What finally persuaded Tom Ford, the Sultan of Swank himself, to join every other designer selling sneaks? Men started spending Fordian levels of cash on them, and he found a way to raise the high-end even higher.
"I swore I would never make a sneaker until I found a way to make one that stayed true to the quality that people expect from our products," T.F. tells us. Each pair of Air Ford-ans requires more than a week to construct. The leather is taken from the most prized layer of the hide, and is hand-tanned to feel super supple. "It's the exact same process we use with our dress shoes," Ford says. Now it's only a matter of time until you're mowing the grass in your wingtips and saving your "dress" sneakers for special occasions.
High-tops, $990, and low-tops, $790, by Tom Ford. Available at tomford.com
Source: gq.com BY MARK ANTHONY GREEN
High-tops, $990, and low-tops, $790, by Tom Ford. Available at tomford.com
Source: gq.com BY MARK ANTHONY GREEN
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