Supermodels SA Supermodels SA - Issue 31 | Page 24

tom ford
Tom Ford, counted
among the most
famous designers
today, whose portfolio includes serving as
a creative director for
both Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, wanted to be actor when
he was growing up.
He was born in Texas
and even took training
to be an actor. But
fate had other
‘designs’ for him.
Tom Ford’s popularity
as a designer reached
peaks when in the
year 2000, he was declared the winner of the
Best International Designer
Award.