'Air Mail' Publishes Posthumous Column by Richard Buckley Recounting His First Date with Tom Ford
Photo: Larry Busacca//WireImage Richard Buckleylooked back at his first date with husbandTom Fordin the last piece he wrote before his death. Earlier this month, Buckley, a renowned fashion editor and journalist, “died of natural causes after a long illness” Ford’s representatives previously revealed in a statement. He was 72. Writing forAir Mail’s “The Better Half” column— which sees couples pen love letters about their significant others — Buckley opened up about the pair’s first date in the mid-’80s and how he initially doubted Ford’s optimism in regards to his career....