Tom Ford just quit Tom Ford & released his final fashion collection… on Instagram?
A post shared by TOM FORD (@tomford)While you would think his runway swan song would come with some sort of pomp and circumstance, the fashion bombshell news was released into the world by simply uploading photos and images of the Autumn/Winter 2023 collection to Instagram.
Social media really is the new catwalk.“Tom Ford, in his final collection for his eponymous brand, has turned to his archives and reissued his favorite looks from the past 13 years,” the brand’s official Instagram captioned the images.Get a front row seat to his final collection here:A post shared by TOM FORD (@tomford)Instead of continuing to push fashion forward, Ford chose to end his run by looking back and re-creating some of his most iconic designs.
The collection was shot by photographer Steven Klein and features some of Ford’s favorite supermodels muses like Amber Valletta, Karlie Kloss, Joan Smalls and Karen Elson rocking the glamorous designs.A post shared by TOM FORD (@tomford)Though news of Ford’s departure was a jolt to the industry, it wasn’t completely unexpected following his sale of the label to Estée Lauder for a whopping $2.8 billion last year.
For that much coin, who wouldn’t peace out?Ford started his namesake label in 2005, after a very successful 10-year run as the creative director of Gucci and 5 years as the creative director of YSL.We can’t tell if he loved the film or hated it.A post shared by TOM FORD (@tomford)Initially the Tom Ford brand focused on menswear, beauty, eyewear and accessories, as the designer took a six-year pause from creating womenswear.He returned to his bread and butter with the highly-anticipated launch of his Spring 2011 women’s collection.
