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Article: HEDI SLIMANE READY TO CONSIDER OPTIONS.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- September 10, 2003
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PARIS -- Hedi Slimane's phone is likely to start ringing a lot more.
He may be more committed than ever to Dior Homme, having renewed in July his employment contract with the French house and expanded his responsibilities to men's fragrance and cosmetics. But WWD has learned that Slimane, one of the most acclaimed fashion talents of his generation, is otherwise free to pursue women's wear or any other design project he pleases, conceivably from furniture to automobiles.
"I'm not exclusive anymore at Dior; it's a major change," Slimane said in an interview, revealing for the first time select details of his three-year contract. "I'd like to do ...