For those of you who have been wondering about Tom Ford designing womenswear, we can confirm that the rumor is true. The former creative director for Gucci, Tom Ford, has confirmed that he will return to designing womenswear and according to Ford the launch date for the new line will be around Fall 2010. Ford is saying that he and his business partner Domenico de Sole is currently looking out for financing at an estimate of at least $50 million for the project to get off the ground.
“Financing is extremely expensive right now, so if we find financing in the right situation we’ll be able to start soon. If we don’t, we may have to wait a while,” Ford tells WWD. “You know it will take me 18 months when I start, because I have to hire the team, find the factories, put everything together and then get the stores ready so there’s a place for these clothes.”
Even though this feels very far away, I have a feeling this line could come out to be new fashion success. We’ll continue to follow up on this story. What do you think of Ford launching a womenswear line?
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