What finally persuaded Tom Ford, the Sultan of Swank himself, to join every other designer selling sneaks? Men started spending Fordian levels of cash on them, and he found a way to raise the high-end even higher. "I swore I would never make a sneaker until I found a way to make one that stayed true to the quality that people expect from our products," T.F. tells us. Each pair of Air Ford-ans requires more than a week to construct. The leather is taken from the most prized layer of the hide, and is hand-tanned to feel super supple. "It's the exact same process we use with our dress shoes," Ford says.
