THE LATEST ARTICLES
FASHION
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June 8, 2023
Why Are Designers Becoming So Expendable?
A spate of high profile departures illustrate just how far we’ve come from the ’90s, when houses could afford creative talent more time to achieve success.
FASHION
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June 5, 2023
Hearst’s Au Revoir to Chloé
Richemont’s biggest fashion brand is still tiny compared to rivals. Perhaps the greatest challenge for Chloé was one that Gabriela Hearst couldn’t solve.
FASHION
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June 5, 2023
The End of the Edwardian Age
Edward Enninful’s “promotion” to an advisorship at British Vogue completes Condé Nast’s long-labored aim of global consolidation. It also ends an era and ensures that Anna Wintour will be the universe’s last real glossy editor-in-chief.
FASHION
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June 1, 2023
The Naadam Guy, the Death of Entireworld & LVMH Dreams
Notes on an evolving fashion business scandal.
FASHION
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May 29, 2023
Aurora James & the Dirty Business of Fashion Economics
In a candid conversation, the designer and activist discusses her big break, some financial lessons learned along the way, that A.O.C. dress and more.
FASHION
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May 25, 2023
What’s Going on at Supreme?
Supreme isn’t that big of a company, but its influence is gargantuan. So why was creative director Tremaine Emory’s life-threatening health scare largely overlooked by the press?
FASHION
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May 25, 2023
The Celebrity Styling Caste System
Yes, yes, styling can be a highly lucrative business, with a handful of top players on retainer for $200,000 per brand, and generating $5 million to $10 million annually. The reality for most stylists, though, is far less glamorous. Is now the time to mobilize?
FASHION
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May 22, 2023
The Chanel Spell
Gossip abounds and rumors swirl: Is Nicolas Ghesquière headed for Chanel? What are the Wertheimers really thinking? But the real story is a lot more complicated, if decidedly less sexy.
FASHION
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May 15, 2023
Scenes from the Tiffany-LVMH Marriage
Inside the rift between an Arnault heir and his top marketer, plus the Nike and Basquiat and Beyoncé of it all, as America’s greatest luxury brand merges into France’s biggest company.
FASHION
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May 8, 2023
Alessandro Michele Rumors Part 2: The Qatari Connection
While the fashion world awaits Michele’s next act, new details have surfaced regarding the Qatari royal family buying the long-dormant Walter Albini—with the express purpose of enlisting Michele to relaunch it.