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Pierre Bergé appointed him at Yves Saint Laurent in 1997 as Collections and art Director, and he relaunched YSL Rive Gauche Homme. He decided to leave the house in 1999, and was proposed to create his brand with the GUCCI GROUP. He was also proposed to join PRADA GROUP to design Jil Sander. He chose Christian Dior, and became the creative designer for men’s clothing at Christian Dior, and created the line and world of Dior Homme, for Christian Dior in 2000. In 2002, the Council of Fashion Designers of America named him the International Designer of the Year in New York. In 2003, he was appointed creative director for Christian Dior men`s fragrances, including Eau Noire, Cologne Blanche, Bois d`Argent, Dior homme, and Dior Homme Intense. He also created the first skincare lines for Dior, Dermo system. (In July 2007, Hedi Slimane decided to quit the house of Dior. In order to convince him to stay, LVMH proposed him to finance his own signature line. Negotiations lasted for 6.5 months.[citation needed] Slimane called them off in February. He made a statem), He is expected to debut a line of his own which will include womenswear. (Having a background in furniture design, fragrance, store design, and photography, Slimane is noted for the slim silhouette of his menswear. In addition to his work as a fashion designer, he has been involved in various other projects, including becoming ), Slimane is widely known to discover young and thin models for his fashion shows, and have recruited models in the streets of London, New York, and Berlin who fit within his criteria. Isaac Ferry, the son of rocker Bryan Ferry, made his catwalk debut at one of Slimane`s shows when he was 16 years old, among many young rock stars. He has started a large amount of careers in the model industry. (Slimane interest for indie rock started a whole movement in fashion. His silhouette and attitude have been adopted widely on a street level. He also started a few British bands, among them Eight legs, and These New Puritans), Hedi Slimane lives between Paris and Los Angeles. (Slimane was misquoted in many interviews as saying that he survives on a delicately balanced diet and prefers food that he doesn`t have to chew much. The mistake came from from a mistranslation: "baby food", means "comfort food" in French. He does not dri)
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