UTom Ford (uTom Ford) - umfana waseThe Texan ozalelwa ngo-1961, abazali bakhe babeyizinto zangempela. Lapho uTom ephenduka iminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa, wanquma ukuthola imfundo enhle futhi waya eNew York ngalokhu. Owokuqala "ovikelekile" umnyango wakhe wezobuciko - uTom Ford wanquma ukuzidela kwezobuciko. Nokho, kancane kancane, ushintsha isinqumo sakhe ngakho-ke uphonsa inyuvesi ehloniphekile. Wanquma ukuba ngumklami futhi abhalise eParsons esikoleni sezakhiwo.
Uqede imfundo yakhe kakade eParis. Wayenomusa kakhulu, ngakho-ke wayejabulela ukuthandwa kwichungechunge lwe-TV nezentengiso ezithelevishini. Kufanele kuqaphele ukuthi ubuhlakani besikhathi esizayo bendlu uGucci basebenza isikhathi esithile eCloe Fashion Fashion, kodwa okuthunyelwe kwakhe kwakukhona - umphathi wobudlelwane bomphakathi.
Ngo-1986, uF Ford wabuyela eNew York futhi ngokushesha wangena eqenjini likaCathy Hadwick, ngaleso sikhathi wayengumqambi odumile. Ngemva kwesikhashana uzoba nomqondisi wezobuciko eParry Ellis, lapho ezosebenza khona ngo-1990. Ngemva kwalokho, lapho uFort esevele eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye ubudala, waya ekunqobeni i-Italy - iMilan. Ngonyaka ofanayo, ngo-1990, waba umklami weNdlu kaGucci, futhi eminyakeni emibili kamuva - umqondisi wezobuciko we-Fashion House. Ekuqaleni kweminyaka eyinkulungwane, iqembu leGucci lathenga isigxobo e-Yves Saint Laurent House, okusho ukuthi umklami uTom Ford waqala ukuhola umkhiqizo odumile kakhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Umfana olula ovela eTexas waba umklami wemfashini oyinkimbinkimbi futhi obonakalayo: ngo-1996 wabizwa ngokuthi umklami wonyaka we-American Association of Designers, futhi ngonyaka kamuva wabalwa phakathi kwabantu abangamashumi amahlanu abahle kunayo yonke iplanethi ngokusho komunye umagazini ofundwa kakhulu - Abantu. Ngo-2001, uTomot Ford waqaphela umklomelo weCFDA kanye ne-Time Time. Ngemuva kweminyaka eyisithupha, wavula uTom Ford International, eyakhe i-boutique yedumela elidumile eMadison Avenue eNew York, ngonyaka olandelayo inethiwekhi yaqala ukukhula ngenkuthalo nase-Asia neYurophu esebenziwe kakade. Ukubambisana neFashion House Gucci kwaphela ngo-2003, okwamshiya wayejabule kakhulu: iqoqo lokugcina lathengwa ngaphambi kokuba angene emakethe enkulu.
U-self-brand ogama lakhe linguTom Ford uvele ngo-2005 - ngaleso sikhathi uTom Ford waqala umsebenzi wokuzimela emhlabeni jikelele. Ngesekelwa yi-CEO yangaphambili ye-Fashion House Gucci kanye nomengameli omusha we-Tom Ford entsha, u-Ford ujoyina leli qembu uMarcolin, futhi lo ngumholi wezwe ekukhiqizeni izibuko. Ngakho, uTom waqala ukudala nokusabalalisa ozimele nezibuko ngaphansi kwe-Tom Ford brand.
Futhi ngo-2005, kukhona ukuhlanganiswa no-Estée Lauder ukuze kutholakale umugqa wokuzithokozisa. Futhi-ke indalo yabo ibonakala - iqoqo likaTom Ford elivusa u-Estée Lauder, kanye nomugqa wephunga elimnandi.
NgoFebhuwari ngonyaka ozayo, lo mkhiqizo ubonisa isivumelwano selayisense neqembu lika-Ermenegildo Zegna. Ngemuva kwalokho uqala ukukhiqizwa kweqoqo, okufaka izinhlobo zezicathulo, izingubo, izesekeli zamadoda.
Emthonjeni wezinkulungwane ezimbili nesikhombisa, umklami wathola umklomelo kaVito Russo de Glaad ngekhono lakhe lobuchwepheshe.
Inyanga emva kwalokhu, ibhizinisi lokuqala e-Madison Avenue, 845, linikezwe emphakathini eNew York City. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, iqoqo lezesekeli zamadoda laqaliswa.
Ehlobo lezinkulungwane ezimbili nesikhombisa, le nkampani yaqala uhlelo lokusabalalisa umkhiqizo futhi ihlose ukuvula ama-boutique emadolobheni afana neLondon, eLos Angeles naseHawaii iminyaka emithathu.
Ekwindla yonyaka owodwa, kwavela iphunga lokuqala lamadoda, okuthiwa uTom Ford Men.
Ehlobo lonyaka ozayo, i-Tom Ford yokuthenga izitolo yavulwa eYurophu, eMilan.
Leli phuzu livumela ukuthi umkhiqizo uvule eminyakeni eyishumi mayelana nama-boutiques ayikhulu.
Kusuka ku-CFDA, uTom Ford wathola umklomelo weMenswear womnyaka.
Uma sikhuluma ngesitayela se-Ford, i-"dandy" engokwemvelo futhi ebucayi, lapho kunamanothi okungaqondakali. UTom Ford angakwazi ukuhlanganisa kalula izitayela zesikhathi esidala nezesimanje, ezivela kamuva kwi-podium. Lesi sici asifaneleki nje kuphela izingubo zefashini, kodwa futhi ukuqoqwa kwama-glass lamabhayisikili. Mhlawumbe yingakho lo mkhiqizo uphumelela kakhulu.