Fashion to Film: Tom Ford

The glamour god of style - Tom Ford - made his transition from fashion to film.
Tom Ford definitely has an interesting filmmaker’s resume: He's a fashion designer; formerly creative director of Gucci and Yves St. Laurent Rive Gauche, has his own fashion house (which he established in 2004) and is perhaps best known among the masses for his 2006 Vanity Fair magazine cover alongside a very naked Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson . He also has never made a feature film before.

In 2006, Ford bought the rights to A Single Man; the 1964 novel written by Christopher Isherwood. The story centers around one day in the life of a gay college professor George (played by Colin Firth) in Los Angeles. George's lover has recently died and his lifelong friend Charley (Julianne Moore) tries to guide him through his grief, even as George stubbornly insists on continuing with his numbing daily routine as he detaches from life. The film is set in 1962.

Mr. Ford used the aid of the award-winning production designer, Dan Bishop, from the hit series Mad Men for his big-screen adaptation to help with the look of the film. That certainly makes sense as the highly stylized Mad Men takes place in the early '60s—so does A Single Man. Jon Kortajarena, Ford’s favorite model also has a role in the film as male hustler, Carlos.

Tom Ford has also directed, co-produced, co-wrote and called the film "the most personal thing" he's ever done. And from what I’ve seen from the trailer? I agree. Although I haven’t read the novel or seen the movie, the trailer seems to deliver an aesthetic visual enveloped in an emotional tale. This is one movie I definitely can’t wait to watch.