Tom Ford will get Excellent Achievement Award at British style occasion
British Style Council mentioned Ford was being acknowledged for his exceptional physique of labor. The designer owns a historic home in Palm Seashore.
Palm Seashore seasonal resident Tom Ford, the internationally identified American clothier, businessman and filmmaker, obtained the Excellent Achievement Award at The Style Awards 2024 held Monday at London’s Royal Albert Corridor.
In saying the award October, the British Style Council mentioned Ford was being acknowledged for his exceptional physique of labor.
“Ford is a number one determine on the earth of style and luxurious and is famend for his enterprise acumen, impeccable tailoring and his daring designs,” the council mentioned.
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour introduced the award to Ford at Monday’s occasion.
Ford based his eponymous style label in 2005 after stints as artistic director for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. The road consists of attire for women and men, magnificence merchandise, eyeglasses and equipment. In November 2023, The Estée Lauder Cos. introduced it could purchase the Tom Ford model, which it valued at $2.8 billion. The announcement mentioned The Estée Lauder Cos. could be the only real proprietor of the model “and all its mental property.”
The billionaire designer quickly after purchased his first Palm Seashore residence, utilizing a belief to pay a recorded $51 million in December 2023 for an award-winning, contemporary-style home at 241 Jungle Street in Palm Seashore’s Property Part.
He bought that home 5 months later in an uncommon house-swap transaction to private-equity specialist and actual property supervisor Brian Kosoy and his spouse, Andrea. The Kosoys concurrently transferred possession of their close by landmarked property to Ford within the non-public deal. The transaction was mentioned to have been valued at greater than $100 million, though phrases of the deal had been by no means disclosed.
On the time of the sale of his model to Estée Lauder, Ford mentioned he was thrilled his firm had discovered a brand new dwelling.
“I couldn’t be happier with this acquisition as The Estée Lauder Firms is the best dwelling for the model,” Ford mentioned in an announcement accompanying announcement of the acquisition.
With deep residential ties to Palm Seashore, members of the billionaire Lauder household serve in numerous management positions at The Estée Lauder Cos.
Along with his style profession, Ford additionally has directed characteristic movies, together with 2009’s “A Single Man” starring Colin Firth. Ford was nominated for an Academy Award for the movie.
Caroline Rush, chief government, British Style Council mentioned within the October launch saying the award: “We’re thrilled to honour Tom Ford with the Excellent Achievement Award for his distinctive contribution to style, movie and tradition. For over three many years, his visionary work has constantly pushed the boundaries in each subject he has performed his hand in — from reworking Gucci right into a style powerhouse and launching his extremely profitable eponymous model whereas establishing the design studio in London, to changing into an award-winning filmmaker. He’s a real innovator and style icon in his personal proper and we are able to’t wait to rejoice with him!”
In his assertion then concerning the award, Ford mentioned: “It’s an honour to be acknowledged for my contributions to style, movie and tradition by the British Style Council. This award is extremely particular to me, as I’ve spent quite a lot of my life in London. Throughout my 35 years within the style world, I’ve centered on creativity and the love of magnificence and magnificence. Style and Movie are each collaborative efforts. One has to have a imaginative and prescient after which to speak that imaginative and prescient to a group of gifted folks, and I wish to acknowledge all of these individuals who have supported me alongside the way in which. I’m so very grateful to the British Style Council for this prestigious award.”
The Excellent Achievement Award celebrates the overwhelming artistic contribution of a person to the style trade, who all through their illustrious profession has continually formed and reshaped the style world by way of their innovation and creativity, the council mentioned.
Earlier winners of the award embrace Mr. Valentino, Patagonia’s Yvon Chouinard, Giorgio Armani, Miuccia Prada, Ralph Lauren KBE, Karl Lagerfeld, Dame Anna Wintour, Terry and Tricia Jones and Manolo Blahnik CBE to call just a few.
