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'{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}{{Short description|Italian-American luxury fashion house founded by fashion designer Tom Ford in 2005}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = Tom Ford | trade_name = Tom Ford | logo = TomFordBrandLogo.png | logo_size = | type = [[private company]] | foundation = {{start date and age|2005}} | founder = [[Tom Ford]] | location_city = [[Madison Avenue]], [[New York City|New York]] | location_country = [[United States]] <br> [[Italy]] ([[Manufacturing|production]]) | key_people = [[Tom Ford]] (Creative Director) <br> [[Domenico De Sole]] (Chairman) {{citation needed|date=February 2021}} | industry = [[Fashion industry|Fashion]] | products = [[ready-to-wear]] products, leather goods, shoes, beauty, fragrances and jewellery | revenue = {{Increase}}[[United States dollar|$]]654 million <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.owler.com/company/tomford|title= Bio |website=www.owler.com|access-date=2021-02-13}}</ref> | net_income = | owner = [[Tom Ford]] | num_employees = | parent = | homepage = {{url|www.tomford.com}} | footnotes = }} '''Tom Ford SA''', stylized as '''TOM FORD''', is a [[luxury goods|luxury]] [[fashion house]] founded by designer [[Tom Ford]] in 2005. Its product line features ready-to-wear and [[made-to-measure]] offerings, as well as footwear, accessories, handbags, cosmetics, and fragrances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/tom-ford-biography|title=Tom Ford|last=Taylor|first=Molly|website=[[British Vogue]]|date=April 22, 2008|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref> ==History== Tom Ford departed his position as [[creative director]] at [[Gucci]] in 2004<ref>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2006/feb/28/entertainment/et-quick28.2|title=Tom Ford to launch his own label|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Mimi |last=Avins|date=February 28, 2006|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref> and founded his own eponymous label in April 2005.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dqUXBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA320|title=The Road to Luxury: The Evolution, Markets, and Strategies of Luxury Brand Management|last1=Som|first1=Ashok|last2=Blanckaert|first2=Christian|page=320|publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]]|year=2015|isbn=9780470830024|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> The Tom Ford retail brand concept began in 2004 as a [[joint venture|venture]] between Ford and his business partner [[Domenico de Sole]] with the launch of a cosmetics line.<ref name=gabi /> In the same year, Ford announced his partnership with Marcolin Group to produce and distribute optical frames and sunglasses. In 2005, he launched the Tom Ford Estée Lauder Collection of cosmetics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111274933900599101|title=Estee Lauder Courts Tom Ford To Revive Brand|last=Beatty|first=Sally|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=April 6, 2005|access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Singer2005">{{cite web|last=Singer|first=Natasha|date=November 5, 2005|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/05/business/estee-lauder-makes-a-play-for-youth.html|title=Estée Lauder Makes a Play for Youth|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref> [https://www.tomford.com/ tomford.com] was launched on October 2006, initially only oferring descriptions of the brand's products and later on hosting an online store.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Verjee|first=Neelam|date=2006-10-26|title=Tom Ford brand launched online|work=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/319620215/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0140-0460|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> In April 2007, the first directly-owned Tom Ford flagship boutique opened at 845 Madison Avenue in New York City. In September 2010, Ford debuted his label's women's ready-to-wear collection at his Madison Avenue store. The event featured celebrity models such as [[Beyoncé]], [[Julianne Moore]], [[Lauren Hutton]], and [[Daphne Guinness]]. In November 2015, the house opened its Miami flagship boutique in that city's [[Miami Design District|Design District]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Miami staff|date=November 3, 2015|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/things-to-do/article224355600.html|title=Tom Ford’s Flagship Opens in Design District|newspaper=[[Miami Herald]]|access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref> In November 2017, it opened its first beauty store in [[London]].<ref name=wwd2017>{{cite web|last=Strugatz|first=Rachel|date=November 17, 2017|title=Tom Ford Beauty: On Track to Hit $1 Billion, Opening First Store|url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/tom-ford-beauty-on-track-to-hit-2-billion-opening-first-store-11051675/|website=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref> As of 2017, Tom Ford Beauty, owned by [[Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]], estimated $1 billion in sales.<ref name=wwd2017 /> {{As of|2020}}, Tom Ford was the major shareholder of Tom Ford International, holding 63.75% of the shares.<ref name=gabi>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=denwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA121|title=Digitalization in the Luxury Fashion Industry: Strategic Branding for Millennial Consumers|last=Cabigiosu|first=Anna|page=121|publisher=[[Springer Nature]]|year=2020|isbn=9783030488109|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Since its inception, the label has been criticized for using naked women in various advertising campaigns. Various journalists asserted that the ads were vulgar, sexist, or objectified women. One ad featured a nude woman holding a bottle of perfume between her legs. Another featured a naked woman ironing a man's pants while he read a newspaper. A separate ad was banned in Italy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wallis |first=David |date=June 4, 2012 |title=The Breast of Advertising: From Hooters to the cover of 'Time,' does the strategy sell or repel? |url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/breast-advertising-140889 |magazine=[[Adweek]] |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Allwood |first=Emma Hope |date=May 13, 2015 |title=Fashion v censorship: a history of banned ads |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/24720/1/fashion-v-censorship-a-history-of-banned-ads-miu-miu-tom-ford |magazine=Dazed |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stampler |first=Laura |date=April 10, 2012 |title=These Modern Ads Are Even More Sexist Than Their 'Mad Men' Era Counterparts |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/these-modern-ads-are-even-more-sexist-than-their-mad-men-era-counterparts-2012-4 |website=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff writers--> |date=April 25, 2008 |title=Italy gives the finger to latest Tom Ford ad |url=http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/italy-gives-finger-latest-tom-ford-ad-15947 |magazine=[[Adweek]] |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> Responding to criticism that he objectified women, Ford stated he is an "equal opportunity objectifier" and is "just as happy to objectify men". He argued, "you can't show male nudity in our culture in the way you can show female nudity" and pointed out that he did a male nude ad while at [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]] which was pulled from circulation.<ref name=hughes>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2015/mar/21/tom-ford-im-an-equal-opportunity-objectifier |title=Tom Ford: 'I'm an equal opportunity objectifier' |last=Hughes |first=Sali |date=March 21, 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name=cnbc>{{Cite news |publisher=CNBC International |title=Tom Ford's Penis Necklace Controversy {{!}} Tom Ford Interview |date=February 24, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtOBsZpkz8I |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, the brand released a product called the "Penis Pendant Necklace". The product caused some controversy, with Christians calling it offensive due to the pendant being shaped similar to a [[Christian cross]] or [[crucifix]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Tsjeng |first=Zing |date=December 15, 2014 |title=Christians outraged by Tom Ford cross-shaped penis necklace |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/22921/1/christians-outraged-by-tom-ford-cross-shaped-penis-necklace |magazine=Dazed |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sharkey |first=Linda |date=December 11, 2014 |title=Tom Ford's 18 carat gold penis necklace is now on sale – just in time for Christmas |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/tom-fords-18k-gold-penis-necklace-is-now-on-sale-just-in-time-for-christmas-9917939.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> Ford replied that "it was not meant to be a cross, it was a phallus" and "people read into things what they want to".<ref name=cnbc /> ==Tom Ford Beauty== === Black Orchid (2006) === Black Orchid was the first fragrance sold under the Tom Ford Beauty banner.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-10-25|title=Q1 2007 The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/466903284/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-24|website=Fair Disclosure Wire}}</ref> During his incumbency as Creative Director of [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]], Ford had developed a rare black orchid as the brand's new in-house flower.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sherwood|first=James|date=2001-09-11|title=How Gucci became hot property Yesterday, the fashion world witnessed the conclusion to a multibillion- dollar battle for control of Gucci. So what makes the label so desirable? James Sherwood reveals Gucci's not-so-secret weapon|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/311942981/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0951-9467|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Extract from the flower was used to produce a perfume, body cream and bath soap as part of YSL's Nu line.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bernadette|first=Morra|date=2001-10-11|title=Toronto was couture disposal site|work=[[Toronto Star]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/438349125/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0319-0781|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hybert|first=Jess|date=2001-10-24|title=Retail Therapy|work=[[Birmingham Post]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/323639203/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0963-7915|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Melissa Milrad|year=October 2001|title=Something Nu|volume=155|work=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]|issue=5259|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/220687225/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0040-9952|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Previous to launching Black Orchid, Ford had worked with [[The Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder]], signing a deal in April 2005 and releasing Youth Dew Amber Nude, the following fall, and Azure, in spring 2006.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Naughton|first=Julie|date=2006-07-28|title=Ford's Fully Plate: Stores, Films and Building a Beauty Brand|volume=192|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|issue=18|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231146904/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> On 27 February 2006, having already started his brand, Black Orchid, the name for Ford's new fragrance with Estée Lauder was made public.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-02-27|title=Ache for Orchids|work=[[New York Post]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/334352683/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=1090-3321|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Described as "a women's fragrance...full of surprises" by ''[[Women's Wear Daily]]'', its launch was planned for the following November, to be "beyond the parameters of a ususal fragrance launch."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nagel|first=Andrea|last2=Prior|first2=Molly|last3=Naughton|first3=Julie|last4=McIntyre|first4=Megan|date=2006-06-16|title=What Lies Ahead: form the Surprising Alliance Between Sephora and J.C. Penney to the Heightened State of Activity in the Mass Market Hair Category, the Second Half of the Year is Shaping Up to be Action-Packed and Highly Anticipated. Here, an Insider's Guide to the Season's Most Significant Goings-On|volume=191|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|issue=127|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231278790/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Black Orchid by Tom Ford Beauty, as officially named, and manufactured by Esteé Lauder, was finally released on 15 November.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Edgar|first=Michelle|date=2006-06-30|title=The Fall Frangrance Roundup|volume=191|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|issue=139|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231214072/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> On 24 July, Ford held one-on-one meetings with editors from elite fashion publications where he presented the fragrance, which was described as "the anchor of what will become the Ford flotilla of fragrance and cosmetics initiatives."<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-07-24|title=Fashion Scoops: Tom Weighs Anchor...Trans Europe Expess...Paris Encore|volume=192|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|issue=14|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231139994/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581}}</ref> [[Julia Restoin Roitfeld]], daughter of then-''[[Vogue Paris]]'' editor-in chief [[Carine Roitfeld]], was chosen on July 2006 as [[brand ambassador]] for the fragrance previous to its release.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Walden|first=Celia|author-link=Celia Walden|date=2006-04-27|title=Ford's Choice|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/321347553/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0307-1235|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Izzo|first=Kim|date=2001-07-27|title=Mum's the word in fashionBaby Bonus; Daughter as fashion accessory? It's inevitable when the style gene is passed on from mum|work=[[Toronto Star]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/439023256/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0319-0781|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Ford had described the younger Roitfeld as "exactly what beauty is to me."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Woolnough|first=Damien|date=2006-07-28|title=The Buzz|work=[[The Australian]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/357297120/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=1038-8761|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Later in the month it was announced that Black Orchid would be initially sold in a few upscale speacialty stores and would increase to a maximum of fewer than 300 by the following spring.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-09-28|title=Man in Black|volume=192|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|issue=18|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231141315/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> for the same time a launch of 12 unisex scents to be sold by perfumery store-in-stores inside the upcoming retail stores was also planned.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Colavita|first=Courtney|date=2006-10-25|title=Tom Ford Launches Website|volume=192|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|issue=87|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231236850/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Black Orchid had a reported $20 million global advertising campaign, with 15 million scented impressions produced, with a planned $40 million revenue in its first year,<ref name=":0" /> selling between $90<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Born|first=Pete|last2=Naughton|first2=Julie|date=2021-09-24|title=Tom Ford Launches Black Orchid|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231303707/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Fine|first=Jenny B.|date=2006-10-20|title=Black Magic|volume=192|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|issue=83|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231186682/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581}}</ref> to $135 for a bottle of eau de parfum,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Parnass|first=Alexandra|title=Find the Scent That Suits Your Style|pages=198-202|work=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|issue=3540|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/221433555/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0017-7873|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> and $600 for the perfume.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Morago|first=Greg|date=2006-11-19|title=Body; Fashion and Beauty|work=[[Hartford Courant]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/257040133/CEB73427154847F1PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=1047-4153|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Then president and CEO of Estée Lauder, [[William P. Lauder]], described the perfume as "the cornerstone of Mr. Ford's vision to bring more luxury into the world of fragrance."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-08-16|title=Q4 2006 The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/466904206/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-24|website=Fair Disclosure Wire|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> It was developed by having a grower create the darkest flower possible and then adding [[Black Truffle|black truffle]], lotus wood, [[Bergamot orange|bergamot]] and [[vanilla]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Horyn|first=Cathy|author-link=Cathy Horyn|date=2006-10-22|title=The Remix; Fragrances {{!}} New From Tom Ford|page=22|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/22/style/the-remix-fragrances-new-from-tom-ford.html|access-date=2021-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924172450/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/22/style/the-remix-fragrances-new-from-tom-ford.html|archive-date=2021-09-24|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Even though a woman's perfume, Ford allegedly told Estée Lauder executives that he wished the perfume smelled like "a man’s crotch."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Herz|first=Rachel Sarah|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92797/|title=Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward|publisher=[[CRC Press]]/[[Taylor & Francis]]|year=2011|isbn=978-1-4200-6726-2|editor-last=Gottfried|editor-first=Jay A.|location=[[Boca Raton, Florida]]|chapter=17.2 Brief History of Perfume|author-link=Rachel Sarah Herz|chapter-url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92802/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925000231/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92802/|archive-date=2021-09-24|via=[[National Institutes of Health]]}}</ref> Ford tracked down one of four existing black orchids through a Swiss orchid expert and a [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] grower.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=Menkes|first=Suzy|author-link=Suzy Menkes|date=2006-11-06|title=A creature of the night: Tom Ford bares his soul - Style & Design - International Herald Tribune|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/style/06iht-Ftom.3418619.html|access-date=2021-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924231529/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/style/06iht-Ftom.3418619.html|archive-date=2021-09-24|issn=1553-8095}}</ref> While it has been reported that the specific orchid that was used was the recherché dark orchid,<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=Singer|first=Natasha|date=2006-11-09|title=Tom Ford Black Orchid Is Ready for Its Close-Up|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/fashion/09ford.html|access-date=2021-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501053912/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/fashion/09ford.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin|archive-date=2018-05-01|issn=1553-8095}}</ref> Ford himself has stated that he holds the patent for the eponymous Tom Ford orchid, which was developed in Florida and he has described as "[m]aybe not completely black, but a deep, dark chocolate."<ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-11-13|title=The Transom|work=[[The New York Observer]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/333523471/CEB73427154847F1PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=1052-2948|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Black Orchid was launched on 2 November 2006 at the [[Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lomrantz|first=Tracey|last2=Takhtehchian|first2=Bahar|last3=DiLuna|first3=Amy|date=2006-11-02|title=Shop aholic. Your Guide to the City's Best Steals and Deals|work=[[New York Daily News]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/306082645/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|oclc=9541172|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> where Ford arrived to recommend strategies to the sales associates. Saks, as well as [[Neiman Marcus]] and [[Holt Renfrew]] stores, limited to a total of 50, started selling the fragrance on Sunday, 5 November.<ref name=":1" /> The night of the 2 November, an after-launch party occurred at [[Top of the Rock]], with celebrities such as [[Damon Dash]], [[Margherita Missoni]], [[Stavros Niarchos]], [[Zac Posen]], [[Julia Restoin Roitfeld|Julia Restoin-Roitfeld]], [[Carine Roitfeld]], [[Rachel Roy]], [[Donatella Versace]], [[Olivia Wilde]] and [[Rachel Zoe]] in attendance.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rush|first=George|last2=Molloy|first2=Joanna|last3=Huguenin|first3=Patrick|last4=Kinon|first4=Christina|date=2006-11-06|title=Dis-chord as Guitarist Shuns & Support|work=[[New York Daily News]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/306089337/CEB73427154847F1PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|oclc=9541172|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bravo|first=Richard|last2=Badia|first2=Alex|date=2006-11-13|title=A Belgian Banquet: Barney's Ftes Raf Simons in Style|volume=36|work=[[Daily News Record]]|issue=46|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/210812245/CEB73427154847F1PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> For the event, black curatins were installed at the venue and doused with the perfume.<ref name=":5" /> Upon release, [[Harper's Bazaar|''Harper's Bazaar'']] described it as possessing a "sensual and woody floral scent."<ref>{{Cite news|year=November 2006|title=Best Beauty|work=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|issue=3540|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/221415238/EC45D6A0109C4FC0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0017-7873|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> As part of [[Burberry|Burberry's]] 150th anniversary, the store sold Black Orchid Eau de Parfum in limited-edition black crystal [[Lalique]] bottles for £345.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lazaro|first=Clare|date=2006-11-04|title=Bestsellers, store news and top tips for the season ahead|work=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/319638533/CEB73427154847F1PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0140-0460|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The black, fluted glass bottle and cap and engraved gold plate label were described as reminiscent of black bottles such as thouse used for Narcisse Noir by [[Parfums Caron]], Soir by Perugia, Dans La Nuit by [[House of Worth]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=McCormack|first=Derek|date=2006-11-18|title=Make scents of the season|work=[[National Post]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/330656310/CEB73427154847F1PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=1486-8008|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The perfume bottle was photographed by [[Irving Penn]],<ref name=":4" /> while the December 2006 ''[[British Vogue]]'' issue contained a five-page [[gatefold]] depicting the fragrance.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Stephanie D.|last2=Conti|first2=Samantha|date=2006-11-06|title=Memo Pad: Take Two...Grand Dame|volume=192|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|issue=96|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/231298847/CEB73427154847F1PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-24|issn=0043-7581|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> For her part, Restoin Roitfeld was photographed "in an [[Classical Hollywood cinema|old-style Hollywood]] [[Glamour photography|glamour shot]], all red lipstick, dreamy hair and bedroom eyes."<ref name=":5" /> === Rose Prick (2020) === Inspired by Ford's private [[rose garden]], Rose Prick, was made from wild roses such as Rose de Mai, Turkish and Bulgarian roses, as well as other elements such as [[chypre]], Indonesian patchouli, and vanilla and [[Tonka Bean|Tonka bean]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|date=2020-03-08|title=Cult Product|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2373462403/7194C807452F41F0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-28|issn=0039-5218|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The perfume trademark was filed for registration at the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] on 30 May 2019, and first used commercially when the the fragrance was released on 29 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-26|title=USPTO ISSUES TRADEMARK: TOM FORD ROSE PRICK|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2464335863/7194C807452F41F0PQ/|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-28|website=[[Federal News Service]]|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> [[Fabrizio Freda]], Estée Lauder CEO, described it as "[combining] all rose floral with a little spicy tender."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-10|title=Estee Lauder Companies Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting - Final|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2463615261/7194C807452F41F0PQ/|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-28|website=Fair Disclosure Wire|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The fragrance, which has hints of "the rare Bulgarian rose, rose de mai, [[Sichuan pepper]], [[turmeric]], [[patchouli]] and tonka,"<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|date=2020-02-07|title=Cherish|work=[[Australian Financial Review]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2351420496/7194C807452F41F0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-28|issn=1444-9900|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> was released on February 2020,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Young|first=Sarah|date=2020-02-06|title=20 new beauty launches you need to know about this month|work=[[The Independent]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2352237967/7194C807452F41F0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-28|issn=0951-9467|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> at US $335<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|last=Shatzman|first=Celia|date=2020-08-11|title=The Best Fragrances of 2020|work=Women's Wear Daily|url=https://wwd.com/shop/shop-beauty/best-fragrances-1203691942/|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721230833/https://wwd.com/shop/shop-beauty/best-fragrances-1203691942/|archive-date=2021-07-21|issn=0043-7581}}</ref> (AU $480,<ref name=":7" /> £218,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fetto|first=Funmi|date=2020-02-23|title=Don’t wait for festival season for a neon glow|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/feb/23/funmi-fetto-beauty-spot-neon-fragrance-tom-ford-jo-malone-hair-mask-dolce-gabbana|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915012958/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/feb/23/funmi-fetto-beauty-spot-neon-fragrance-tom-ford-jo-malone-hair-mask-dolce-gabbana|archive-date=2020-09-15|issn=1756-3224}}</ref> €245,<ref name=":6" /> CAN $405)<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|last=Atkinson|first=Nathalie|date=2020-07-17|title=10 summery perfumes that offer a whiff of much-needed escape|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article-these-10-summery-perfumes-offer-a-whiff-of-much-needed-escape/|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206011258/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/article-these-10-summery-perfumes-offer-a-whiff-of-much-needed-escape/|archive-date=2020-12-06|issn=0319-0714}}</ref> for the 50 {{Abbr|mL|millimetre}} eau de parfum,<ref name=":7" /> while the 10 {{Abbr|mL|millimetre}} bottle sold for €64<ref>{{Cite news|last=Walsh|first=Rachel Marie|date=2021-02-09|title=Product Watch: Roses are a classic choice for Valentine's Day — here are 5 top picks|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/fashionandbeauty/arid-40216703.html|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206080425/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/fashionandbeauty/arid-40216703.html|archive-date=2021-02-06|issn=1393-9564}}</ref> and the 100 {{Abbr|mL|millimetre}} bottle for £325.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|last=Hooper|first=Camila|date=2020-12-23|title=The best luxury Christmas beauty gifts for 2020|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/wellness/best-beauty-christmas-gifts-2020-luxury-perfume-sets/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225174441/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/wellness/best-beauty-christmas-gifts-2020-luxury-perfume-sets/|archive-date=2020-12-25|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> The perfume is stored "in a matte, opaque, pink [<nowiki/>[[flacon]]] bottle [with] a matte black metal stamp," which has been described as "[having] the elegant, architectural look of a [[chessboard]]."<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-06-29|title=Tom Ford|work=Cyprus Mail|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2418056458/7194C807452F41F0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-28|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Rose Prick is also the name of a tie-in lip colour set, which was described by the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' as "wears effortlessly from day into night,"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tsang|first=Jacqueline|date=2020-12-15|title=Christmas beauty gift ideas: luxury cosmetics from Christian Louboutin, Tom Ford, Guerlain and more now available in Hong Kong|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3114003/christmas-beauty-gift-ideas-luxury-cosmetics-christian|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506124204/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3114003/christmas-beauty-gift-ideas-luxury-cosmetics-christian|archive-date=2021-05-06|issn=1563-9371}}</ref> as well as an eponymous $132<ref name=":11">{{Cite news|last=Belfiore|first=Emily|date=2021-01-20|title=The 16 Best Valentine’s Day Candles|work=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|url=https://wwd.com/shop/shop-beauty/best-valentines-day-candles-1234704067/|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411111231/https://wwd.com/shop/shop-beauty/best-valentines-day-candles-1234704067/|archive-date=2021-04-11|issn=0043-7581}}</ref> (£98)<ref>{{Cite news|last=McFarland|first=Jane|date=2021-02-07|title=Tickled pink: Romance isn't dead (yet). Avoid the overpriced clichés and spread the love with the most stylish of gifts|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2486933424/7194C807452F41F0PQ/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-28|issn=0956-1382|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> candle, described as having a "spicy floral scent."<ref name=":11" /> When released at [[Holt Renfrew]] in Canada, Rose Prick sold out in two days time.<ref name=":9" /> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' recommended it to individuals who usually do not have a preference towards florals,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-02-28|title=The 9 best beauty products to buy now, according to The Telegraph's experts|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/make-up/9-best-beauty-products-buy-now-makeup-skincare-experts-2021/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928142154/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/make-up/9-best-beauty-products-buy-now-makeup-skincare-experts-2021/|archive-date=2021-09-28|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> and called it "a lingering evening fragrance."<ref name=":10" /> While ''[[Women's Wear Daily]]'' called it one of 2020's top ten best fragrances.<ref name=":8" /> On the other hand, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' critiqued that its name had "more of an impression than the juice...what remains is a faint patchouli incense."<ref name=":9" /> === Other fragrances === In 2007, the Private Blend collection of fragrances were introduced by Tom Ford Beauty that featured more experimental and [[Niche perfume|niche]]-quality fragrances at a higher price point. Tom Ford has described Private Blend as his "own personal scent laboratory".<ref><nowiki>{{cite web |title=“Private Blend is my own personal scent laboratory.” {{|}} PRIVATE BLEND {{|}} TOM FORD |url=</nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEdWlivdR-s<nowiki> |website=YouTube |access-date=February 19, 2021}}</nowiki></ref> As of 2021, the Private Blend collection contains twenty three fragrances. At his Spring/Summer 2018 collection runway show, held in September 2017 as part of [[New York Fashion Week]], Tom Ford garnered media attention for unveiling a new Private Blend fragrance titled "Fucking Fabulous".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reed|first1=Sam|date=September 1, 2017|title=Tom Ford's New Fragrance Is "F—ing Fabulous"|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-fords-fucking-fabulous-perfume-1034571|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Tom Ford faced reluctance from Estée Lauder in naming the fragrance with Ford himself saying that "First of all, they didn’t even want to launch it" and that he had to insist on the name because "I knew it would be a hit with that name".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Darcella|first1=Aria|date=October 24, 2018|title=Tom Ford's Perfume Almost Didn't Get Its Fucking Fabulous Name|url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/tom-ford-fucking-fabulous-interview/|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=[[The Daily Front Row]]}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official|https://www.tomford.com/}} [[Category:American companies established in 2005]] [[Category:Clothing brands of the United States]] {{Eyewear retailers|state=collapsed}}{{Brand-stub}} [[Category:Clothing companies established in 2005]] [[Category:Clothing retailers of the United States]] [[Category:Companies based in New York City]] [[Category:Cosmetics brands]] [[Category:Cosmetics companies of the United States]] [[Category:Design companies established in 2005]] [[Category:Eyewear brands of the United States]] [[Category:Eyewear retailers of the United States]] [[Category:Fashion accessory brands]] [[Category:High fashion brands]] [[Category:Jewelry retailers of the United States]] [[Category:Online jewelry retailers of the United States]] [[Category:Perfume houses]] [[Category:Retail companies established in 2005]] [[Category:Shoe brands]] [[Category:Shoe companies of the United States]] [[Category:Watch brands]]'