Vogue reminds us that when Tom Ford returned to fashion world with his spring 2011 in his post-Kering world [then the Gucci Group], he was joined by his favorite models including Amber Valletta, Joan Smalls and Karen Elson.

Today the model trio and colleagues support their designer man [did I say ‘beloved designer man’] as he says goodbye to his eponymous label.

Photographer/director Steven Klein [IG] was there in the spring 2011 runway beginning [in fall 2010] and he is behind the lens today, a 12+ years. The curtain falls on a great run for the fashion visionary, in AOC’s opinion. No need to draw out the loss.

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In addition to Elson, Smalls and Valletta, models Karlie Kloss and Caroline Trentini. Carine Roitfeld styled the show with hair by Garren and makeup by Yadim Carranza. Karlie Kloss is the black veiled widow and all the models are in a state of anguish — Sicilian women publicly mourning extreme loss.

Tom Ford turned to his archives, reissuing his favorite looks from a decade of collections. [Technically 12.5].