UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   The Gary M. Lauder Revocable, Trust (1)
   c/o Gary M. Lauder
   ICTV Inc.
   14600 Winchester Boulevard
   Los Gatos, CA  95030
   USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   May 6, 2002
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
   EL
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  (X) 10% Owner  ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned                                                                           |
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1. Title of Security                       |2. Amount of          |3. Ownership    |4. Nature of Indirect                          |
                                           |   Securities         |   Form:        |   Beneficial Ownership                        |
                                           |   Beneficially       |   Direct(D) or |                                               |
                                           |   Owned              |   Indirect(I)  |                                               |
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Class A Common Stock                       |1,143,454             |D(2)            |                                               |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned                                                                             |
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1.Title of Derivative   |2.Date Exer-       |3.Title and Amount     |         |4. Conver-|5. Owner-    |6. Nature of Indirect      |
  Security              |  cisable and      |  of Underlying        |         |sion or   |ship         |   Beneficial Ownership    |
                        |  Expiration       |  Securities           |         |exercise  |Form of      |                           |
                        |  Date(Month/      |-----------------------|---------|price of  |Deriv-       |                           |
                        |  Day/Year)        |                       |Amount   |deri-     |ative        |                           |
                        | Date    | Expira- |                       |or       |vative    |Security:    |                           |
                        | Exer-   | tion    |         Title         |Number of|Security  |Direct(D) or |                           |
                        | cisable | Date    |                       |Shares   |          |Indirect(I)  |                           |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The full name of the Trust is: The Gary M. Lauder Revocable Trust u/a/d as
of August 10, 2000, Gary M. Lauder, Settlor.
(2) The reporting person acquired the shares of Class A Common Stock as a
distribution from the Separate Share Trust f/b/o Gary M. Lauder u/a/d
12/15/1976, created by Leonard A.  Lauder, as Grantor.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Gary M. Lauder
DATE
05/12/2002