Who knew Grayden Carter could get flustered? I'm guessing that he's thanking his lucky stars that he asked Tom Ford to be creative director for only one issue.
West Coast sources say the former Gucci designer's frequent fits and imperious manner during photo shoots have forced the magazine's battle-weary fashion stylists to take extreme measures. According to a source close to the L.A. set, Ford's finicky taste in designer labels has run his staff so ragged, they now remove the tags on all garments before Ford can see them. "It was getting comical," says our spy. "He would like a dress and then look at the label and send it back because he hates that particular designer. Eventually, somebody got the idea to just cut out all the labels so he couldn't tell what was what." Meanwhile, back in New York, sources say editor Graydon Carter is getting concerned. "Graydon's a conservative guy, and Tom's out there telling people everyone in the issue's going to be naked and bringing in all these outside photographers who've never worked at VF.The magazine could use some fresh blood and a little jolt. Who knows, maybe the issue will actually be good.
Label Panic Hits VF Special [Page Six]
CommentOne
Tom Ford rocks!!! He's one of the best of the best. Tom Ford & Ralph Lauren are the best male designers. It's a cool ad if you see the rest. I think it's from Gotham Magazine.
smroxs says:
Give Tom Ford some credit. I'm pretty sure he would have a reasonable idea of who designed what article of clothing even if it didn't have a label. What a crock of shit. You ask me Tom Ford should be the editor of Vanity Fair, not "It's the end of irony, and I love Paris Hilton" Grayden Carter.