The club's disco-era glamor would be a major influence on his later designs. He kept visiting Studio 54, where he realized he was gay. įord began studying interior architecture at The New School's art and design college, Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. Ford dropped out after a year, focusing on acting in television commercials. There he met Ian Falconer, who took him to Studio 54 for the first time. He moved to New York City to study art history at New York University (NYU). Īt age 16, he enrolled at Bard College at Simon's Rock, but quickly dropped out. Michael's High School and later moved to Santa Fe Preparatory School, from which he graduated in 1979. His family moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, when he was 11.
He rearranged furniture in the house at 6, and gave his mother feedback on her hair and shoes. He spent his early life in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, and in San Marcos, outside Austin. Thomas Carlyle Ford was born on August 27, 1961, in Austin, Texas, the son of realtors Shirley Burton (née Shirley Ann Thrasher) and Thomas David Ford (1932-2020). 2.2 Creative Director of Gucci and Saint Laurent.
