Two months in the past, I obtained a tip from a well-placed supply in Milan that… Peter HawkingTom Ford's artistic director, was exterior and so? Hedi SlimaneCeline designer, was inSlimane's element appeared exaggerated to me (he's too costly, amongst different issues), however I wasn't stunned to be taught that one thing was taking place at Tom Ford, that the designer and Domenico De Sole had bought to Estée Lauder for $2.eight billion in 2023. In spite of everything, it was only a week earlier than FordHe himself had introduced a Antonio Vaccarello-for-Yves Saint Laurent, a velvet jacket for the Met Gala, a not-so-subtle dig at Hawkings, a protégé who had designed menswear beneath his route for nearly 25 yearsrelationship again to his days at Gucci. Ford had additionally fastidiously chosen Hawkins will succeed him within the design of his trend collections.
My supply was partly proper. A 12 months after Hawkings received the job, he was fired, as I reported on Friday. The information was formally introduced on Monday earlier than the opening of the U.S. markets, the place each Estée Lauder Corporations, which owns Tom Ford, and Zegna Group, the operator of his trend enterprise, are listed. Sadly, the press launch didn't provide far more than the standard verbiage a few “successor” to be named “within the close to future.” I used to be informed new designer can be appointed. has The selection has been made, however I can’t verify if the contract has been signed. (Everyone knows that these items will not be official till they’re signed) official.)