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Article: TOM STEPS OUT; BARELY NOTICED FOR ITS SHOES BEFORE, YVES SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE UNDER TOM FORD HAS BECOME A SEXY FOOTWEAR FASHION LEADER IN 2002.
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- Footwear News
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- December 9, 2002
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The name Yves Saint Laurent has always conjured up images of elegant smoking jackets and sultry eveningwear. But footwear? The design house has had few shoes to boast of in its 40-year history. Or so it was until January 2000, when Tom Ford was installed as the creative director of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, following the acquisition of the brand by the Gucci Group.
It was not as if YSL footwear had never existed. When asked in an exclusive interview whether the house had been known as an accessories brand before he came along, Ford replied modestly, "Yes and no," adding he had found some "amazing" Saint Laurent shoes buried in the company's archives. But a ...