Tom Ford doesn’t wear underwear. In fact, he’s notorious for going commando. But if you has thought that would stop the Texan-designer from producing a synonymous underwear line, you would be wrong. Just last year, the designer launched Tom Ford Underwear during his Autumn/Winter 2018 show, sending models down the runway in nothing but the collection, with matching socks, of course.

Perhaps it’s Ford’s fearless spirit that makes him just so damn good at what he does. Perhaps we should all be a little bit more like Tom Ford. All over the world, the designer has an established reputation as the best of the best. Everything Tom Ford touches turns to gold, from cosmetics, womenswear and men’s tailoring. If you have ever owned or encountered a Tom Ford garment, you would know it’s a sight to behold.

At the time of the launch, Ford told i-D Vice he wanted to apply the same vigour he puts into his extravagant evening wear and replicate it within men’s underwear.

“I thought, well women shop for special underwear when they’ve got a hot date, and know they’re going to get underdressed. So why shouldn’t a guy think, I’ve got a hot date tonight, I’m going to wear my silver metallic underwear,” he said, “you have to perform after you’ve worn silver underwear. It’s setting yourself up. Why not?”

You have to perform after you’ve worn silver underwear.