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Gucci Goodbye


David Smith/IMG. Ph by Mert n Marcus for Gucci Men's fragrance F/W 03
How ironic is that at even as Tom Ford and Domenico De Sole reached a dead-end in their negotiations with Pinault Printemps, Tom Ford was entrenched in LA shooting the S/S 04 Gucci campaign. With speculation raging that Ford's exit will create a scenario where PPR will necessarily have to raid the LVMH designer stables for a suitable star, it's been a week of "batten down the hatches" at the rival luxury houses. In any case there is a suite of new Gucci models among us, including one of this season's most visible show girls. Given the turmoil, until the layouts hit the printers, our lips are sealed!

True Luxe


How perfect is Elsa Peretti's legendary "Padova" flatware for the upcoming round of holiday festivities? Previously saddled with a fatal association to the high-seventies style that Halston and his clique espoused, Peretti's Tiffany design is seeing a resurgence among young design-heads who love the clever- and literal- twist on the clean/minimal ideal. This is not your grandmother's silverware, though Padova does look even better and warmer when it's slightly tarnished.