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Tom Ford interviewed ...

post #1 of 15
12/12/09 at 3:31pm
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... by Tina Brown on the Daily Beast. And doesn't mention fragrance once!

Transcript here and video links here.
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post #2 of 15
12/12/09 at 5:04pm
Yes, it doesn't mention fragrance once.
Thanks for the article- it was a very interesting read . So our Tom Ford is getting spiritual ! And he is a workoholic ! And he finds golf boring !
I do find Tom Ford a very fascinating person actually ...charismatic and a bit of a devil .
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post #3 of 15
12/12/09 at 5:32pm
What a likeable guy! Too bad no discussion of fragrance but no matter, Tom Ford is captivating and the interview completely drew me in!
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post #4 of 15
12/14/09 at 10:52am
FYI: Ford's statement that sales at YSL "were doubling and doubling and doubling each season," is very misleading. Sales increased because Gucci, YSL's parent company, had the power to strong arm the stores into buying more and more, but the reality is the collections bombed at retail and filled the markdown racks at the end of the season. Here are examples from 4 different collections that Mr. Ford did at YSL, do you think this is chic? I think it looks like outtakes from Project Runway, sloppy and juvenile :

Ford used way too much smocked satin for me, the dress on the extreme left looks like the lining of a casket.
Tina Brown is very good, much better in this format than she was on her television show.
Thanks for sharing, I subscribe to The Daily Beast, but always automatically delete it before opening it. I guess I have something new to read now.
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post #5 of 15
12/14/09 at 12:18pm
Er...uh...that pink satin scrunchy mess looks sloppy - it doesn't even look half way decent on a runway model, in fact it looks about 2 sizes too big!

(I still think Tom Ford is adorable though!)
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post #6 of 15
12/14/09 at 6:34pm
Those runway looks belong on the runway. Lots of creativity but stratospheric haute couture.

Good that he mentioned Lapo Elkann, the closest thing we have these days to a male fashion icon.

Alas, no mention of his perfumes.
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post #7 of 15
12/14/09 at 7:28pm
He was on NPR's Fresh Air today. He really is a great interview!
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post #8 of 15
12/14/09 at 8:41pm
Heard that interview too! Very cool that he's trying his hand at directing and writing. I bet the costumes for his movies will be spot on!
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post #9 of 15
12/15/09 at 3:29am
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Originally Posted by Ruggles View Post

FYI: Ford's statement that sales at YSL "were doubling and doubling and doubling each season," is very misleading. Sales increased because Gucci had the power to strong arm the stores into buying more and more, but the reality is the collections bombed at retail and filled the markdown racks at the end of the season. Here are examples from 4 different collections that Mr. Ford did at YSL, do you think this is chic? I think it looks like outtakes from Project Runway, sloppy and juvenile :

Ford used way too much smocked satin for me, the dress on the extreme left looks like the lining of a casket.
Tina Brown is very good, much better in this format than she was on her television show.
Thanks for sharing, I subscribe to The Daily Beast, but always automatically delete it before opening it. I guess I have something new to read now.


Tee Hee * rolling around with laughter * Ruggles - you are spot on with the casket lining. How will I ever wear frills again and satin without thinking about the casket image !
Also I think I would be put away for indecent exposure with Dress 4. Hello ?! The top should cover the boobs - but I am no fashionista ,what do I know !
Dress 3 is my fave ....... out of the lot .
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post #10 of 15
12/15/09 at 8:01am
The model, third from the left is wearing, what looks like, a dress worn with the back of the dress at the front. Not very attractive at all.



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Originally Posted by Ruggles View Post

FYI: Ford's statement that sales at YSL "were doubling and doubling and doubling each season," is very misleading. Sales increased because Gucci, YSL's parent company, had the power to strong arm the stores into buying more and more, but the reality is the collections bombed at retail and filled the markdown racks at the end of the season. Here are examples from 4 different collections that Mr. Ford did at YSL, do you think this is chic? I think it looks like outtakes from Project Runway, sloppy and juvenile :

Ford used way too much smocked satin for me, the dress on the extreme left looks like the lining of a casket.
Tina Brown is very good, much better in this format than she was on her television show.
Thanks for sharing, I subscribe to The Daily Beast, but always automatically delete it before opening it. I guess I have something new to read now.
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post #11 of 15
12/15/09 at 8:41am
Ok, I quite like the scrunchy pink satin casket liner. That looks like fun to wear. I like #2. That actually looks cute and wearable, at the beach for dinner or something I guess. Though I wonder if the back is slashed like that as well? Maybe not so wearable after all.

You know...there's just something so sweet and likeable about Tom Ford, despite the fact that I think he needs to get over himself. Well, looks like he knows it anyway, he's trying to get all spiritual and all. God, I can't imagine living in the fashion world!
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post #12 of 15
12/15/09 at 8:52am
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Originally Posted by N_Tesla View Post

The model, third from the left is wearing, what looks like, a dress worn with the back of the dress at the front. Not very attractive at all.


"Psssst, Morticia, you've got it on backwards..."
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post #13 of 15
1/14/10 at 3:45am
Cheers and thanks!!!

- Balava
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post #14 of 15
2/14/10 at 10:39pm
he is a homosexual.
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post #15 of 15
2/15/10 at 3:38pm
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he is a homosexual.

...and?
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