Tom Ford held esteemed positions as creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche before founding his eponymous label in 2005. His pursuit of perfection has resulted in an array of prestigious fashion awards, alongside an Oscar nomination for his directorial debut, A Single Man. While studying architecture at Parsons School of Design in New York, the designer frequented disco-era nightclub Studio 54, which informs the high-octane glamour of his runway collections.