Tom Ford Finale

After 13 years, Tom Ford is officially bidding farewell to his namesake label with his final women’s ready-to-wear collection, for Fall 2023. The line, which just dropped on the designer’s website, arrives alongside his last campaign, which sees Ford cinematically canter through his archives in three high-caliber videos, shot by photographer and long-time collaborator Steven Klein.

The sartorial send-off stars several Ford muses, namely Amber Valletta, Joan Smalls, Karlie Kloss, Karen Elson and Caroline Trentini. Wearing the concluding collection, which houses reproductions of the American visionary’s favorite archival pieces, each glittering cast member’s look calls back to a significant point in Ford’s brand history.

A celebration of his unwavering hold on fashion (and that of pop culture), Ford’s Fall 2023 collection marks his final outing for his eponymous label, after selling the brand to Estée Lauder in a deal valued at $2.8 billion USD in November of last year. Rumors of Ford’s departure reached new heights following the sale’s closure—and after the tragic passing of his partner, Richard Buckley, in 2021, many felt that it could offer the designer a moment for himself. That time has now come.

Posted by: TAWD on May 5, 2023