“My grandmother was probably the first person who I thought was beautiful. She was incredibly stylish, she had big hair, big cars. I was probably 3 years old, but she was like a cartoon character. She'd swoop into our lives with presents and boxes, and she always smelled great and looked great.”

American fashion designer and filmmaker

Tom Ford is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He is known for launching his own fashion brand in 2005, after serving as creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. He later turned to film, writing and directing A Single Man in 2009 and Nocturnal Animals in 2016. From 2019 to 2022, he served as chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.