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tom hanks
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: 11/8 — Saw TOM HANKS, TOM FORD, RITA WILSON and unidentified older man eating dinner together at Giorgio Baldi. Seemed like an unlikely friendship. TF looked like his airbrushed self, TH was looking slimmer and Rita was looking good as well. [Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.] -
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Shocking Tom Ford Ads No Longer Shock
Tom Ford is using nudity in his advertising! Hard to believe, I know. Mr. Ford may be one of the world's most influential designers, but his latest ads have largely completed the evolution from provocative to simply boring. Which is a difficult stunt to pull off, considering the subject matter. But these three spots, starring Brazilian Alex Schultz, are so in-your-face that they lose the sense of allure which should, ideally, accompany any fashion ad—penis-showing or otherwise. Also hard to pull off when using naked people: making your target audience think about clothes. See the disconnect there? We're ready for the cultural needle to swing back towards fully clothed models, thank you. After the jump, the three ads—which are all, predictably, NSFW. More »
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Comment by ShyamasriJalookhi: As I wonder where is Tom Ford doing these days? Here comes the ads... Hurray, Tom Ford, you got people talking...Score!!... more » | Other threads
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magazines
Purported Tom Ford Shows His Nose
Had enough of golden boy fashion designer Tom Ford's face? He helpfully poses on the cover of Prestige in a way that makes visible only his forehead, eyelids, cheeks, nose, lips, and chin. This is the man about whom rival (?) designer Marc Jacobs just told GQ, "Whatever he's doing works for him. And I don't know if he does anything, but I'm not opposed." Now we know what he's doing: undergoing some sort of grotesque face surgery that's being concealed by faux-artistic camera angles! Click to enlarge the puzzling cover. [Towleroad]
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Comment by szlitchfield: I think this is a really interesting shot - the downcast view of the eyes and the focus on the... more » | Other threads
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advertising
Does Tom Ford Hate The Straights?
A new Tom Ford Menswear ad features a two-page spread [page one pictured] of some serious naked woman vs. clothed man violence. Angry advertising authority Copyranter argues that this is yet another piece of the designer's unfolding plot to destroy heterosexual men. But we're not so sure. As he notes, the ad appeared in Details, and the male model, what with his metrosexuality and niche beer selection, is clearly gay. So this is actually more of a symbol of Tom Ford's disdain for gay men who would try to pass as straight. That makes us feel much better. The second half of the ad, with the violent crotch-grab payoff, after the jump. More »
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Comment by OgdenPolo: I should knock out that girl for grabbing Noah's croch like that, THATS MY JOB!!!!! ... back off and find... more » | Other threads
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tom ford's cologne goes where tom ford won't
"What Tom Ford did five years ago for full-frontal male nudity in his ads for the M7 fragrance for Yves Saint Laurent, he's about to do for the opposite sex in the ones for Tom Ford for Men. Though the designer took a more demure approach in his original ad campaign for his new fragrance, he's decided to shock the masses once again, switching images shot by Marilyn Minter in April for racier photographs of a dewy woman's body taken by Terry Richardson. The photos range from tame to titillating — the most shocking being the Tom Ford for Men bottle wedged between a woman's glistening thighs, with the bottle barely covering her bare genitalia." [WWD]
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By abalkComment by raincoaster: Who's the model? Richardson always seems to turn whoever he's shooting into a sixteen-year-old tattoo shop assistant. Including Viggo. more » | Other threads
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cultural droppings
Please Let Tom Ford Bottle Anderson Cooper's Stench
"A branded toiletry," notes David Ehrenstein in the LA Times, would only complement CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's "arm's-length message discipline." So true! We are all really hoping that the idea of sexless yet chest-hair-baring designer Tom Ford making an Anderson Cooper perfume comes to newsy, sweaty fruition. Particularly since Ford's (You're With Me) Tuscan Leather smells like cocaine, according to New York mag. But what would Anderson's man-perfume smell like? Ponies and butterflies? SPF 60 and sardony? Methylenedioxymethamphetamine and regret? More » -
gawker underminer
Penetrating The Inner Sanctum Of The Tom Ford Store
Live from the pages of The Underminer: The Best Friend Who Casually Destroys Your Life, we invited everyone's favorite frenemy to chime in from time to time on various hot topics. That's right, The Underminer has a Gawker column now. But keep trying! You'll get one someday! You trouper! More »
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By malboComment by joeyversion2: I feel like I should pay by the minute to look at that picture. Guh. more » | Other threads
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fashion business
Tom Ford's Man Parts: "Nice And Thick"
We hear today's New York mag profile of Tom Ford got tamed down a bit in late edits. While the published piece does contain lots of talk about his underpantsless junk, the actual description of said junk didn't make the final cut. "Nice and thick" is the summary description from one early reader of the piece. See? Now that's service journalism. And of Tom Ford's business, we'd expect nothing less. Now, back to your regular high-falutin' coverage. -
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Tom Ford, Sexless Sexual Product
The Vanessa Grigoriadis profile of Tom Ford runs at last in today's New York mag. "At 45, Ford is still the only handsome male fashion designer," she writes. (Ahem, Alexander McQueen!) Apart from that, there's not a shred of bitchiness. Says Tom Ford: "I know my value as a product, and I've divorced myself as a human from myself as a product." Also he has a Scottish butler named Angus, lives in the Carlyle Hotel in New York, and has two fox terriers. (Not mentioned in the profile, but, by his report, he really is monogamous with his gay homosexual lover, something we've always found both frustrating and informative.) He knows he's selling lifestyle: "We are running a business that's not for everyone, and I'm not trying to be an asshole, but some people can't afford it and maybe there is a sort of resentment about that." Weirdest of all, she opens the piece by talking extensively about seeing his, uh, unit—but then never tells us about it. Who knew Vanessa was a total cocktease? More »
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By ChoireComment by Mean_Ol_Liberal: "...I've divorced myself as a human from myself as a product." Maybe if he tried harder to be an asshole,... more » | Other threads
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dude smells like a captive lady
Long Island Slaver Suing Armani Over Perfume
If this weekend's Journal Pursuits is to be believed, the centuries-long mega-trend of boys who want to be pretty like girls has colonized one more of the 5.5 human senses. Guys are buying perfumes by the likes of Burberry, John Varvatos, as well as Kenneth Cole's R.S.V.P., and Tom Ford's "Tuscan Leather" and "Tobacco Vanille"—many of which are "more evocative of women's perfumes than traditional male fragrances." But compared to such foppish florals, say the Journal's sniffers, Armani's new Attitude "exudes old-school machismo" with its lemon-coffee- lavender-cedar blend and Zippo-lighter bottle. Then again, Armani's new scent—let's call it 'Tude!—and its manliness might actually stem from something else altogether, according to crazy court records. More »
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By jliuComment by jillmontreal: this article has the stench of old sock gender binaries. more » | Other threads
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remainders
Remainders: The Anna Nicole-Kurt Connection
- Anna Nicole Smith and Kurt Vonnegut were both featured in the same issue of Playboy, but only one of them was naked. [Lard Biscuit] More »
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Comment by lorem ipsum: When I reached this sentence: "In the course of studying the deeper meanings of Star Wars over the past few... more » | Other threads
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defamer
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Wolfgang Puck Eatery Cited For Celebrity Infestation
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week, so send them in often. Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line) and let everyone know about Gwyneth Paltrow's passive aggressive way of saying that you and your kid are taking too much time at the candy counter. More » -
gossip round-up
Gossip Roundup: Sienna Finally Realizes It's a Comb-Over
- Jude Law and Sienna Miller try to hop on the bandwagon that pulled out of the station last week by breaking up for the 48,000,000th time. [People] More »
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By Emily GouldComment by shindoozle: I think that Tom is merely taking the no underwear thing to the next level. Soap residue and deoderant add... more » | Other threads
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tom ford
Tom Ford, Andre Leon Talley, Blackest Orchids. Make Your Own Joke.
The Transom risked smelling like Tom Ford's darkest fantasies to attend the launch party for his new perfume, Tom Ford Black Orchid. Ford himself claims to have cultivated the "blackest orchid in history." Why a black orchid? "It's so elusive and mysterious and sensual," Ford said, later adding that the new fragrance "absolutely captures the essence of the black orchid." Susan Orlean, who was not in attendance, set the record straight, though: "As far as I know, there is no such thing as a black orchid, and from what I was told, it's botanically impossible." She added that orchids, as anyone who's read her book knows, have no scent. Still, she sent her best wishes: "Go for it, Tom. Keep at it, buddy!" More »
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tom ford
Celebs: 'You Should Vote And Stuff'
With races as locked-up as these seem, it can be hard to motivate oneself to wake up even earlier to make it to the polls. We know. Boy, do we ever know. So in case you need some convincing that the adorable 'I voted!' sticker is worth all that extra effort, the Daily News has rounded up some "celebrities" to explain the glory of performing your civic duty. Read, and be inspired. More »
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By Emily GouldComment by dotorg greg: lol, My Manhattan Ministorage's got as many shark suits and Visionaire lightboxes as the next guy's, but Tom Ford is... more » | Other threads
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fashion
Tom's House Is a Very, Very, Very Fine House
Courtesy of Santa Fe's finest freaks, we can all enjoy a live webcam documenting the building of Tom Ford's New Mexico pleasure palace. Keep watching; he'll ask the workers to strip down any minute now for Vanity Fair's annual "Construction Issue." More »
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By JessicaComment by CHFDigital: (checks bookmark to make sure he's not typed in Curbed by accident.) more » | Other threads
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oscars
Vanity Fair's $2 Million Orgy
While insiders make a lot of noise about how the super-exclusive Oscar pre-parties have replaced Vanity Fair's understated, post-awards affair at Mortons in the black hearts of fickle A-listers, the elite would punch their assistants in the throat if an invite to Graydon Carter's Hollywood reacharound failed to arrive. So how much does VF drop on its annual industry orgy? BizBash reports: More » -
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Tom Ford Lends Jake Gyllenhaal A Hand
After all the uncomfortable ear-nibbling and fake-rack-nuzzling demanded by his stint as guest editor of Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue, the admirably hands-on Tom Ford finally came across a task he could savor. When the stress of an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot induced a sensitive case of performance anxiety in subject Jake Gyllenhaal, Ford quickly stepped in to make sure the star would properly fill out his jeans. Of course, the actor's freshly fluffed region wouldn't actually be shown in the photograph, but any true artist knows that what's turgidly lurking outside the frame is just as important as what we ultimately see. More » -
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Gawker's Index: Tom Ford's Very Weird Hollywood
We've known all along that the Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue (Now With More Tom Ford!) was sort of creeping us out. But other than for really obvious reasons — naked-women/clothed-man; tit-biting; No With More Tom Ford! — we didn't bother to figure out why. Fortunately, though, Salon's Rebecca Traister did. She performed some serious analysis of the issue, and now, thanks to her research, we can examine the true creepiness of Tom Ford's Hollywood:
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By JesseComment by Papercutninja: I have no problem with Tom Ford, but i DO have a problem with Sienna's "mom hairdo" in her photo. more » | Other threads
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vanity fair
Tom Ford's Girls-In-A-Bed Calculus
Vanity Fair Hollywood issue guest editor Tom Ford didn't insert himself into the magazine's cover shoot on a passing whim. When one shy Canadian sabotaged his original vision for the photo, he performed the peculiar girls-in-a-bed calculus known only to industry insiders, scrutinized the results of the equation, then heroically stepped in to save models Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley from a lifetime of bitchy whispers: More » -
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Remainders: Nicole Richie to Promote Special, Romantic Dr. Pepper
• As if Valentine's Day weren't depressing enough, Nicole Richie will drag her lifeless limbs all over New York, distributing free samples of Dr. Pepper. Apparently, she's "fallen in love with the taste," but we're doubting she's actually tasted anything with caloric content since, say, last July. [AdFreak] More »
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By JessicaComment by konstantConsumer: first off, "blaine" is wearing a mesh shirt. second, that "ken" impersonator is clearly Roger, who is still on... more » | Other threads
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media bubble
Media Bubble: Icahn Wants Four Bouncing Baby TWs
• Icahn and Wasserstein unveil plan to break up Time Warner into four separate companies: Cable systems, entertainment products, AOL, and Time Inc. And if Time Inc. is alone again, maybe they'll even bring back the drinks cart. Please? [NYT] More » -
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BREAKING! FAGS RULE FASHION!
The Times' Thursday Styles is like a bloodhound of fluff journalism, sniffing out the stories before they even break. Case in point: today brings us an exploration of the disproportionate number of successful gay males in the fashion industry to their straight, female counterparts. While Miuccia Prada and Donna Karan have built empires, notes the Gray Lady, the glittery buzz of being an "it" designer seems reserved for young gay men. Uh, no shit.
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tom ford
Tom Ford Confuses Your Fantasies
What's the only thing more secondhand-embarrassing than a disturbingly stylized W mag photo spread of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie playing house? Easy: A disturbingly stylized W mag photo spread of former Gucci dom Tom Ford lying naked in bed with women. More »
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By JessicaComment by HipsterPit: it's all just so very. . . frothy. . . and. . . cake-like. I could eat him like... more » | Other threads
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'VF,' Gucci, and an Existential Consideration of the Nature of Gossip
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tom ford
Remainders: Tom Ford's Post-Partum Depression
• In Monday's issue of Time magazine's Style & Design, former Gucci prince Tom Ford tells editor Kate Betts that leaving Gucci "was horrible. I did not want to leave. I was deeply, deeply depressed for probably six months. I felt like my life might just end." Funny, we usually start feeling better about ourselves after we leave the Gucci store. More » -
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Gossip roundup
· Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss is moving to Australia to run a 30-room brothel. [Page Six] More » -
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Gossip roundup
· When Athina Onassis Roussel turns 18 on Wednesday, she will inherit her family's fortune—between $2.4 and $14 billion. [Page Six] More »
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