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Article: WILL SLIMANE STAY AT DIOR HOMME?(Hedi Slimane)
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- WWD
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- July 9, 2003
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NEW YORK -- Gucci Group isn't the only conglomerate dealing with contract issues, as reports surfaced this week in Paris that Hedi Slimane is apparently unhappy with ongoing negotiations to renew his role as the designer of Dior Homme and might walk away from his employment with the LVMH Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton-owned brand.
Slimane, who was already a hot property when he signed with Dior in June 2000, has since cemented his reputation as one of the most influential talents working in men's wear today.
His critical success has been both enormous and somewhat controversial, as a number of high-profile female customers -- Shalom Harlow in a Vogue ...