Designer Spotlight - Tom Fords Hand Made Suits
Scan through just about any men's style magazine and you will almost certainly come across editorials featuring suits from Tom Fords self named label. With rapid expansion planned through luxury retailers, like Saks as well as free-standing showrooms within the city center of Las Rodeo and Vegas Drive in Beverly Hills, It seems that the Tom Ford label is poised to accept the luxury tailored goods market by storm.
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A relative unknown Ford started his design career as an assistant designer for mid price label Chloe, before moving to Perry Ellis as a full fledged designer. Soon there after he made the proceed to the struggling couture house Gucci. Gucci, in the brink of bankruptcy needed a reboot and Tom Ford was just the guy with all the vision to consider it from where it had been, a faltering luxury brand catering to "airport" clientele to where it really is today, among the strongest and most respected fashion houses. After an acrimonious split with Gucci Tom Ford founded their own self named brand, promising to take men's suits and back to the period of traditional elegance combined with the glamor of Fords signature style.
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In his collection you will discover something truly special. Ford takes ever classic fabrics, from hounds tooth to herringbone, pairs it with classic "old Hollywood" details like wide pocket and lapels flaps and combines it with modern well tailored lines. The style is reminiscent of stars like Cary Grant, and Humphrey Bogart, but the sleek fit and architectural lines create an air of glamor that is unmistakably modern. Include that to the fact that his suits feature impeccable construction, featuring traditional workmanship, and you have a near flawless combination. To comprehend his vision of the perfect men's tailoring line he also includes a vast custom hand made suits program that enables every little detail to become designed with his customers preferences.
The down side for all this though is definitely the price. With suits starting in the 5k hand and range made custom suit in the 7K range Tom Ford will not be something the average man (or perhaps the above average man in fact) will get to enjoy. Despite the fact that he is priced together with other elite ultra luxury suit brands such as Brioni and Kiton, Tom Ford stands alone as the only modern tailored label within the segment. Its no surprise the worlds elite is quickly making his suits the new satatus symbol for men's wear.