Creative Director Profile
Tom Ford helped define the visual language of late-twentieth- and early-twenty-first-century luxury. His work at Gucci paired sharply controlled glamour with provocative campaigns and a coherent lifestyle vision; his later leadership at Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche expanded that approach across another historic house. In 2005, Ford and Domenico De Sole announced the TOM FORD brand, bringing his name to menswear, tailoring, beauty, accessories, and beyond.
Career timeline
- 1990: Joins Gucci as a womenswear designer.
- 1992: Becomes Gucci Design Director.
- 1994: Appointed Gucci Creative Director.
- 2000: Adds creative leadership of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche and YSL Beauté while continuing at Gucci.
- 2004: Leaves Gucci Group after fourteen years with the company.
- 2005: Announces the TOM FORD brand with Domenico De Sole.
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Sources and image credit
Career information: Council of Fashion Designers of America and Gucci history.
Header photograph: Tom Ford, photographed by Bex Walton, 2016. Used under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. The image may be responsively resized or cropped for display.
