Hedi Slimane London Birth of a Cult

Born in 1968 in Paris to an Italian dressmaker mother and a Tunisian accountant father, Hedi Slimane started making his own clothes at the age of 15, inspired by his mother. After a prestigious preparatory course in literature, followed by classes at the Ecole du Louvre art school, Slimane began his career as an assistant to menswear designer José Lévy. In 1996, he joined the menswear design team at Yves Saint Laurent; in less than a year he had risen to the position of Artistic Director. With Tom Ford's resurrection of the House of Saint Laurent, he decided his creative freedom was being compromised, and left to take charge of design and image for Christian Dior's men's ready-to-wear and accessories lines.Slimane, Hedi is the author of 'Hedi Slimane London Birth of a Cult', published 2006 under ISBN 9783865211699 and ISBN 3865211690.