Even though Tom Ford shut down all social media pathways when showing his Spring 2012 collection at London Fashion Week, it’s not surprising in the least that the images of the clothes in some form still managed to make their way through the social networks. After all, the inter-beast is an all consuming organism that even a super human like Tom Ford can’t conquer - or can he? The semi-blurry camera phone photo of what is assumed to be the LFW model board meets the description of his collection and is filled with faces familiar to the runway de Ford. Reportedly leaked from Candice Swanepoel’s Twitter feed, this photo has left no traces on Twitter but is now making the rounds elsewhere on the web such as The Fashion Spot and NY Mag’s The Cut.
The leaked photo, which contains images of peasant blouses and belts that Guardian writer Jess Cartner-Morley said ‘fell a little flat’ and ‘seemed like a Guilty Pleasures version of Tom Ford.’ But if you think about it, the leaked snapshot could play heavily to Ford’s favor, regardless of his intentions. Much like a naked photo of a celebrity, it almost doesn’t matter what said celeb looks like when undressed. What is important however, is that people got to see something that they weren’t supposed to, which will always have its advantages. If the collection is dull, at least there’s something else to talk about and if the collection is spectacular, then here’s a little more hype to wrap around it. Let’s hope for Ford’s sake (and ours) that this leak is an example of the latter.
Text Tienlyn Jacobson
