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Where did Tom Ford start Tom Ford's career?
When interviewing for jobs after graduation.
Where did he get a job after graduation?
Ford called American designer Cathy Hardwick every day for a month in hopes of securing a job at her sportswear company.
Did he get a job there?
Ford worked as a design assistant for Hardwick for two years.
What did he do after that job?
In 1988, Ford moved to Perry Ellis, where he knew both Robert McDonald, the company's president, and Marc Jacobs, its designer, socially.
What did he do at Perry Ellis?
He worked at the company for two years, but grew tired of working in American fashion.
Did he move to Europe?
For an American designer to move to Italy to join a company that was far from being a brand would have been pretty risky.

Question: How did things go in Europe?
Self-contained rewrite: How did things go in Europe