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Article: REINVENTING SAINT LAURENT; TOM GETS READY.(Tom Ford)(Statistical Data Included)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- June 22, 2000
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LONDON -- Tom Ford settles into the backseat of a car and immediately buckles his seat belt. When his female dinner companion notes his prudence, he responds in two words, pointing first to himself and then to her: "Dodi, Diana."
Tom Ford leaves nothing to chance. Or as little as possible, in the high-stakes, change-a-minute world of fashion. So, not surprisingly, as his much-anticipated design debut for the house of Yves Saint Laurent looms near, his aura is one of total control. The Ford-Domenico De Sole managerial duo that turned Gucci from disaster to dynamo is now legendary, and everyone is waiting to see if the two, along with Yves Saint Laurent President ...