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Hedi Slimane Goes to YSL
Though Hedi Slimane was rumored to be taking the reigns at YSL from the very beginning–even before Stefano Pilati officially left the company–we didn’t get official confirmation until a few weeks later. At the time, PPR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer François-Henri Pinault said, “As one of the most important French fashion houses, Yves Saint Laurent today possesses formidable potential, which I am confident will be successfully harnessed and revealed through the vision of Hedi Slimane.”