Tom Ford is a Texas-born fashion designer who has recently made the remarkable move to Hollywood director. Born in 1961, Ford moved to New York to study Art History at New York University, but dropped out after a year to begin working at fashion houses, working his way up to becoming Creative Director of Gucci by 1994. Gucci were virtually bankrupt at the time of his appointment but he oversaw a 90% increase in sales within a year. He now runs his own fashion house, and directed the highly successful Oscar-nominated A Single Man in 2009. In terms of perfume, his best-selling line is Black Orchid, a modern and sensual scent.