The Billion-Dollar Name on the Lapel, the Lens and the Lipstick

Tom Ford, the brand rather than the man, has passed a billion dollars in business under the Estée Lauder Cos. umbrella. The figure is built on three legs at once: beauty, fashion and eyewear, each carrying the same two words in the same spare lettering. Few names manage to sell a fragrance, a suit and a pair of sunglasses with equal conviction, and WWD describes this one as a rare creature inside its parent company for exactly that reason. For anyone who has stood at a Palm Beach or Beverly Hills counter and noticed that the box, the frames and the jacket all speak in one voice, the number will not come as a shock so much as a confirmation. The next chapter, according to the report, is already being mapped.

With reporting from WWD.