If you think New York had its intrigues with the timely (or untimely rather) firing of Lars Nilsson immediately following his fall/winter 2003 show for Bill Blass…I have a better one for you. I have heard from a very very reliable source, that there is a rumor floating around Paris that “Tom Ford is close to out at YSL and Lou Lou de la Falaise is being considered.” Lou Lou of course, would have been an obvious choice from the beginning, with her contacts, close association to Yves, and her incredible personal style, of course. Interestingly, she recently launched her own eponymous collection……stay tuned!