That snobby Mr Ford! (Tom does VF!)

ultramarine · 12-01-2006

From Towleroad.com

The recent report of Tom Ford demanding that nobody attend meetings with him if they are wearing colored socks has been met with a review of his latest endeavors by the UK paper The Independent.
They include his role as artistic director of the upcoming Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair for which he demanded that the actresses he photographed pose in the nude. Among the nude spreads, according to the paper, "there will reportedly also be sexy shots of George Clooney in a pool and the Jarhead actor Peter Sarsgaard suspended from the rafters in some kind of S&M fantasy."
Sounds par for the course after his latest spread in W magazine. So it's also not surprising that his quest to build a mansion on the outskirts of his native Santa Fe has been met with resistance by the Santa Fe Historic Review Design Board, one of whom described the estate as "a Wal-Mart perched on a hill." That's gotta hurt.
The crux of it all: "There has always been a thin line between seeming to go bonkers and generating free publicity."
Eccentrics are amusing, so let them play. Ford has already designed his own coffin, they say, for an on-site mausoleum for him and his family. And no doubt it has its own dress code.

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Erm ... what can I say?

Spike413 · 12-01-2006

I thought he already had a mansion in Santa Fe, why is he building another one?

Seriously though, people make it seem like he's the only person in the fashion worl with ego, eccentricites and attitude......lord knows that there are plenty.

lemeray · 13-01-2006

Tom Ford is a funny character. I love it!

Lena · 13-01-2006

he enjoys everyone being photographed nude?
showing his passion and dedication to fashion and design, right

FrockRadar8 · 13-01-2006

Oh how I'd like to sit him down and give him a nice long lecture in pathetic fame-whoring, and mysogyny.

Lena · 14-01-2006

much deserved karma FrockRadar

Heroin_Chic · 14-01-2006

Tom Ford is GOD - he can demand whatever he wants!

travis_nw8 · 14-01-2006

is it just me or is his ego a little pathetic when he doesn't have the gucci/ysl powerhouse to back him up?

Spike413 · 14-01-2006

It's no more pathetic then YSL's ego when he's sitting in Marrakech bitching about anything and everything.

Diorling · 15-01-2006

This might be the first Vanity Fair that actually has some artistic integrity. I cant wait to see it.

travis_nw8 · 15-01-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spike413

It's no more pathetic then YSL's ego when he's sitting in Marrakech bitching about anything and everything.

kinda agree with you- buy yves was a fashion legend ( ford was a marketer at best...non?)

PrinceOfCats · 18-01-2006

What happened to the movies?

Nice avatar, ultramarine.

smartarse · 19-01-2006

hmmm... didn't Ford leave the fashion industry to try his hand in the movies? Either directing, producing or whateva?

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ultramarine chaos reigns Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Costa Rica Gender: homme Posts: 6,449	That snobby Mr Ford! (Tom does VF!) From Towleroad.com The recent report of Tom Ford demanding that nobody attend meetings with him if they are wearing colored socks has been met with a review of his latest endeavors by the UK paper The Independent. They include his role as artistic director of the upcoming Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair for which he demanded that the actresses he photographed pose in the nude. Among the nude spreads, according to the paper, "there will reportedly also be sexy shots of George Clooney in a pool and the Jarhead actor Peter Sarsgaard suspended from the rafters in some kind of S&M fantasy." Sounds par for the course after his latest spread in W magazine. So it's also not surprising that his quest to build a mansion on the outskirts of his native Santa Fe has been met with resistance by the Santa Fe Historic Review Design Board, one of whom described the estate as "a Wal-Mart perched on a hill." That's gotta hurt. The crux of it all: "There has always been a thin line between seeming to go bonkers and generating free publicity." Eccentrics are amusing, so let them play. Ford has already designed his own coffin, they say, for an on-site mausoleum for him and his family. And no doubt it has its own dress code. ------------------------------------------ Erm ... what can I say? __________________ Have you rated this thread yet?

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Spike413 barcode Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New York Gender: homme Posts: 14,358	I thought he already had a mansion in Santa Fe, why is he building another one? Seriously though, people make it seem like he's the only person in the fashion worl with ego, eccentricites and attitude......lord knows that there are plenty. __________________ You need to move fashion forward when there's a reason to move fashion forward - Tom Ford

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