ICON... Tom Ford

Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford, was born August 27, 1961. He is an American fashion designer and film director. He gained international fame for his turn around of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label.

In April 2004, Ford parted ways with the Gucci group after he and CEO [Domenico de Sole], who is credited as Ford's partner in the success story that is Gucci, failed to agree with PPR bosses over creative control of the Group.

Since the launch of his menswear collection, Tom Ford has dressed many of Hollywood’s leading men including: Brad Pitt, Jon Hamm, Colin Firth, Tom Hanks, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult, Bradley Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Alexander Skarsgard, and Johnny Depp. In 2008, Tom Ford outfitted Daniel Craig as James Bond in Quantum of Solace.

Ford and his partner, journalist Richard Buckley, have been together for over 23 years. Buckley was the former Editor in Chief of Vogue Hommes International. They currently live in London, Santa Fe and Los Angeles. The couple has discussed having children.