Tom Ford

Tom Ford glasses. An icon par excellence

We can say without mincing words that Tom Ford was, is and will be an icon par excellence. His extensive career, especially in the fashion industry, but also in the world of cinema, has made him one of the most important designers of this century.

Everything Ford creates, fashion, films, or sunglasses, are characterized by a masculine sobriety, the color black and a continuous call for provocation. A personal style that led him to direct all of Gucci's ready-to-wear collections in the 1990s, as well as the accessories collections. Gucci buys Yves Saint Laurent and Tom Ford becomes the creative director of the French firm.

In the early 2000s the designer decides to bet on his eponymous firm to which he will devote himself exclusively. Tom Ford's designs are a mixture of the most classic fabrics, intense colors and his personal allusion to sensuality. In addition, there was no better image for his brand than himself and as the media adored him, he began to show his facet of designer/model that until now only Galliano had dared.

Tom Ford's influences

If we talk purely about the collections of his own firm we can say that the launch of Tom Ford was the consecration of his creative universe clearly influenced by all the aesthetics, culture and society of New York in the 70s as well as everything that surrounded the Studio 54 nightclub (the rise of disco music and sexual freedom).

Tom Ford has also been influenced by artists and entrepreneurs with whom he has worked throughout his career. One such person is Roy Halston Frowick, with whom he formed a good friendship while working as an actor in Los Angeles. Bianca Jagger is another of his great muses, who wore several of his famous women's tuxedos and even named one of his mythical sunglasses after him.

The stylist and former director of Vogue Paris, Carine Roitfeld, worked with Ford for six years and in 2012 designed a bag in collaboration with the Parisian for her fall/winter collection that year. Another of the designer's fetish faces is Julianne Moore, who has been wearing Tom Ford designs on red carpets for more than 15 years and was also the female lead in his first film (A Single Man, 2009).

Tom Ford sunglasses. An avant-garde brand in the fashion world

Since he started at Gucci to end up launching his designs from his own firm Tom Ford has made it clear that he feels fashion and has a very definite style. Tom Ford has achieved a more than deserved recognition as a cutting-edge brand in the fashion world.

In Vytria Eyewear you will find an extensive catalog of Tom Ford sunglasses and also the latest news and classics in frames for glasses. Some classic designs while provocative and sensual and, of course, lots of color in both frames and lenses, because their sunglasses with tinted lenses are already one of the most iconic in recent years.

Some of his most recognizable glasses are those made of acetate in black, with metal frames, half browline frames or aviator style glasses. Although at first glance they may seem very different models, they all have in common that provocative touch that identifies Tom Ford.

One of the Top 3 most successful eyewear lines in history

With little that is known about Tom Ford's history, it seems that he was born to create success. Starting at Gucci, through YSL to launching his own brand in 2006. He started with his cosmetics line with Esteé Lauder and partnered with Marcolin to distribute his glasses all over the world. Thanks to this last union with Marcolin, Tom Ford became one of the Top 3 most successful eyewear lines in history.

In 2023, Tom Ford introduces Peter Hawkins as the brand's new creative director after more than 25 years working with Ford himself and leading the Tom Ford menswear line. “Peter has been key to the success of the brand. He is extremely talented. His appointment gives me peace of mind and confidence,” said Ford after the announcement.

Tom Ford Eyewear: Synergy between fashion and cinema

Tom Ford eyewear designs are linked to the world of fashion, cinema, art and collecting. The Tom Ford universe cannot be understood without the synergy between fashion and cinema.

An example that this formula works perfectly is the appearance of Tom Ford clothing and eyewear in numerous music videos, such as Suit & Tie, winner of a Grammy, or successful films, such as Skyfall, one of the latest James Bond films starring Daniel Craig in which the protagonist wears Tom Ford FT144 sunglasses.

Another occasion where we can also see examples of the synergy between Tom Ford fashion and cinema is on the red carpets, where numerous internationally successful actors wear suits, dresses and, increasingly, sunglasses and spectacle frame every year. At the Cannes Film Festival in 2024, for example, Ryan Reynolds appeared on the red-carpet wearing Tom Ford FT5178 glasses in havana.