He's back

I think I can probably be labelled "the worst blogger ever," with my lack of consistency when I post. But I try to convince myself that it's quality not quantity that's important hahaha. Truth be told, I've started at Parsons School of Design, so things are quite busy at the moment. But, like Tom Ford, I'm coming out of hiding!!! Yes you read it right, T-O-M F-O-R-D is back. And he is back with an understated bang. In the old school tradition of fashion, just like back in the day of Coco Chanel and Dior and couture in Paris, Ford held a very small, but very glamourous show in his Men's store on Madison Avenue. But this was no men's show, it was his long awaited return to womenswear -- praise the lord, hallelujah.

A very lucky Cathy Horn of the New York Times describes the show as "the height of glamour — sharp pantsuits in black silk or a leopard pattern, gorgeous black evening clothes with sheer blouses, corsets and maybe a shrug in shredded tulle, impeccable details like hammered gold jewelry, stilettos with ankle ties and seamed black stockings. The style was recognizably Tom Ford, chic and womanly, and with that big-time sense of fashion that one sees less and less of today on the runways." And as for the cherry on the top -- the show's cast consisted of a handful of glamorous women, representing the woman from all angles and ages. According to Horn, he had Julianne Moore, Beyoncé Knowles, Emmanuelle Seigner, Lauren Hutton, Rita Wilson, Rachel Feinstein, Marisa Berenson, Daphne Guinness, Lisa Eisner, Farida Khelfa, Lou Doillon, as well as quite a few supers, including Joan Smalls, Liya Kebede, Amber Valletta, Daria Werbowy, and Stella Tennant. I can't wait to see what else he's got up his impeccably tailored sleeve!!

Beyonce at the show.

Tom Ford in the back. Daphne Guinness on the right.

(Sources Cited, and Photos from Horyn, Cathy. Tom Ford's Very Small, Glamorous Show. New York Times, 12 September 2010, http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/tom-fords-very-small-glamorous-show/)

I won't take 3 weeks to post again -- I promise!!

Much love,

Freya xx