10 things you must know about Hedi Slimane

Slimane was born in 1968.

Slimane doesn’t do pre-show interviews.

Slimane allows almost no one to visit his atelier on Rue François 1er in Paris.

Slimane claims his old “faux-hawk” hairstyle was created by accident, but that he purposefully got rid of it after he saw a desk clerk at a hotel in Prague with one.

Slimane eats baby food and took pills to gain weight.

Slimane installed 200 speakers in his atelier’s ceiling when he came on board at Dior.

Slimane can’t drive, though he would like to learn. Instead, he keeps a car and driver on call around the clock, in case he decides to go out searching for models in the early-morning hours. The car is a Jaguar, and the driver wears Dior.

Slimane’s note cards feature his name printed in the center of a white card, in Helvetica type, with horizontal lines scribbled above and below.

Slimane wants to learn how to surf.

Slimane considered leaving Dior in 2003.

Credit: Article from fashionweekdaily.com that appear in The New York last year - when he was still at Dior.