roi007 wrote: This is not the style of Tom Ford's shoes

It definitely fits his style. Tom Ford sells a lot of classic-style shoes, though his are made in Italy. He also prefers a taller heel. With all his English-influenced suits I could see him switching to an English manufacturer. I don't think Tom Ford would rebrand C&J because it's not the best shoe out there. It's one of the best but not the best. I saw Tom Ford speak last week and he talked about only being interested in the best of everything. Edward Green would be more likely for him to rebrand. But he could have C&J make shoes for him to higher specs than usual. Brooks Brothers has shoes made by C&J to a level in between their benchgrade and handgrade shoes.

If the C&J shoe isn't the one, it's will be good alternative. We will have no proof until we are officially told, so it's premature to confirm it.