TV Fashion Watch: Martha Meets Tom Ford & Donna Karan
May 21, 2007
Martha Stewart is having two designers who looooove to talk on her show this week so set your TiVos. Tuesday morning, Tom Ford will be making Grandma Ford's pecan pralines with Martha as well as showing off his new men's collection. Ford is also the topic of a large profile by Vanessa Grigoriadis in this week's New York Magazine, where in addition to his usual smarmy dirty-talk, he admits to being a little stung by some of the press response to his new store, particularly The New York Times' Critical Shopper,
“It was a nasty article, and I was upset, of course,” says Ford. “Though, honestly, with something like a secret shopper, how do I even know for sure the man came into the store? But I will do better.” He sighs. “Maybe people who have known me as innovating in terms of silhouette or fashion are irritated in a way that I’ve chosen to play a different game, and not their game. We are running a business that’s not for everyone, and I’m not trying to be an asshole, but some people can’t afford it and maybe there is a sort of resentment about that.”
Or maybe the store is just oppressively pretentious.
It's always entertaining to watch a bloated ego in defense, and we could go on and on about what's wrong with the store, (well, we already have) but why bother? It's like complaining about Paris Hilton. Star power seems to win out in the end, and we will certainly be watching Martha tomorrow.
That's not all for La Stewart this week. Don't touch that dial because on Thursday she has a power-diva summit scheduled with Donna Karan. No word yet on what she has planned for the raw-food devotée, but we would expect some sort of fashion show as well. In any event, we imagine this collision of larger than life personalities would have to be entertaining on some level.
Tom Ford After Sex by Vanessa Grigoriadis (NYMag)
The Martha Stewart Show (Official Site)
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