Good afternoon, Tuesday. Back at it back at it and back at it. It's snowy yet again but somehow getting used to it- young Khan is becoming a fearless little snow monkey and jumping on huge piles of snow to show off. Don't attempt to chase him off of said pile- our grown up weight does not support such endeavors. Best left to nine pound terriers...avalanche, anyone?
So I'm catching up on London Fashion Week photos and I gotta say- I do believe Tom Ford is really, reallllly back. Sure he didn't really go anywhere, but his focus of late has been on makeup, some three piece menswear situations for Bradley Cooper to wear to awards shows, and the errant odd evening gown that somehow always left me a little head scratchy. Tom Ford was and always will be one of the most fabulous designers to ever be in the game, and though I'm not so sure why he's showing in London and not New York, I must admit- what a fabulous collection. Not every piece was a winner, but that sexy, sleek, I'm Kate Moss and you're not thing is in full effect. His sense of cool and sexiness are just so on point- spare, minimal, never cliched, always rock and roll elegant, much like Ms. Moss herself. These are clothes for the wives of rock stars- think Anita, Marianne, Bianca back in the day. Yes, please. (Oh, weird. Jay Z's Tom Ford just came on my Spotify...numbers don't like, check the scoreboard. Tom Ford. Nice).
Some of you may be too wee to remember, but when I first moved to New York in the 90s, Tom Ford for Gucci shot us all dead, in a good way. I will never forget the proliferation of silky button downs and velvet bell bottoms we all wore in homage, in addition to many, many fuzzy coats and high heeled boots. When I was a young little babe running around the city, that was my wardrobe and that was that. Madonna rocked it at the VMAs (for those keeping score it was 1995), and somehow we all were wearing it too- our own versions of it, that is. What Tom Ford did for sexy dressing in the 90s set the tone for everything since- minimal, cool, sleek. Perfection. You can't stay home and watch "The Bachelor" with clothes like this, darling. One must go out. Way out. Some great examples above...pretty amazing right?
So down the runway came a new crop of beauties, with fabulous sexy hair and a uniform suited for those of us who like to go from day to night with ease. Instead of pants, there were tons of dresses. And velvet. Lots of velvet. And fur (please be fake). And animal prints- that animal print top and skirt is kind of everything, and I love the fishnet stockings and calf length boots. A nice change from all the ankle biters we all wear now. There's no doubt these pieces will be knocked off on high streets across the globe- just so good. That off the shoulder slouchy top and long skirt. And that cape on Stella Tennant??? Oh. Oh. and Oh. I love the mix of dresses, pants, hard and soft. Something for every woman here, and that's really the point.
Because here's the deal- Tom Ford knows what women want. Some of the pieces were misses for me (I'm not huge on red velvet or logos of any kind), but damn if he doesn't totally understand the clothes we desire, the things we put on over and over again, the knowledge that simple and sexy never goes out of style. With this collection, he came back to his classic canon of furry coats, sexy separates, and velvet -a little mod, a little dark, a lot modern and wearable. All hail the king, Tom Ford. I do believe he's back, and even though I'm not much for the nightlife of late, I'd dance all night if I could wear clothes like these. Love.
Cause that's what's up this worshipping at the altar of Tom Ford kind of Tuesday in the 212. Lord, how I hope Kanye doesn't buy any of these looks for Kim. That would hurt. Yours, in Stella Tennant (I love that she's still kickin' it on the catwalk) and bringing sexy back. XO