Tom Ford Uses Soft Senior Citizen Porn For His New Jewelry Ad Campaign

Here is what Tom had to say about the seven page jewelry ad featured in Vogue's December 2010 issue.  “I am tired of the cult of youth. The cultural rejection of old age, the stigmatization of wrinkles, grey hair, of bodies furrowed by the years. I am fascinated by Diana Vreeland, Georgia O’Keeffe and Louise Bourgeois, women who have let time embrace them without ever cheating. Society today condems this, me, I celebrate it. For this session of fine jewellery, I imagined a man and a woman who had been together for a long time, faithful to each other and always incandescent with desire.”

Tom Ford Does Not Want Fat Men In His Stores

According to Page Six, Tom Ford told towering Italian investor/photographer Jean Pigozzi that he doesn't want his giant kind at his boutique. The 6-foot-4, size XXL Pigozzi relates to Ingrid Sischy in Vanity Fair's December issue that he told Ford after visiting his men's store, "Tom, I went to your shop. I couldn't buy a handkerchief. Tom said, 'You know why? I don't want big fat guys like you in my shop' . . . But I think he's making a mistake because big guys like me have the money." 

Tom Ford Auctioned His Personal Painting Of Andy Warhol And The Painting Sold For $32.6 Million

Just yesterday, Sotheby's sold Tom Ford's personal Andy Warhol's "Self Portrait" for a record $32.6 million. The painting was originally estimated to sell for $15 million. Tom Ford will probably use the cash to finance his womenswear collection, last year it was reported that he need $50 million to begin the collection.

Tom Ford PR Manager Andrew Fry Fired After Only Two Months

After only two months as PR director at Tom Ford, Andrew Fry has left the company. Andrew was PR manager of Burberry prior to December 2009. Fry's position at Tom Ford was eliminated due to departmental restructuring. He will not be replaced. There is more to this story (sideeye).

Tom Ford Says Yves Saint Laurent Was Evil To Him When He Worked For YSL

Tom Ford interviewed with the The Advocate Magazine. When asked about his experience working for YSL early in his career, Ford said some of his best collections were there. He than said there was a flipside "Yves Saint Laurent was such a negative experience for me even though the business boomed. Yves and his partner, Pierre Bergé, made my life such misery. I went to college in France. It wasn’t until I started working in France that I began to dislike it. They would call the fiscal police, and they would show up at our offices. They’re like Nazis, those police. They’d come marching in, and you had to let them in and they’d interview my secretary. I’ve never talked about this on the record before, but it was an awful time for me. Pierre and Yves were just evil. So Yves Saint Laurent doesn’t exist for me." -The Advocate

Andrew Fry PR Manager For Burberry Is Now PR Director For Tom Ford

Andrew Frye formerly PR manager at Burberry, has been named PR director at Tom Ford for North and South America. 

At Tom Ford, Fry will report to Cori Galpern, worldwide director of communications, and work on men's, women's, fragrance, eyewear, and events. Fry starts at his new post on Wednesday and his first projects will include events surrounding the release of A Single Man in the United States. -Dispatch

Tom Ford Confirms Womenswear

Tom Ford confirmed he will launch Tom Ford womenswear "very soon." He could not specify a date, but sources have told WWD that fall 2010 could be a possibility. Domenico De Sole, Ford's longtime business partner, is hunting for financing for the ladies' line. “Financing is extremely expensive right now, so if we find financing in the right situation we’ll be able to start a women’s collection soon. -WWD

Tom Ford Needs Money For His Womenwear Line

Tom Ford expanding into womenswear rumor begin in February 2009. The amount Tom Ford needs is said to be $50 million or higher, according to a report from two unnamed sources by private equity site peHUB. The search  for investors began two weeks ago. The original rumor from February had Alessandra Facchinetti, who was top womenswear designer under Ford at Gucci, heading up the new line for Ford but so far nothing. Press representatives for Tom Ford have not responded to requests for comment. -peHUB