what she's after. The Saint Laurent woman – she's going to torture you a little bit. You might have sex, but she will drip a little hot wax on you first (2001)
I'm available for cocktails and nibbles whenever you are Mr. Ford. XOXO ~ one of your biggest fans
{Photos by Akiko Sameshima / Courtesy Photo via WWD}