On 3 June 2002, Slimane was presented with the "International Designer of the Year" award by the CFDA. Slimane made use of this notion in the generation of his 1st Dior Homme selection. In 2001, the Dior Homme boutique on 30 Avenue Montaigne reopened with a new "contemporary masculine thought" instilled by its designer Hedi Slimane. Historically, thirty Avenue Montaigne is the put the place Christian Dior showcased his very first selection.