Tom Ford Becomes Chairman of Council of Fashion Designers of America

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CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA DIANE VON FURSTENBERG AND INCOMING CHAIRMAN TOM FORD.

Tom Ford Becomes Chairman of Council of Fashion Designers of America

The award-winning fashion designer, film director, screenwriter, and film producer Tom Ford will succeed current Chairwoman Diane von Furstenberg effective June 2019, writes the CFDA.

The Texas-born designer introduced a heady combination of glamour and sensual desire into American fashion.. Ford eagerly embraced smart women with sex appeal believing that women could be both.

Gigi Hadid + Joan Smalls Front Tom Ford Womenswear SS 2019 By Ferry van der Nat

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Tom Ford delivers another iconic sizzling, sophisticated womenswear campaign, headlined by supers Gigi Hadid and Joan Smalls. Raphael Hirsch styles the Spring Summer 2019 Campaign lensed by Ferry van der Nat. / Makeup by Gemma Smith-Edhouse, hair by Orlando Pita

Tom Ford Enlists Steven Klein & Carine Roitfeld, Karen Elson, Joan Smalls + To S/S 2018 Ad Campaign

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Tom Ford insists he's not political but his new Spring/Summer 2018 campaign is loaded with of-the-moment, discreet symbolism. Models Karen Elson, Joan Smalls, Imari Karanja, Adam Senn and Fernando Cabral are styled by Carine Roitfeld for images by Steven Klein. Simply stated, for Tom Ford, the gangs all here. 

Binx Walton, Charlee Fraser, & Jegor Venned Front Tom Ford Fall 2017.18 Campaign, Lensed By Mario Sorrenti

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Binx Walton, Charlee Fraser, & Jegor Venned Front Tom Ford Fall 2017.18 Campaign, Lensed By Mario Sorrenti

Photographer Mario Sorrenti shoots Binx Walton, Charlee Fraser & Jegor Venned for Tom Ford's Fall 2017.18 campaign, one that returns to Ford's roots celebrating the strong, sexy, powerful woman. Did I mention ruthless? For Ford-- who I adore -- she can be ruthless., although we both agree that she is preferably strong, sexy, smart and with great heart. 

Aline Weber Hangs Out At Prada As We Drop Into Marfa, Texas

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Snuggled in a vast expanse of desert, nearly 20 miles from the next town and some 200 from the nearest major airport, the place is the subject of much modern lore—people return awestruck from the tours of the Chinati Foundation, filled with wonder from the desert landscape and starry nights, and amped up on their great Instagram snap in front of Prada Marfa. Needless to say, Marfa has amassed a lot of hype.

Aline Weber Hangs Out At Prada In Marfa, Tex By Marc Pilaro For ODDA Spaces Issue

When Prada first opened a store in Marfa, Texas, lots of people were incredulous. After all, in 2007, Marfa Texas, population 2,485, went dark. The town was so broke that it couldn't pay its electricity bills, requiring the new mayor to turn off Marfa's streetlights -- every last one. 

"Today, Marfa lights up the sky," wrote City-Journal in a recent article. In 2015 an estimated 38,000 tourists -- mostly art lovers -- traveled from worldwide destination to this West Texas town. More than 45,000 are expected this year. 

Marfa has become more than a place. It is a “destination,” an arts-world station of the cross, or, to mix religious metaphors, a mecca of minimalism. What Lourdes is to ailing Catholics, Marfa is to aficionados of conceptual sculpture and painting. Think Art Basel in Miami, or Documenta in Germany. The temperature here in June can be scorching, but Marfa, in any season, has become supercool. “London, Paris, Rome, Marfa,” boasts a popular T-shirt sold at Squeeze, a tiny deli in the heart of town that specializes in chocolates and fruit and vegetable drinks.

In March 2016, Vogue writer Steff Yotka spent a weekend in Marfa, writing:

Snuggled in a vast expanse of desert, nearly 20 miles from the next town and some 200 from the nearest major airport, the place is the subject of much modern lore—people return awestruck from the tours of the Chinati Foundation, filled with wonder from the desert landscape and starry nights, and amped up on their great Instagram snap in front of Prada Marfa. Needless to say, Marfa has amassed a lot of hype.

GQ toured 7 of the Coolest Homes in Marfa, Texas in their current issue.

Writing about Tom Ford's new Golden Globe nominated film 'Nocturnal Animals', Mr. Porter drops into West Texas, with a stop in Marfa. Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Amy Adams for Best Actress. Tom Ford received nominations for Best Director of a Motion Picture and Best Screenplay of a Motion Picture.

Lara Stone & Tom Ford By Inez & Vinoodh For Tom Ford Noir Pour Femme Fragrance

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Top model Lara Stone assumes a come-hither stance, joining Tom Ford in the launch of TOM FORD NOIR POUR FEMME, lensed by Inez & Vinoodh. The new scent for women ‘maintains the fascinating paradox of the Tom Ford woman in the seductive oriental-floral fragrance which is both sensual and extravagant,’ says the designer.

Britain's ASA Rules Cara Delevingne Tom Ford Ad Not Degrading To Women

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Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority has refused to ban entirely a new Tom Ford fragrance ad starring Cara Delevingne but has ruled that the image cannot be displayed within 100 metres of any schools. The ad has been criticised as being ‘inappropriate’ and ‘degrading to women’.

Complaints mounted after a huge billboard appeared on Brick Lane in East London.

The ASA disagreed that the ad is ‘degrading to women’.

‘Whilst they [Tom Ford] accepted the model was nude…they believe neither her pose nor facial expression were sexually suggestive and were classical in nature, and had been depicted in art,’ ruled the official ASA statement.

A Tom Ford Beauty spokesperson argued that the advert was “sensuous, not sexual”, adding that it was displayed in a ‘hip urban neighbourhood in which commercial advertising of a similar artistic aesthetic was common’.

Tom Ford Shares Bootylicious 'Fleur de Portofino' Ad Tease

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Designer and master marketer of the ‘sex sells’ retail reality, Tom Ford introduces the fourth installment in his Neroli Portofino collection Tom Ford Private Blend ‘Fleur de Portofino’. The scent is an enticing blend of Sicilian lemon, white acacia, jasmine, and honey. 

Last week AOC did a deep dive on Tom Ford. If you missed it, read on.

Eye | Tom Ford On Gucci, Feminism, Nudity & Close Friend Julianne Moore

Science Pursues Ideal Breast Proportions With Strong Consensus Among Men, Women and Doctors

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Science Pursues Ideal Breast Proportions With Strong Consensus Among Men, Women and Doctors

British researchers now conclude in a study in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgerythat Tom Ford probably knows what he’s talking about. The doctors surveyed 1,315 men, women and plastic surgeons, asking them to look at multiple breasts photos and pick their preferred proportions. In a world where unanimity — let alone general agreement — on any topic is impossible to achieve, all three groups picked the same ratio: 45:55, meaning that 45 percent of breast tissue falls above the nipple line and 55 percent below.

Betty Adewole Fronts Tom Ford Beauty Spring/Summer 2014 Campaign

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Nigerian-British model Betty Adewole is the leading lady for Tom Ford Beauty’s Spring 2014 campaign. The stunner is one of an undeniably growing number of models of color who are finally enjoying a strong presence in the fashion and beauty business.

Adewole made a vivid impression in Benjamin Vnuk’s recent snaps called ‘In Bloom’ for CR FashionBook.com.

And Betty Adewole excelled again, paired with Gem Refoufi

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