UTom Ford (uTom Ford) - umfana weTekan owazalelwa ngo-1961, abazali bakhe babeyi-realtors. Xa uTom waphendukela kwishumi elinesixhenxe, wanquma ukufumana imfundo enhle kwaye waya eNew York kule nto. Umsebenzi wokuqala "okhuselekileyo" wesebe lakhe lobugcisa - uTom Ford wanquma ukuzibandakanya kwezobugcisa. Nangona kunjalo, kamva kamva, utshintshe isigqibo sakhe kwaye ngoko ulahle iyunivesithi ehloniphekileyo. Wagqiba ekubeni ngumklami kwaye wabhalwa kwiiparsons zesikolo sokwakha.
Wagqiba imfundo yakhe eseParis. Wayemhle kakhulu, ngoko ke wayekuthanda ukutyekela kwiinkomfa zeTV nakwiimveliso zethelevishini. Kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele ukuba i-future genius yendlu uGucci yasebenza ixesha elithile kwiCloe Fashion Fashion, kodwa isithuba sayo sasikho - umphathi weentlalontle zoluntu.
Ngo-1986, uF Ford wabuyela eNew York waza wangena kwiqela likaCathy Hadwick, ngelo xesha wayengumqambi owaziwayo. Emva kwexesha uya kubamba isikhundla somlawuli wezobugcisa eParry Ellis, apho uya kusebenza khona ngo-1990. Emva koko, xa iFord yayisele minyaka engamashumi amabini anesithoba ubudala, waya kumnqoba u-Italy - iMilan. Ngomnyaka ofanayo, ngo-1990, waba ngumyili weNdlu yeGucci, kunye neminyaka emibini kamva - umlawuli wezobugcisa weNdlu yeFashion. Ekuqaleni kwe-millennium entsha, iqela laseGucci lathengela isigxina kwiNdlu yaseYves Saint Laurent, oko kuthetha ukuba umenzi wezinto ezibonakalayo uTom Ford waqala ukuqhuba uphawu olugqwesileyo nolona lukhulu kwihlabathi.
Umntu olula waseTexas waba ngumqambi omkhulu kwaye uyabonakalisa: ngo-1996 wabizwa ngokuba ngumyili wonyaka we-American Association of Designers, kwaye unyaka kamva wabalwa phakathi kwabangamashumi amahlanu abantu abalungileyo emhlabeni jikelele ngokwemagazini enye efundwayo - Abantu. Ngo-2001, uTom Ford waqaphela i-CFDA ibhaso kunye ne-Time edition. Emva kweminyaka emithandathu, wavula uTom Ford International, i-boutique yakhe eyaziwayo kwi-Madison Avenue e-New York, kunyaka olandelayo umnxibelelwano waqala ukukhula ngokukhuselekileyo kwaye sele sele ichaphazelekile iAsia neYurophu. Intsebenziswano neFashion House Gucci yaphela ngo-2003, yamshiya yayinomdla kakhulu: iqoqo lokugqibela lathengwa ngaphambi kokuba angene kwiimarike ezixakile.
I-self-brand egama layo linguTom Ford yavela ngo-2005 - yilapho uTom Ford waqala umsebenzi wokuzimela kwihlabathi lefashini. Ngenkxaso ye-CEO yangaphambili ye-Fashion House Gucci kunye nomongameli omtsha we-Tom Ford entsha, uPol Ford ujoyina iqela likaMarcolin, kwaye le yintloko yehlabathi ekwenzeni iiglasi. Ngaloo ndlela, uTom waqala ukudala nokusabalalisa amafowuni kunye nezibuko zelanga phantsi kwe-Tom Ford.
Kwakhona ngo-2005, kukho ukudibana kunye no-Estée Lauder ukwenzela ukudala umgca wokuzilungisa. Kwaye ngoko indalo yabo ibonakala - iqoqo likaTom Ford elivuthayo u-Estée Lauder, kunye nomgca weqhumiso.
Ngomhla kaFebruwari kunyaka ozayo, uphawu luphawu lwemvumelwano yelayisenisi kunye neqela le-Ermenegildo Zegna. Emva koko uqala imveliso yokuqokelela, equka imodeli yezicathulo, iimpahla, izesekeli zamadoda.
Ngentwasahlobo yamashumi amabini anesixhenxe, umyili wanikwa umvuzo weVito Russo de Glaad ngenxa yeetalente kunye nobugcisa bakhe.
Inyanga emva kwalokhu, i-boutique yokuqala kwi-Avenue ye-Madison, 845, yaboniswa kuluntu kwisixeko saseNew York. Ngaloo xesha, iqoqo lezixhobo zamadoda zaqaliswa.
Ehlotyeni lamawaka amabini anesixhenxe, inkampani iqalise inkqubo yokunikezelwa kwemveliso kwaye iceba ukuvula ama-boutiques kwizixeko ezifana neLondon, eLos Angeles neHawaii iminyaka emithathu.
Ekwindla konyaka ofanayo, kubonakala inqabileyo yokuqala yamadoda, ebizwa ngokuba yiTom Ford Yamadoda.
Ehlotyeni lonyaka ozayo, u-Tom Ford wesitolo sokuvulwa savulwa eYurophu, eMilan.
Esi sicwangciso sivumela ukuba uphawu luvule kwiminyaka elishumi malunga nama-boutiques ayikhulu.
Ukususela kwi-CFDA, uTom Ford wathola umklomelo weMenswear weNyaka.
Ukuba sithetha ngesimboli seFransi, yinto engokwemvelo kunye nengqiqo "inxantathu", apho kukho amanqaku angabonakaliyo. UTom Ford angakwazi ukudibanisa ngokulula imimiselo yamandulo kunye neyamanje, eyabonakala kamva kwisiqendu. Esi simpawu asifanelekanga kuphela kwimpahla yokufashisa, kodwa kunye nokuqokelelwa kwee-glass suns. Mhlawumbi yeso sokuba uphawu luphumelele.