In Search of Tom Ford Eyewear.

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Every year or two and usually in the spring time I get the urge, or in this case nigh irresistible compulsion, to update my look. For the last eight years I have grown my dreadlocks unencumbered ala Lenny Kravitz circa 1997. My dreds are history. Well, soon to be. Much to my girlfriend’s dismay, I’ve decided to go leaner, tighter and more polished. I’ve decided on a look that’s less Rock and Roll and more professional.

To complete my transformation, I’ve decided to unleash my inner nerd. I am a psychology major, after all, and I have a deep love for all things techy. So, I’m going to let that version of Allen out of the box this year, however, I’ve got to do it with some degree of panache. That’s just my style. I just won’t be as customarily over the top. So, how am I going to express my inner geek, but with a modern, fashionable edge? I’ll do it with horn-rimmed glasses designed by Tom Ford, that’s how.

The hard part will be finding these puppies anywhere near Athens, Georgia. Ikue is going to New York City in two weeks. I may have to send her on an excursion to 845 Madison Avenue so I can make this happen. If like myself, you want to be all the nerd that you can be, but do it in a style that won’t repel any potential sex partners or make yourself the target of spontaneous ass whuppings or wedgies, may I suggest taking a look at Tom Ford for some horn rimmed specs that say “geek” but not “Revenge of The Nerds” geek. Other fashionable purveyors of nerdy but cool gear: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Burberry and Theory (of course). Definitely keep those guys in mind when you start working below the neck. More on that later.

Tom Ford.

Excuse Me, What's A Vagina Doing In The Tom Ford for Men Ad?

Okay, let me just go on record as saying I’m as much a fan of vagina as the next heterosexual male. I think hey serve an incredibly valuable function in all societies. No, I won’t list them because I don’t think I have sell people on the value of the vagina (vaginae don’t exactly need any P.R.). I would definitely describe myself as pro-vagina, however, I don’t really understand what one is doing in the ads for Tom Ford’s men’s cologne.

Is that what the cologne smells like? An oily, or worse, sweaty vagina? I’m not really sure who’d wear it if that was the case. Did they pull the bottle out of that woman? I’m not underestimating the power of the punani or trying to keep it down in any way. I just never thought I’d see one pitching men’s cologne. It would would make one hell of a sample strip. You know those little paper strips they spray the cologne on for you to take a whiff, you know what I mean. Hmm… you know, they may actually sell more product that way. Never mind, I’m straying.

Anyway, this is not a diss on Tom Ford, whom I love. What fashion victim doesn’t? I think he’s truly one of the greatest designers the world has ever seen. There were quite a few times when I lived of off instant noodles for weeks at a time just so I could buy his designs for Gucci and YSL. I’m just wondering what he was thinking when he signed off on this ad. I don’t know. maybe I’m just getting old. Although, I do hope

no matter how old I get I don’t lose my love and admiration for that particular part of the female anatomy. In any case, the ad certainly did get my attention, which I suppose all ads strive to do. To see other female body parts doing their bit to hawk Tom Ford’s cologne, hit the link below.

Tom Ford.