One year ago, Tom Ford presented a collection which openly referenced his Gucci years. For those of us, who grew up and discovered fashion through Ford’s inimitable coalition between minimalism and sex at Gucci in the late 1990s and early 00s, Wednesday’s show was pure nostalgia.
The ruched mini dresses, the nude and dusty palette, transparent long-sleeved tops, second-skin bustiers, and lace ornamented delicately on hems easily brought his sleek lingerie-as-eveningwear Gucci glamour back to life. Not to mention the shiny, silvery and slightly lilac men’s suits, which filled the teenage dreams of yours truly circa 1999.
Below is the collection