As the fashion industry continues to recover from the effects of COVID-19, Ford oversaw a full schedule of Spring 2022 shows during New York Fashion Week in September in his capacity as chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

This volume, printed with Forest Stewardship Council approved materials and edited by Ford personally, reflects his exceptional taste and unapologetic sensual aesthetic and is a true collector’s item for his devotees and connoisseurs of fashion, style, and design. About The Author Well, yes, a bit. You’re very candid in the book about the things that fueled your energy and practice. I don’t sleep. I enjoy working. I don’t actually know what I would do without working. It fuels everything. I think I’m often the best when I’m working on multiple things at the same time because I’m excited about one thing that I’m doing and that spills over onto everything else because I’m happy. That excitement fuels over and I feel more creative, but it is weird because it also makes you realize how fast it all goes. I do wish I had more time to sit at a cafe and have an omelet mixte and a Coca Light you know, so it’ll be interesting to see what I do now. But honestly I’m seeing it through the lens of having just lost Richard, and now it takes on a different meaning.Images seen in Tom Ford 002 include, from left, models Max Motta and Mariana Braga in the Tom Ford Neroli Portofino campaign, photographed by the designer, in 2011; Justin Timberlake in Tom Ford during his 20/20 Experience World Tour in 2013; models Juliet Ingleby and Lucho Jacob in an editorial photographed by Ford for the CR Fashion Book in 2012. Motta, Ingleby: Tom Ford. Timberlake: Tom Munro

Tom Ford is a celebrated American designer, creative director of his namesake fashion empire, and acclaimed filmmaker. Bridget Foley is executive editor of Women’s Wear Daily (WWD). Costco Online UK Limited, UK Home Office, Hartspring Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 8JS. Registered in England and Wales No. 8055444 You mean like cocaine? Well, yes, that would be one of them. So was there a moment of epiphany when you pivoted on that aspect of your life? There are more celebrities in this book than there were in the first,” Ford notes to THR. “We live in a celebrity-driven culture, and they’re the way we communicate so much these days. They’re also some of my best customers — and paying customers — because my clothes are not quiet, they’re somewhat daring.” Film directors, take note: Tom Ford is interested in adding “actor” to his résumé. Just don’t ask him to play a fashion designer.You’ve always managed to kind of tap into a zeitgeist and capture a moment. How do those instincts work for you?

The reason why I wanted to do that at the time was, yes, Gucci and Saint Laurent existed way before I went there, but in the case of Gucci, there really were not runway shows before I went. And there really were not complete collections. I say in the book that you get to give the world your taste once. And it’s true. I made my case at Gucci and then later at Saint Laurent. So I wanted to take that with me when I left and I wanted to put my name on it. What was your mindset in 2004 when you finished the book? From left: Lauren Ridloff in the brand’s silk georgette dress by the designer at the Eternals premiere in London; Timothée Chalamet in an indigo denim Tom Ford tuxedo at the Dune premiere in Paris; and Jennifer Hudson in a purple ensemble by the designer at his runway show in September. Karwai Tang/WireImage; Kristy Sparow/Getty Images; Neil Rasmus/BFA.com I’ve been vegan for about four years, but lately I’ve been eating a little bit of fish every now and then. And yeah I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs. I drink caffeine, I play tennis, I take care of my son. And it’s a very different life; it sounds very dull, but I don’t know. I have no desire to have a drink whatsoever. It’s very interesting. Absolutely none. So I don’t miss any of that. The vegan thing came because I watched a movie What the Health? and once a year I go to this place where I fast for five to seven days and I was doing that and watched that film and somehow thought, you know, I don’t need to eat meat anymore so I stopped. Wow. So, of course, Book 2 investigates your career and life as a director. How did that come about? I do get offered things a few times a year, but I have no desire to play a version of myself,” Ford tells THR in a phone interview. “I said that as a bit of a toss-off [in the book], but it might be an interesting exercise. I did want to be an actor when I was young, but I didn’t like putting myself out in the world like that. I’m much more secure now.” Models walked in Ford’s Spring-Summer 2022 fashion show, held in New York in September. Joe Schildhorn/BFA.comSynonymous with high-octane glamour, opulent sexuality, and fearless fashion, Tom Ford is an iconic designer whose namesake label has devout followers across the globe, from Milan and New Delhi to Shanghai and New York. Seventeen years after his best-selling debut book Tom Ford (2004), which detailed his time as creative director for the Italian label Gucci, this second volume is a visual ode to Ford’s eponymous brand created in 2005 and encompasses cosmetics, eyewear, menswear, and his critically acclaimed womenswear line.