Tom ford sa, stylized as tom ford, is an Italian-American luxury fashion house founded by fashion designer tom ford in 2005. It is known for its luxury suites and products. In 2004, tom ford departed his role as creative director at Gucci that he had been in since 1994. Ford founded his own "tom ford" brand in April 2005. The tom ford brand concept began in 2004 with the launch of a cosmetics line followed by an eyewear collection. In 2005, he launched "tom ford estée lauder collection" of cosmetics for estée lauder. In November 2015, the brand opened its flagship store in Miami design district. in November 2017, it opened its first beauty store in London. As of 2017, tom ford beauty, owned by estée lauder, estimated $1 billion in sales. As of 2020, tom ford was the major shareholder of tom ford international, holding 63.75% of the shares.