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Gucci Group was smart.
They saw what the potential was. And they offered McQueen a deal
he thought he couldn't refuse which was, "Here, we'll underwrite
your company "and give you 50% of the ownership." They had secret meetings so none of it would get back to Arnault and the LVMH people. They had no idea it was coming
until it hit them. I was quite adamant
when I talked to Tom that this was a one-man band
They saw what the potential was. And they offered McQueen a deal
he thought he couldn't refuse which was, "Here, we'll underwrite
your company "and give you 50% of the ownership." They had secret meetings so none of it would get back to Arnault and the LVMH people. They had no idea it was coming
until it hit them. I was quite adamant
when I talked to Tom that this was a one-man band
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Gucci Group was smart.
They saw what the potential was.
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And they offered McQueen a deal
he thought he couldn't refuse
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which was, "Here, we'll underwrite
your company
00:00:10.426 --> 00:00:12.929
"and give you 50% of the ownership."
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They had secret meetings
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so none of it would get back to Arnault
00:00:16.807 --> 00:00:18.015
and the LVMH people.
00:00:18.309 --> 00:00:21.108
They had no idea it was coming
until it hit them.
00:00:22.098 --> 00:00:25.108
I was quite adamant
when I talked to Tom
00:00:25.649 --> 00:00:27.697
that this was a one-man band.
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Movie Summary
The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.
