Tom Ford

Thomas Carlyle Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He founded his own brand, Tom Ford, in 2005 after serving as creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Ford also wrote and directed the acclaimed films *A Single Man* (2009) and *Nocturnal Animals* (2016). He served as chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 2019 to 2022.