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Brad Pitt Premieres in Tom Ford

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Brad Pitt made the scene in head-to-toe Tom Ford once again at the premiere of his latest movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald) in L.A. the other night, accompanied by ~~wife~~ Angelina Jolie (right).

Pitt wore a single-breasted, peak lapel Windsor tuxedo, a black silk grosgrain waistcoat, white pique front evening shirt, black silk grosgrain bowtie, white gold and diamond shirt studs and cufflinks, white silk pocket square and black patent leather shoes, all from Ford's luxe menswear collection.

Meanwhile, Motorbiker.org reports that Angelina has picked out a present for Brad's 45th birthday on Dec. 18th - a brand new $12,000 Ducati Monster 1100S Titanium motorcycle, which is not available to mere mortals yet.

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Tom Ford Quantum of Solace Sunglasses

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Tom Ford didn't just outfit Daniel Craig in suits for the latest James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace" he did the eyewear too. The Limited Edition Tom Ford James Bond 007 TF108 sunglasses are available for us non-Bonds too. The aviator-style sunglasses are the exclusive shades featured in the latest James Bond movie " Quantum of Solace" and feature :James Bond 007" inscribed on the case, cleaning cloth, and on frame. The glasses have leather temple tips with a Tom Ford logo plate inlaid on both ends and sell for $349 on Eyegoodies.com.

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White Patchouli, The Softer Side Of Tom Ford

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Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Is Tom Ford mellowing out? The last few years have seen Ford takes his heavily sexed-up style into a line of dramatic fragrances advertised with semi-nude photos and the promise of easy seduction. But perhaps Ford is calming down (indeed, a recent Sunday Times profile reveals an almost avuncular side of the famous egoist). His website, which used to launch with a rapid fire barrage of sexualized imagery, now has a restrained display of his menswear line.

And then there's his latest fragrance, White Patchouli. The name doesn't exactly inspire confidence (when you get right down to it Black Orchid sounds a lot more intriguing than White Patchouli which brings to mind batik prints and sticky bottles of essential oils). But the scent is really intriguing. A soft woodsy floral that balances the patchouli against white flowers, rose absolute and ambrette seed, it manages to gives the exotic intrigue of patchouli without the musty heaviness that has given it such a bad name. The most surprising thing of all is its subtlety. Unlike some of Ford other scents a woman doesn't feel like she needs to put on stilettos and a push-up bra. Restraint from Tom Ford? What is this world coming to? The 1.7 ounce Eau de Parfum sells for $92.

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Tom Ford's New $9,200 Fur Boots for Men

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Decadent designer Tom Ford has come out with a limited edition collection of fur boots for men, with the top-priced pair commanding $9,240. The collection, calculated to appeal to wealthy glam junkies and luxury ski freaks in places like Aspen and Gstaad, consists of three pairs of boots and a compatible fur trapper hat. There are silver and tan natural fur boots for $5,250; chocolate brown kid fur boots for $4,470 (above) both with rawhide leather laces; and a somewhat dressier pair of natural brown otter fur boots which cost the $9,240. The hat is made of white badger fur and costs $4,510. Ford has become known for pushing the boundaries of luxury for men, and this collection is certainly no exception.

Gallery: Tom Ford Does Fur

[via Affluent Page]

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Quantum of Solace Trailer Unveiled

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You've read about the Aston Martin mishaps and the Tom Ford tailoring; now Sony has released the trailer for Quantum of Solace, the new James Bond flick premiering this fall. Daniel Craig stylishly reprises his role as 007 in what looks to be an action-packed installment of the classic series, with Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton doing the Bond Girl honors.

In the flick based on a 1959 Ian Fleming short story, Bond sets out to seek revenge for the death of Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) from Casino Royale. Craig has said filming Quantum was much more physically demanding that Casino, and he has suffered some injuries along the way. See the trailer here and check out the gallery for production pix.

Gallery: Quantum of Solace

Craig and Gemma Arterton (Agent Fields).

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Brad Pitt Back in Tom Ford at Cannes

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Brad Pitt obviously knows when he's on to a good thing. We're not referring to Angelina Jolie in fact, but rather Tom Ford. Wearing head to toe Tom made Pitt one of the most stylish stars at last year's Cannes Film Festival - actually, make that any year - so it's no surprise he's back this season sporting more of the designer's dapper duds.

Last week Pitt wore a classic made-to-measure Ford black two piece notch lapel wool suit with a white shirt and solid black silk jacquard tie to the Kung Fu Panda premiere. And on Tuesday he upped the ante with an ultra-elegant made-to-measure black mohair blend single breasted peak lapel tuxedo, black silk moiré bowtie, and 18K white gold and diamond shirt studs and cufflinks from Ford's menswear collection to the Changeling premiere. That's what we call stealing the show.

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Frolicking in Ford at the Met Gala

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At the Metropolitan Museum's star-studded Costume Institute Gala in Manhattan the other night, all the best-dressed men wore tuxedos by Tom Ford. While some fellows got creative with their black tie and others simply looked boring in notched lapel numbers, those who sported Ford's threads -- including Gisele Bundchen's football star beau Tom Brady, actors Djimon Hounsou and Jimmy Fallon, and A-list shoe designer Christian Louboutin -- were the evening's standouts.

Ford himself (pictured here with actress Natasha Richardson) went with a classic double-breasted dinner jacket with grosgrain lapels. Brady, Fallon and Louboutin all wore Ford's signature single-breasted peak lapel style; Brady and Fallon went the extra mile with matching waistcoats. Hounsou wore a black three-piece wool and cashmere suit which was equally elegant, as you'll see in the gallery below. Ford's suits start at about $5,000.

Gallery: Frolicking in Ford at the Met

Christian Louboutin and the Olsen Twins.

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Who Are You Wearing, James Bond?

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James Bond is famous for a few things, elegant cocktails, beautiful women, danger, and always being a sharp-dressed man. The honor of being the tailor that puts James Bond in his suits has gone to the Italian house of Brioni since Pierce Brosnan suited up for Goldeneye in 1995. But the London TImes reports that Brioni will no longer be dressing Mr. Bond. Instead he will be dressed by the one and only Tom Ford. Ford hasn't commented on this yet and no details have leaked out. I wonder what the more traditional James Bond fans will think when they get curious about Tom Ford and visit his website. Tom makes some pretty elegant suits but his flashy sexually suggestive persona seems a bit too metro for James Bond.

[Thanks, Lana]

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Designers Bet Big On Pricey Scents

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If you are anything like me, you may have found yourself completely burned out on perfume. Lately I've found that many fragrances have seemed to be too synthetic and sweet, bubblegum scents that hit the skin and quickly dissipate. It turns out that I am not alone, the Wall Street Journal has a great piece on the changing fragrance world. Many high-end brands who have, in the past few years, been catering to the masstige market by creating fragrances at the lower price point are now taking a different approach because the sales of the perfumes have been dropping off. Instead, companies like Chanel and Prada have launched ultra-exclusive scents that use pricey ingredients and have richer, more evocative fragrance profiles.

A quick sampling:
--Tom Ford created his Private Blend, a line of 12 fragrances that run from the frankly floral to more masculine smells like tobacco and cedar.
--Chanel created their Les Exclusifs line of six signature scents that had perfume lovers raving.
--Hermès has a new line of unique perfumes called Hermessence, like the other designer lines, this one moves into new ground with scents like the lavender-and-licorice-smelling Brin de Réglisse.
--Giorgio Armani's Privé line costs $185 a bottle and lures purchasers not just with ingredients bergamot, neroli and vetiver but with those sexy bottles made of African kotibe wood and caps that look jade, moonstone, amethyst and other gemstones.

These scents aren't exactly making big profits yet but the companies are hopeful that they will have more staying power with consumers than some of the cheaper, more forgettable designer brands. One thing that the WSJ article doesn't mention but which I would guess is also a factor is that each of these lines isn't just one signature fragrance, but a set. And the idea of owning a complete set, especially that looks as pretty as the Armani line shone above, may lure scent lovers to collect the whole line rather than just one bottle.

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Tom Ford Takes On Moscow

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It's a match made in commerce heaven: Russians on the quest for the latest in expensive goods and a man who lives to provide old-fashioned luxury updated with modern kinks. Tom Ford, the designer who sexed up Gucci and then moved on to his own line of luxury goods for men, is planning to open two new stores in Moscow next year. Bloomberg reports that Ford and franchisee Mercury Group plan to offer Ford's line of $5,000 custom- made men's suits as well as items for the local market such as sable hats. The stores will be located in Tretyakovsky Passage, a city-center lane of boutiques, and Barvikha Village on the capital's fringe. The Bloomberg article contains some classic Tom quotes including his assertion that Russians have been denied nice things for years. Only Tom Ford could make selling high-priced luxury goods sound like an altruistic gesture.

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Tom Ford Protects His New Mexico Ranch

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Fashion designer Tom Ford's road to tranquility in New Mexico has been anything but smooth. A couple of years ago he had to fight for approval to build his Santa Fe home. Now he has bought mineral rights beneath his Galisteo ranch in order to protect his land from possible oil exploration in the region. Ford paid $84,000 for the rights on his more than 1,400 acres of land. In the region the state maintains the rights to sell leases to energy companies. Ford's team tried to persuade the Land Office not to sell oil and gas leases to Tecton Energy, a company which plans to drill eight exploratory wells on 65,000 acres, or 101 square miles, in the Galisteo Basin. The agency however is charged with using the state trust land revenues to help fund public education. Ford's attorney, Janet McKay offered this quote to the press: "We are protecting our land by holding these rights." Ford's ranch is home to a working cattle ranch and an Old West movie set that has been used for several films, including "3:10 to Yuma."

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Tom Ford's New York Store

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Earlier this month the Tom Ford New York store opened its doors for the first time, located on Madison Avenue. Tom Ford himself was present giving personal tours of the 1930's inspired shop full of not only the designer's menswear creations but also decor from his own collections, such as beaver-skin rugs and Lucio Fontana artwork. According to Tom the store's appeal will be based on "exceptional service and immaculate clothes." Other features available to you while you shop include the fact that everything is customizable (from clothes to fragrances), a wet bar, and if you get hungry during your appointment? Well there's lunch delivered by a maid or butler.

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Tom Ford Elizabeth Sunglasses

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For the past year or so, size ruled over sense when it came to sunglasses, evidenced by the plethora of celebrities wearing glasses that covered up more than half of their faces. In the coming months, we'll still see large sunglasses, but designers are making their glasses more refined than before, adding style to size for some great new looks, like Tom Ford's Elizabeth Sunglasses. These glasses have thick, rounded plastic frames with metallic accents and graduated lenses. The Tom Ford logo appears on both arms and on one of the lenses in a golden print. The glasses are available in black, brown (pictured) and cream. Price: $450.

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Tom Ford Estee Lauder Amber Nude Miniaudiere

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When Tom Ford first partnered up with Estee Lauder I had my doubts. The king of sexy fashion teaming up with a makeup line headed toward a bit of a dowager image didn't seem like a natural fit. I stand corrected. Ford has managed to turn the old product lines of Youth Dew and Azurée hot again. While Azurée is a summery beachy line with coral tones, the new Youth Dew Amber Nude makeup line for fall is warmer with a touch of gold in the makeup for a gilded look. The look stresses a neutral mouth with a dark and dramatic eye. The Minaudiere limited edition comes with The Face and The Lip Polish and sells for $550.

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The Tom Ford House Webcam

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We've been following the story of Tom Ford's New Mexico house with interest. Now that he has finally gotten approval to build the house, he hasn't wasted any time. For the truly Tom-obsessed you can follow along as the house goes up with a webcam at the Santa Fe Review. So far all that's going on is the use of a giant crane to plant piñon trees but the operator of the webcam will soon be getting a telephoto lens to document the house as it rises.

[via Gawker]

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