Tom Ford debuts metallic men’s underwear collection
American, who refused to produce men’s undies for years, finally unveils first designs featuring metallic animal prints and seven skin tones
When you are Tom Ford, there are few fashion frontiers left to conquer.
So men’s underwear it was at his New York Fashion Week menswear show, on an army of otherwise unclad models showing off metallic animal prints and seven skin tones for his first collection of skivvies.
“I didn’t want to just crank out a bunch of underwear with my name on it,” the American said after his show, at which the made-in-Italy undies were his finale.
“I wanted to do something cool that didn’t exist and figured why can’t men have silver underwear?” “It’s all very Warhol.”
All those boxers and briefs in cotton and silk, shown as I, Tonya actor Sebastian Stan and singer Halsey sat on his front row, were paraded down Ford’s elegant runway while the designer himself went “commando”, (at least that is what he told AP).
I wanted to do something cool that didn’t exist and figured why can’t men have silver underwear
Ford said he usually goes without undies during the day and wore none at all for years, until his now five-year-old son came along and non-family members such as the nanny became fixtures in his home.
“Underwear, it gives you one extra layer and I’m very vain and I want to just be smooth,” he said. “But little kids get up in the middle of the night and I have to run down to his room. It helps if I have on some underwear.”