Madonna wore a double-breasted, tailored blazer with sharp lapels and matching high-waisted, wide-leg trousers. Her look was custom Tom Ford. Doechii Doechii ...

The first time Madonna tried the look on for Melssen and Ackermann and the Tom Ford team, the whole room knew it was the one. “Haider was standing next to me and the literal hairs on his arms ...

But if you want to know the difference between Mr. Ford’s Tom Ford and Mr. Ackermann’s Tom Ford, that sort of sums it up: Mr. Ford liked a logo jock strap.

Ford has been a leading lobbyist for the meticulous suit since before Mr. Smith was born. Last year, Haider Ackermann, a Colombian-born designer, was named the Tom Ford creative director.