Editing Tom Ford (section)

== Public image and legacy ==
Ford has been included in several best-dressed lists, such as [[International Best Dressed List]],<ref name=vanityfair /> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{-'}}s "The 50 best-dressed over-50s",<ref name=guardian /> and ''[[British GQ]]''{{-'}}s "50 Best Dressed Men in Britain 2015".<ref name=britgq /> He was featured on the cover of the 2011 spring/summer issue of ''[[Another Man]]'', giving his opinion on what makes the modern day gentleman.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hack |first=Jefferson |date=March 18, 2011 |title=Tom Ford |url=http://www.anothermag.com/exclusives/tom-ford |work=[[AnOther]] |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref> He has been called a "fashion icon"<ref>{{cite news |date=February 21, 2015 |title=Fashion icon Tom Ford to make second movie this year |url=https://news.yahoo.com/fashion-icon-tom-ford-second-movie-185711947.html |newspaper=Yahoo! News |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/173775-fashion-icons-with-fern-mallis-tom-ford/ |title=Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Tom Ford – theFashionSpot |website=theFashionSpot |date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> and a "style icon",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/9596/20150224/beyonc%C3%A9-and-jay-z-rumors-tom-ford-pissed-at-couple.htm |title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Rumors: Star Couple Pisses Style Icon Tom Ford Off by Arriving Fashionably Late |date=February 24, 2015 |website=News Every Day |access-date=April 18, 2016 |last1=Com |first1=www. Newseveryday }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/fashion/style_icon/30_style-icon-tom-ford.html |title=Style Icon: Tom Ford |last=Averill |first=Farah |website=AskMen |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> and he was included in "All-''[[TIME]]'' 100 Fashion Icons" list.<ref name=time2>{{cite magazine |last=Gayomali |first=Chris |date=April 2, 2012 |title=Tom Ford |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2110513_2110512_2110659,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> He won many awards including several VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards and [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] (CFDA) Awards.<ref name=biography>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/tom-ford-5936 |title=Tom Ford Biography |website=[[Biography.com]] |publisher=[[A&E Television Networks]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, the CFDA awarded him the [[Geoffrey Beene#Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award|Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cfda.com/blog/tom-ford-cfda-awards |title=The Awe-inspiring, Mr. Tom Ford. |date=May 22, 2014 |website=CFDA |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref>

While Ford was in a [[monogamous]] relationship for many years, he "continue[d] to promote himself with a youthful and sexually charged image".<ref name=biography /> He is known for sexy clothes, making provocative statements, and creating racy advertisements.<ref name=guardian2>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/27/fashion |title=The man with the golden touch |last=Freeman |first=Hadley |date=September 26, 2008 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> Ford's designs convey a "sophisticated sex appeal"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/biography/Tom-Ford |title=Tom Ford |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> and he has been credited for "bringing sexy back".<ref name=cbsnews>{{cite news |last=Dishman |first=Lydia |date=March 29, 2010 |title=Tom Ford's Bringing Sexy Back – to a New Women's Wear Collection |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-fords-bringing-sexy-back-to-a-new-womens-wear-collection/ |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Klein |first=Alyssa Vingan |date=August 27, 2014 |title=Tom Ford's 20 Sexiest Ad Campaigns of All Time |url=http://fashionista.com/2014/08/tom-ford-sexiest-ad-campaigns |website=Fashionista |publisher=Breaking Media |access-date=April 18, 2016 |quote="Throughout his illustrious career, he's credited with bringing the sexy back to mega-brands like Gucci and Saint Laurent"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bourne |first=Leah |date=June 2, 2014 |title=The Tom Ford Guide To Sex |url=http://stylecaster.com/tom-ford-guide-to-sex/ |work=[[StyleCaster]] |access-date=April 18, 2016 |quote="Often heralded as the man who 'brought sexy back'"}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Conti |first=Samantha |date=December 17, 2015 |title=Tom Ford's Bringing Sexy Back to New York Fashion Week |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/tom-ford-to-show-womens-wear-mens-wear-in-ny-175257910.html |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> His advertisement campaigns have drawn controversy for use of nudity and "provocative sexual imagery".<ref name=hughes /><ref>{{cite news |last=Speer |first=Lawrence J. |date=October 28, 2002 |title=Naked Male Ads Stir Controversy in Europe |url=http://adage.com/article/news/yves-saint-laurent-advertising-stirs-controversy-europe/36142/ |work=[[Advertising Age]] |access-date=April 22, 2016}}</ref> Ford is also known to pose with celebrities and models in his ad campaigns.<ref name=cbsnews /> He has been called the "King of Sex" and "the straightest gay man in the world".<ref name=guardian2 />

Ford saved [[Gucci]] from near bankruptcy and transformed it into a fashion powerhouse.<ref name=racked /><ref name=encyclopedia.com>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Tom_Ford.aspx |title=Tom Ford |date=2005 |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> His decade as the creative director was hailed as a "golden era" for Gucci.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pieri |first=Kerry |date=January 14, 2015 |title=Is Tom Ford Returning to Gucci? |url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/news/a9592/tom-ford-gucci-return/ |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> He turned the brand around, replacing the "grunge look" with "sexy, yet sophisticated, clothes".<ref name=encyclopedia.com /><ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Osman |date=February 9, 2016 |title=Tom Ford's Sexual Revolution at Gucci A/W96 |url=http://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/8296/tom-fords-sexual-revolution-at-gucci-aw96 |work=[[AnOther]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> He is known for his bold designs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://visionplusmag.fourplusmedia.com/?p=15231 |title=Tom Ford: Understanding The Man Behind The Legacy |work=VisionPlus Magazine |date=December 20, 2014 |publisher=FourPlus Media |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> The ''[[New York Magazine]]'' wrote "Every season, Ford created an 'It' piece, a must-have, a season-defining trend, photographed to death, knocked off [[ad nauseam]]."<ref>{{cite news |last=Larocca |first=Amy |date=March 15, 2004 |title=Collectible Gucci |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/features/n_10025/ |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> Ford says it is important for designers to be contemporary and current with the changing standard of beauty.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMd-ZAL-2qY | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124044725/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMd-ZAL-2qY&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=January 24, 2014 | url-status=dead|title=Tom Ford docu |date=August 20, 2013 |work=[[Elle (magazine)|ELLE België]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/QpTvfYC71d8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140112012043/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpTvfYC71d8&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpTvfYC71d8 |title=Vogue Voices: Tom Ford |date=January 10, 2014 |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=April 18, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2004, Ford published an eponymous monograph, detailing his early career and his design work for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent from 1990 to 2004. In 2021, seventeen years later, Ford published a follow-up volume entitled ''Tom Ford 002'', which described his career from 2005 including the creation of his own [[Tom Ford (brand)|fashion label]] and the production of his two films. Both books are published by [[Rizzoli International Publications]] and co-authored by fashion journalist Bridget Foley, with forewords by [[Anna Wintour]].