<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1961</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Tom Ford is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On August 27, 1961, Tom Ford was born in Austin, Texas.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1984</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Graduates from Parsons School of Design</div><div class='timeline-text'>Ford graduates with a degree in architecture and fashion design, and then moves to New York City.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Designs for Gucci</div><div class='timeline-text'>Ford begins designing for the Italian fashion house Gucci, and becomes the company's Creative Director in 1994.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1998</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Launches Womenswear Line at Gucci</div><div class='timeline-text'>Ford launches his first womenswear line at Gucci, and the collection is widely praised by critics.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2004</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Establishes Tom Ford Brand</div><div class='timeline-text'>Ford establishes his own luxury menswear brand, which quickly becomes popular throughout the world.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2009</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Directs Film "A Single Man"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Ford directs his first film, "A Single Man," which stars Colin Firth and gains critical acclaim.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2015</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award</div><div class='timeline-text'>Receives the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the fashion world.</div></div></div>