Tom began his career as a fashion designer in 2014. It took off when Tom started collaborating with Nigel Olsson, legendary drummer and vocalist for Elton John since 1969. Nigel wore a purple suit made by Tom for the 2023 headline performance with Elton at Glastonbury. Tom Cridland Clothing has been covered by the Financial Times, The Economist, Bloomberg, Forbes, The New York Times, The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Fortune, Inc, Fast Company, Esquire and GQ. Tom has also been interviewed on television channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, the BBC, Sky News and ITV.