Peter Hawkings Is Leaving Tom Ford After Two Decades

This morning, Tom Ford parent company Estée Lauder announced that its current creative director, Peter Hawkings, will be leaving the brand. Hawkings took over for Tom Ford last year after over twenty years of working as the designer’s right hand. A successor has not yet been named, but the brand will show its Spring 2025 collection in its showroom in Milan this September.

Hawkings showed two ready-to-wear collections during his time as creative director. The first paid homage to the house’s founder and the radical, ultra-sexy vision he created at Gucci in the 1990s, while the second included pieces like classic navy peacoats with gold buttons, sinuous sequined dresses, and of course, Ford’s signature, tightly tailored, bodylicious suiting.

Hawkings spent over two decades at Tom Ford. In 2006, he became senior vice president of the label’s menswear collections and was able to grow that business into the enormous success it is today. When Ford decided to retire last year, he sold his namesake label to Estée Lauder Companies, while Italian luxury group Zegna also licensed the label’s fashion business. It’s been widely reported that Zegna aims to increase womenswear sales, which has historically lagged behind Ford’s wildly profitable fragrance, beauty, and eyewear collections.