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Alexandra Leclerc f1 grand prix miami
Sarah Shapiro June 16, 2026
Despite geopolitical tensions and slowing growth in Europe, luxury consumers are treating economic anxiety as someone else’s problem. Exclusive new data reveals what these shoppers are buying—and why a demographic shift could be the industry’s salvation.
lingerie 2002
Sarah Shapiro May 8, 2026
The luxury lingerie market has become fashion’s strangest white space, with women spending four figures on handbags, shoes, and skincare still finding themselves under the fluorescent lights at Nordstrom when they need a beautiful, exquisitely made, everyday bra.
kendall jenner therabody led mask
Sarah Shapiro May 1, 2026
Clean beauty is out, and algorithm-driven glam is in—where $25 blushes, influencer flywheels, and TikTok-fueled impulse makeup hauls beat virtue signaling, while $500 LED masks capture the real margin.
Sabrina Carpenter coachella
Sarah Shapiro April 17, 2026
News and notes on which brands won Coachella’s first weekend, the recent resale trends gaining traction, and early reactions to the newly launch WYouth magazine.


Erik Nordstrom, Pete Nordstrom, Jamie Nordstrom, Chris Wanlass
Sarah Shapiro April 14, 2026
A year after going private, Nordstrom looks financially disciplined—so why are they bringing in British basics brand Marks & Spencer?
Kaia Gerber Leset Kyoto Carpenter Pant
Sarah Shapiro April 10, 2026
Exhale, everyone—easy pants have quietly become the spring uniform for the GLP-1 era, paired with higher-end shoes, bags, and jackets to assert individuality and a hint of liquidity.
Richard Dickson
Sarah Shapiro April 3, 2026
Once a respected, middle-market power player and sentimental benchmark of suburban childhoods, Banana Republic is now a well-marketed, slightly adrift mall brand still searching for a signature—and a reason to matter.
street style drawstring pouch bag
Sarah Shapiro March 30, 2026
News and notes on the luxury brands outperforming on the sales floor, shifting consumer behavior at malls, and the commercial ascent of small bags and pouches.


Alison Loehnis
Sarah Shapiro March 24, 2026
Alison Loehnis spent a career as a retail and luxury executive. Lately, she’s stumbled into a side hustle as an honest-to-god, affiliate-link-slinging fashion influencer. Who said there’s no future in multichannel?
alo yoga
Sarah Shapiro March 20, 2026
By hiring ex–Miu Miu C.E.O. Benedetta Petruzzo, Alo co-founders Danny Harris and Marco DeGeorge may be making a bid to reorient their privately held, billion-dollar-plus athleisure company.
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