Ford is married to Richard Buckley (b. 1948), a journalist and former editor in chief of "Vogue Hommes International"; they have been in a relationship since meeting in 1986. The couple have a son, Alexander John "Jack" Buckley Ford, born in September 2012 via gestational surrogate. The family lived in Italy, where Ford moved from New York in 1990, and in London for 17 years. They live in his residences in New York, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, and London. Ford and Buckley have owned smooth fox terriers, which have appeared on the runway and in his film "A Single Man". Ford also has a nephew with whom he shares a strong bond named Alex Ford Davis, the son of his sister.