Tag Archives: Tom Ford
April 24, 2013
Tom Ford, the Creativity of Babyhood
How are Designers, Creative Minds, Changed by Babies? Having met Tom Ford, albeit in a short quasi-interview and completely unscheduled encounter at a WWD | BEAUTY + FASHION CEO SUMMIT; I’ll admit that I was afraid [of him.] When I … Continue reading
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November 9, 2012
Tom Ford, James Bond and Design
Theatrical design, costumery and captivation Who’s the man? There’s always been a supreme masculinity in the legacy of the mythic, Ian Fleming archetypal character and the theatrical playing power of James Bond – perhaps never better evidenced that in the … Continue reading
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July 23, 2012
Stephen Kenn > expansions > Manly men | designing for them — stories about them
Stephen Kenn > Manly men brands | designing for them – building brand + personal stories about them Embracing the masculine spirit, design, thinking, story and truth in offering.
Posted in Concepts, Cool People, Designers, General, Marketing 2.0, Retail, Storytelling, Trends
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May 17, 2011
The Human Brand: Evolutions | Alexander McQueen (and Sarah Burton)
Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times Studying the evolution of legacy, from one design heritage to another DESIGN FOR ROYALTY
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September 14, 2010
Ravens + Dermalogica: Brand allegories with Corvids
Seeing better, the sharp-eyed, or the old ones of the forest? What’s the patterning? Ravens, eyes, Tom Ford and now Dermalogica? Just a note, but what’s the thread of the archetype — Tom Ford eyewear and now eye recovery, with … Continue reading
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September 3, 2010
The raven as the icon of black beauty, primordial intelligence, mystery and the old ones. RAVENS AS THE DARK STORYTELLER, THE MYTHIC BLACK RAINBOW. Is the etymology of corvid derived from the ancient Proto-Indo European seed sound kos, for shout? … Continue reading
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June 1, 2010
The Most Extraordinary Suit in the World | Zegna
Ermenegildo Zegna’s Vellus Aureum Luxury strategies and authentic truth. Making things by hand is a disappearing legacy. And even to the concept of the most luxurious, the idea of an object being completely handmade is a vanishing tradition. The concept … Continue reading
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May 18, 2010
Tim Girvin and Jack Larsen, at his Park Avenue Studio A fashion archetype, reconsidered. I was relieved to hear that the bow tie is coming back. Somewhere around ten years back I’d moved past that detail — the suit, the … Continue reading
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December 25, 2009
Directing brand design and motion pictures | the framing of storytelling in hybrid contexts Tom Ford | The design of A Single Man It’s no secret that I’ve got an admiration for Tom Ford. Yet, interestingly enough, I only own … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Cool People, Marketing 2.0, Storytelling
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October 30, 2009
Tom Ford in Tokyo. Photo By Akiko Sameshima Exploring the human brand, story, product development, scent and visioning. Obviously, I’ve got a thing with Tom Ford. There are layers there. One, meeting him, talking to him, interviewing him — and … Continue reading
Posted in Brands, Cool People, General, Scent
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