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Creative Director Peter Hawkings Exits Tom Ford

The longtime deputy and sucessor of the luxury label’s founder has left the business just one year after a takeover by Zegna and Estée Lauder.
Peter Hawkings walks the runway at the Tom Ford fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024
Creative director Peter Hawkings is exiting Tom Ford just one year after a takeover by Zegna and Estée Lauder. (Getty Images)
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Peter Hawkings, longtime deputy of Tom Ford who took over as the brand’s creative director in 2023, has exited the business, Estée Lauder Companies said in a statement Monday. A successor will be announced in the “near future,” the company said.

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Robert Williams
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Robert Williams is Luxury Editor at The Business of Fashion. He is based in Paris and drives BoF’s coverage of the dynamic luxury fashion sector.

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