Designer Tom Ford tells how he loves to challenge his audience with his designs and singer Cheryl Cole tells how she wants her luxurious and comfortable shoe range to “feel expensive”…
The former Gucci creative director says he likes to shock with his creations but insists he only does it if it’s justified. He said: “I’ve always enjoyed getting a reaction. I’m still provocative – but I don’t provoke just to provoke. I usually do something to challenge people to think about it.” Tom – who recently released his own range of perfumes and cosmetics – also says it’s important to be flexible when creating clothes. He said: “You just start with one direction, then, in a fitting, you think, ‘This isn’t working’, and you tear a sleeve off – and that’s what makes it modern and original.” While a lot of models wear his clothes, Tom says many women could don his creations. He told Britain’s InStyle magazine: Most pieces could flatter someone with curves. Some full-figured women feel they need their bodies. I say accentuate your bust and hips; curves are beautiful. Have a full-length mirror, so you can ask yourself, Do you like the way I look?’ If you’re petite, ask, ‘Is this cutting me in half?’ Also invest in Spanx! With a great undergarment, clothes will drape well.”
The 28-year-old singer recently unveiled her debut shoe range for website Stylistpick, and she admits she knew exactly what she wanted to achieve when creating the collection. She said: “I tried to combine luxury and comfort. All the high shoes are really padded and cushioned so they feel expensive of the foot – it was my thing to try to find a pair of gorgeous high shoes that you could wear as long as possible.” However the stylish star admits she does not have problems with shoes of any sort because she has spent so long wearing them. She told Britain’s Grazia magazine: “I can walk in heels of any height and I can dance in them, because I’ve just been doing it for so long. “As a kid, I was a ballet dancer and I always had really sore toes. I had to have them broken and re-straightened, which sorted them out, but because I’m quite small, to me, getting dressed is all about heels. “I have another pair of Louboutins that are cripplingly painful but I’m trying to ease myself into them gently, wearing them for a few minutes every now and again.”