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PUFF DADDY'S GIRLS
SEAN COMBS looked straight to his fashion idol, Ralph Lauren, when searching for a designer for his long awaited women's line. The man once known as Puff Daddy has hired Max Wilson, who resigned from Polo Ralph Lauren in February after 11 years working on the women's collections. Wilson will now report to the rapper-turned-designer himself as he builds the womenswear faction into as impressive a retail force as the six-year-old, $450 million menswear label. "We're talking about clothes that are really sexy, stylish and versatile," Wilson told Women's Wear Daily. "Clothes that reflect my image of him. I see him as the new elegance. He represents a total lifestyle and women have been asking for these clothes for years." For Combs, who models his fashion business on the blueprints of companies such as Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, working alongside a Lauren executive is just another dream come true. Wearing a Lauren Purple Label tuxedo to accept his award for Menswear Designer of the Year, for which Lauren was also nominated, in June, he offered an anecdote about his early career ambitions. "I was in the Polo store saving my last bit of money to get me a Polo shirt, Ralph Lauren, and now I'm nominated with him," he said. "This is like the American dream. Ralph, you're still the sexiest man on the planet." Sean John womenswear will make up 40 per cent of Combs' autumn/winter 2005-6 show in February. (August 11 2004, AM)
SEAN COMBS looked straight to his fashion idol, Ralph Lauren, when searching for a designer for his long awaited women's line. The man once known as Puff Daddy has hired Max Wilson, who resigned from Polo Ralph Lauren in February after 11 years working on the women's collections. Wilson will now report to the rapper-turned-designer himself as he builds the womenswear faction into as impressive a retail force as the six-year-old, $450 million menswear label. "We're talking about clothes that are really sexy, stylish and versatile," Wilson told Women's Wear Daily. "Clothes that reflect my image of him. I see him as the new elegance. He represents a total lifestyle and women have been asking for these clothes for years." For Combs, who models his fashion business on the blueprints of companies such as Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, working alongside a Lauren executive is just another dream come true. Wearing a Lauren Purple Label tuxedo to accept his award for Menswear Designer of the Year, for which Lauren was also nominated, in June, he offered an anecdote about his early career ambitions. "I was in the Polo store saving my last bit of money to get me a Polo shirt, Ralph Lauren, and now I'm nominated with him," he said. "This is like the American dream. Ralph, you're still the sexiest man on the planet." Sean John womenswear will make up 40 per cent of Combs' autumn/winter 2005-6 show in February. (August 11 2004, AM)
