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The ultimate fashion industry bible, offering incisive reportage on all aspects of the business and its biggest players. Anchored by preeminent fashion journalist Lauren Sherman, Line Sheet also features Rachel Strugatz, who delivers unparalleled intel on what’s happening in the beauty industry, as well as Malique Morris and Sarah Shapiro, who both write about brick-and-mortar, D.T.C., and more.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Lauren Sherman & Rachel Strugatz
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April 28, 2025
More Saks Global Fallout & The “Boy Smells 2.0” Scandalette
A punchy analysis of the Saks Global debt debacle, the beauty industry’s micro-drama du jour, the Met Gala sponsors left out in the cold, and more.
Lauren Sherman
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April 28, 2025
Barneys in the Bardo
The late, great New York department store lives on—well, sort of, and in name only, really, inside a few Saks stores, a gated community in Tulum, and a 2010s zombieland in Tokyo. Efforts to resurrect the brand have sputtered and failed, and maybe for good reason, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying.
The Mytheresa-YNAP Shake-Up & Frankel’s Vera Wang Boomerang
A roundup of fashion industry intel: Notes on the frenzied (and surprisingly overlooked) C-suite reorg at LuxExperience, the rise of Danielle Frankel’s bridal dress empire, the departure of J.Crew’s longtime top merchant, and more.
Pinault Man’s Land
The luxury behemoths LVMH and Kering may be able to weather Trump’s tariffs—the ultra-rich aren’t going anywhere—but more pressing challenges, including a glut of stores, Gucci’s uncertain future, and luxury no longer being cool, are complicating the picture.
Lauren Sherman
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April 23, 2025
Kamala Met Gala Chatter & ‘Vanity Fair’ Micro Updates
A fresh batch of fashion industry intel: Notes on Kering’s disappointing Q1, Vanity Fair’s E.I.C. shortlist, Saks Global’s new headache, and an intriguing potential Met Gala appearance.
Lauren Sherman
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April 21, 2025
The Line Sheet Mail Bag: Spring Breakers Edition
Your burning fashion industry questions—on Olivier Rousteing’s future at Balmain, Tory Burch’s runway strategy, whatever happened to Donna Karan, and much more—finally answered.
Nikeology
A frank conversation with retail analyst Simeon Siegel about the current anxiety and uncertain future of Nike, as the storied sneaker brand works to win back mindshare within our disintegrating monoculture.
Lauren Sherman
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April 14, 2025
Louis Vuitton’s Texas Blues & Lululemon’s Pocket Deal
Notes on the drama swirling around Louis Vuitton’s Alvarado, Texas production facility, an unscientific power ranking of the best Alo competitors, and fresh insight into the Vanity Fair “global editorial director” sweepstakes.
Lauren Sherman
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April 14, 2025
Key Performance Metrick
Since last year’s Saks-Neiman marriage, Saks Global C.E.O. Marc Metrick has become the company’s convenient villain, blamed for withheld payments, layoffs, and store closures. Herewith, Metrick explains himself as he steers Saks Global through a rocky merger.
‘VF’ Search Diaries & Chiuri’s Dior Swan Song
Notes on the latest developments in Vanity Fair’s post-Radhika leadership search, and the European chatter surrounding Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior afterlife. Plus, the most important creative director move nobody is talking about.
