Editing Tom Ford (section)

== Personal life ==
Ford is openly gay, and married [[Richard Buckley (journalist)|Richard Buckley]] in 2014, a journalist and former editor in chief of ''[[Vogue Hommes International]]''; they had been in a relationship since meeting in 1986.<ref>{{cite news |last=D'Zurilla |first=Christie |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-tom-ford-married-richard-buckley-20140408,0,3029302.story |title=Designer Tom Ford reveals he and Richard Buckley are married |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> The couple have a son<ref name=time /> who was born in September 2012 via [[Surrogate pregnancy|gestational surrogate]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tom Ford Welcomes Son Alexander John |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/10/05/tom-ford-welcomes-son-alexander-john/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20170929103511/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/10/05/tom-ford-welcomes-son-alexander-john/ |archive-date=2017-09-29 |access-date=2025-05-07 |work=PEOPLE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The family lived in Italy, where Ford moved from New York in 1990,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Tom_Ford |work=Vogue |title=Tom Ford – Voguepedia |access-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331212609/http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Tom_Ford |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> and in [[London]] for 17 years.<ref name=":0" /> They lived in his residences in New York, [[Los Angeles]], [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]],<ref name=":0" /> and [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tomford.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-tomford-Site/default/Page-AboutTomFord |title=About Tom Ford |website=Tom Ford Online Store |access-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref> Ford and Buckley have owned [[Fox Terrier (Smooth)|smooth fox terriers]], which have appeared on the [[Runway (fashion)|runway]] and in his film ''[[A Single Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Donaldson James |first=Susan |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/OnCall/story?id=4439567&page=1 |title=More Gay Men Choose Surrogacy to Have Children |work=ABC News |date=March 12, 2008 |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref> Ford also has two nephews and a niece, the children of his sister Jennifer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/santafenewmexican/name/thomas-ford-obituary?id=9023578 |title=Thomas Ford Obituary (2020) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 25, 2020 |website=Legacy.com |access-date=November 10, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/who-s-tom-ford |title=Who's Tom Ford? |last=Candy |first=Lorriane |date=May 2, 2011 |publisher=Elle Canada |access-date=November 10, 2021}}</ref>

Ford constructed a 24,000-acre private tract designed by Japanese architect [[Tadao Ando]], in Santa Fe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.curbed.com/2012/12/13/10295898/the-homes-of-fashion-designer-and-film-director-tom-ford |title=The Homes of Fashion Designer and Film Director Tom Ford |last=Bear |first=Rob |website=Curbed |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> It is called Cerro Pelon Ranch and has additional structures that were designed by [[Marmol Radziner]]. The property also has a fictional town known as Silverado that is used as a filming location for Western movies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKnight |first1=Jenna |title=Tadao Ando's Cerro Pelon Ranch for Tom Ford shown in dramatic architectural film |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/08/18/tadao-ando-cerro-pelon-ranch-tom-ford-for-sale-dramatic-architecture-movie/ |access-date=May 9, 2019 |publisher=Dezeen |date=August 18, 2016}}</ref>

He told ''Vogue'' he had adopted a [[vegan]] diet after viewing the Netflix documentary called ''[[What the Health]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tom Ford adopted vegan diet after watching health documentary |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/tom-ford-adopted-vegan-diet-watching-health-documentary-060000898.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200809101315/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/tom-ford-adopted-vegan-diet-watching-health-documentary-060000898.html |archive-date=2020-08-09 |access-date=2025-05-07 |language=en-SG}}</ref> As of 2019, he has been a [[Teetotalism|teetotaler]] and has been open about using fillers and [[Botulinum toxin|Botox]].<ref name=":0" />

He has said in multiple interviews that his first lover was the late artist [[Ian Falconer]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hainey |first=Michael |date=2004-11-01 |title=Tom Ford, The Marquis de Sex |url=https://www.gq.com/story/tom-ford-gucci-designer-book |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-07 |title=request - Filmmaker Magazine |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/archives/issues/winter2010/a-single-man.php |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Filmmaker Magazine {{!}} Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. |language=en-US}}</ref> who went on to write and illustrate the very popular [[Olivia (fictional pig)|Olivia the Pig]] children's book series. Ford maintains that he and Falconer remained good friends until Falconer's death in 2023; decades after their breakup, Ford lent Falconer's last name to the title character of his first movie, ''[[A Single Man]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Visionary Tom Ford |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2009/11/09/visionary-tom-ford |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> (in the source novel the character originally only had a first name).

Richard Buckley died on September 19, 2021, at the age of 72 after a long illness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phelps |first=Nicole |date=2021-09-21 |title=Fashion Editor Richard Buckley Has Died at 72 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/richard-buckley-longtime-fashion-journalist-dies-at-72 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Ford purchased a mansion in London's [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] district for £80 million (approximately $104 million), which was the UK's most expensive residential real estate transaction of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-05 |title=Tom Ford Buys £80 Million London Mansion in Year's Top Deal |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/luxury/tom-ford-buys-80-million-london-mansion-in-years-top-deal/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=The Business of Fashion |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-05 |title=Tom Ford Buys A New London Mansion For A Cool $104 Million |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/tom-ford-buys-london-mansion-chelsea-price |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=W Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roby |first=India |date=2024-11-06 |title=Tom Ford Drops $104 Million on London Mansion |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/tom-ford-buys-london-mansion |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Architectural Digest |language=en-US}}</ref> Ford's real estate portfolio is valued at over $300 million and includes properties such as the [[The Hamptons|Hamptons]] estate once owned by [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]] and a [[Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]] mansion.<ref name=":1" />

=== Politics ===
Ford is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. He opposed the United States' [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq in 2003]], stating that it made him feel "ashamed to be an American". His comment drew public criticism within America.<ref name=hughes /> He hosted a fundraiser for [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Wischhover |first=Cheryl |date=September 20, 2012 |title=Tom Ford and Gwyneth Paltrow Host Posh Obama Fundraiser with Anna Wintour in London |url=http://fashionista.com/2012/09/tom-ford-and-gwyneth-paltrow-host-posh-obama-fundraiser-with-anna-wintour-in-london |website=Fashionista |publisher=Breaking Media}}</ref> He voted for [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 US general election]].<ref>{{Citation|last=The View|title=Tom Ford Talks Melania Trump, Nocturnal Animals, And More {{!}} The View|date=November 30, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqRhsp4-fU0|access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

Ford has advocated for federal recognition of [[same-sex marriage in the United States]]. In a 2009 interview, he said he preferred the term "civil partnership" for both opposite-sex and same-sex partnerships, and to leave "marriage" to religion to decide.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sessums |first=Kevin |author-link=Kevin Sessums <!--author listed in archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20091111030935/http://www.advocate.com/Print_Issue/Cover_Stories/The_Visionary_Tom_Ford/ --> |title=Tom Ford Tells All |url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2009/11/09/visionary-tom-ford |journal=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |date=November 9, 2009 |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>

Ford maintains a policy of not dressing politicians regardless of party.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

<blockquote>I think that whoever is the President, or the First Lady, should be wearing clothes at a price point that are accessible to most Americans, and wearing clothes made in America. My clothes are made in Italy, they're very, very expensive. I don't think most women or men in our country can relate to that, and I think the First Lady or the President should represent all people.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/03/20/tom-ford-never-called-melania-trump-glorified-escort-viral-tweet-fooled-internet/|title=Tom Ford never called Melania Trump a 'glorified escort,' but a viral tweet fooled the Internet|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref></blockquote>

Ford considers "obsession with political correctness" as something which negatively impacts modern fashion designers. He has stated that "[[Cancel culture]] inhibits design because rather than feeling free, the tendency is to start locked into a set of rules. Everything is now considered appropriation. We used to be able to celebrate other cultures. Now you can't do that."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dacre |first=Karen |date=November 10, 2021 |title=Tom Ford: 'I paid $90,000 for my own dress. The clothes we make are not meant to be thrown away' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/nov/10/tom-ford-i-paid-90000-for-my-own-dress-the-clothes-we-make-are-not-meant-to-be-thrown-away |access-date=December 22, 2022 |website=[[the Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref>