The three-storied, 10 000 square-foot boutique, which will be packed with Ford’s ready-to-wear and made-to-measure clothing for men only, is planned to be open in November, 2006. The store will also display footwear, eyewear, accessories, fragrance and beauty line.

That will be Ford’s first clothing collection since his leaving the fashion house of Gucci. Reportedly it’s going to be ‘an old fashion haberdashery’ for those who don’t want to look too much of a fashion victim. The former creative director of Gucci will leave women in the cold, as he plans to design only for men in the nearest future.

The collection will be available solely in his store, which is to be placed on Madison Avenue (a perfect location for posh customers with the demands for the high quality). The famous clothing designer intends to expand worldwide within the next four years by opening his significant stores in London, Milan, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.

Mr. Ford’s comeback into the fashion industry was preceded by the debut of his signature fragrance and beauty collection and an eyewear brand in 2005, which were the result of his collaboration with Esteé Lauder and Marcolin Group. Today Mr. Ford deals with the Italian brand, Ermenegildo Zegna as well.

The American designer shows no intention to drop out of his interest in film directing after the launch of the boutique. In fact, Ford’s desire to make movies was an alleged cause of his legendary turnaround of the two most influential fashion houses in the world, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Now Tom Ford has a chance to prove his talent as an independent designer.

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