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Les Wexner
FASHION March 21, 2024
News and notes about all the Les Wexner protégés, and private equity behemoths, quietly angling to resuscitate Victoria’s Secret.
Antoine Arnault, Bernard Arnault, Barneys
FASHION March 18, 2024
The macro convulsions in luxury—consolidation, tremendous profit generation, preparation for an inevitable decline—are all wrapped up in what’s happening uptown right now with the old Barneys New York building.
ashley merrill
FASHION March 14, 2024
A financial postmortem on the implosion, bailout, and sudden demise of the indie millennial athleisure brand.
mike ashley
FASHION March 11, 2024
Notes on the dreadful Matches bankruptcy, announced just three months after the Frasers Group acquisition, and what it means for the broader Matches–Farfetch–Net-a-Porter Axis of Incompetence.


emma stone
FASHION March 7, 2024
The movie business may be in decline, but the celebrity dressing business is only getting bigger, more professionalized, and more complex. And the brands have never been thirstier for influence or market share.
Balenciaga Paris Fashion Week
FASHION March 4, 2024
More news from my Paris romp—Balenciaga, Loewe, McQueen, and more; the front-row drama, and the behind-the-scenes chatter.
meghan markle jamie mizrahi
FASHION February 29, 2024
Some news: Meghan Markle is teaming up with Jamie Mizrahi to revamp her look, and probably her reputation, and presumably create some new optionality around her post-Spotify future.
paris fashion week undercover show
FASHION February 29, 2024
News and notes on the Paris swirl: the Dior of it all, Saint Laurent feedback, Courrèges, Undercover, the Americans, and more.


donatella versace Milan Fashion Week
FASHION February 26, 2024
Show notes and deal chatter from the sidelines of Milan Fashion Week: the return of Bally, Estée’s “vanilla” challenge, Donatella’s M&A headache, and the triumph of the Simons-Mulier-Blazy triumvirate.
Miuccia Prada Raf Simons
FASHION February 22, 2024
Thoughts, observations, gossip, and news on the Milano shows and rumor mill.
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