Tom Ford’s beloved husband Richard Buckley died peacefully at the couple’s Angeles home on Sunday night the 72-year-old fashion journalist died from natural causes after a long illness in a statement from ford’s representatives
it read it is with great sadness that tom ford announces the death of his beloved husband of 35 years Richard Buckley Richard passed away peacefully at their home in Los Angeles with tom and their son jack by his side
the statement added for 60 met Buckley in 1986 at a fashion show and the pair eventually wed in 2014shortly after same-sex marriage was legalized in the united states Richard who underwent surgery
for throat cancer in 1989 was said to have grown up in the states France and Germany before attending the University of Maryland in Munich Richard was a fashion journalist and worked for publications like
new york magazine women’s wear daily vanity fair Mirabella Italian vogue and vogue home international where he served as the editor-in-chief the couple also shared residences in London Richards native
new york and tom’s Santa Fe hometown Richard was last pictured on September 13 serving honorary duties at the met gala alongside Billie Eilish Naomi Osaka Neko Wintour adam mystery Timothee Chalamet and Amanda
Gorman tributes have begun to pour in for the fashion journalist following the news of his death Susan Kirschbaum penned it is with profound sadness that I have learned of the death of Richard Buckley
I had the pleasure of real-time with him after meeting at an oscar picnic he had me in stitches so Ryan intelligent true gentleman condolence at tom ford r.i.p dear Richard derrick Washington commented
so sorry for your loss but happy for your love atom ford and back congratulations on 35 years of love charlotte Grendel wrote rip Richard condolences to tomtom opened up
about the couple’s relationship in an unearthed interview and declared it was love, at first sight, it was literally one of those things it was literally love at first sight he told people the first time
I can remember seeing his eyes it freaked me out the continued I really could almost not look at him there was something in his eyes that said literally the rest of your life was wonderful but very scar your
eyes locked and within a month we were living together and we have been together ever since even after three decades ford said he could vividly remember the first time he met Buckley two were riding
in an elevator together and it d-i-d-n-t takes long for their connection to become clear by the end of the ride tom said he knew he would spend the rest of his life with Richard by the time that elevator landed on the ground floor I thought you’re the one that’s it clicks sold he said it was literally love at first sight you