Tom Ford was on Fresh Air the other day discussing his new movie, A Single Man, with Terry Gross. He has some interesting things to say about fashion and creative direction as well, not suprisingly — click here to check it out.Tom Ford (photo by Richard Avedon)

Above and below (in no particular order) are some spreads from the excellent book that Rizzoli published several years ago chronicling Ford's time at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, including (after the jump) some of the more provocative images discussed in the Fresh Air interview.
Visit NPR.org for the podcast. More on A Single Man and Tom Ford at tomford.com.