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Rachel Strugatz • November 27, 2024

Gwyneth’s 50 Shades of Grey

News, notes, and talmudic meditations on the new (and, in many ways, overdue) partnership between Gwyneth Paltrow and Cassandra Grey—and the “fixer” at the center of it all: Julia Hunter.

Lauren Sherman • November 25, 2024

Blazy Saddles

News, notes, idle gossip, and fresh reporting on the increasing likelihood that Bottega’s Matthieu Blazy is getting the Chanel job.

Lauren Sherman • November 21, 2024

The Pale Kering

News and notes on the De Sarno sitch at Gucci, Kering’s executive shuffle, and where Blazy might land.

Rachel Strugatz • November 20, 2024

Ordinary People

Deciem—and particularly its top brand, The Ordinary—was never a cookie-cutter Lauder business. Now, Nicola Kilner, the C.E.O. credited with holding it all together, is departing, and the company is feeling the growing pains.

Lauren Sherman • November 18, 2024

Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issues

The decision to release VF’s annual star-packed Hollywood issue three months early—before Thanksgiving!—did little to quiet speculation about Roger Lynch & Co’s strategy to grapple with Condé’s rough ’24, an ongoing China problem, and expected layoffs.

Lauren Sherman • November 14, 2024

Arnault Boy Is All Grown Up

The LVMH succession drama heats up as 32-year-old Alexandre—last seen at the Trump rally at MSG—leaves Tiffany for the mothership’s booze business, where his celebrity connections and brand building could prop up a lagging division desperately in need of reinvention.

Rachel Strugatz • November 13, 2024

The Lauder Blood Sacrifice

After being passed over for the C.E.O. job, and as she exits her family’s storied beauty company, Jane Lauder took a sharpened eyeliner pencil to her cousin William in a leaked letter calling for his ouster from the board. Is this a petty family skirmish, an overdue governance change, or the first salvo in a new era at the historic beauty company?

Lauren Sherman • November 11, 2024

King Richard

When Gap Inc. chief Richard Dickson landed at the company, he was goaded by a former executive to “fire everyone.” Now, just over a year into his tenure, he’s stripping management layers and acting on long-anticipated exits. Plus, updates on Behnaz Ghahramani, Zac Posen, and more San Francisco treats.

Lauren Sherman • November 7, 2024

Vuitton’s Retro Trick & Gucci’s New Story

News and notes on the goings-on at LVMH and Kering—the troubles at Dior, Kim Jones rumors, LV’s revival of the Murakami collab, and Gucci’s new comms strategy. And whether any of it even matters if Trump’s tariff policy is fully realized.

Rachel Strugatz & Lauren Sherman • November 6, 2024

Beyond Goop and Evil

Gwyneth’s eternally unprofitable startup is facing yet another crisis, with a flailing beauty brand, a third round of layoffs, and a founder who’s realizing the limits of building a brand around her own personality. Will Goop ever locate an exit?

Lauren Sherman • November 4, 2024

A Cold Day in Chanel

On the brink of restructuring, the House of Lagerfeld is homing in on a new creative director, too. Will the Wertheimers choose Hedi, make it work with Marc Jacobs, bet on golden boy Pieter Mulier, recruit the Olsens, or opt for the brand manager route? Alas, in the end, there’s only one Kaiser…

Lauren Sherman • October 31, 2024

Arnault in the Garden of Good and Evil

Alexandre Arnault is still trying to figure out how to navigate a divided America—from working with Bey & Jay to slinking into Trump’s disgraceful Garden party. But will any of this help him crack the code on accessible luxury and elevate himself in his father’s eyes?

Rachel Strugatz • October 30, 2024

The Last Lauder

Jane, an ELC exec and a runner-up to replace departing C.E.O. Fabrizio Freda, has announced she’s stepping back from the company her grandmother built, along with her cousin William Lauder. How will this notably un-familial succession drama, and the new reign of Stéphane de La Faverie, scramble the company the Lauders are leaving?

Lauren Sherman • October 28, 2024

Life After the Tapestry-Capri Annulment

There are rarely any redos when a proposed corporate marriage of this magnitude fails to make it to the altar. Alas, Plan B doesn’t look good for Capri, and even worse for Michael Kors.

Lauren Sherman • October 24, 2024

The Fall of an Abercrombie It Boy

The whole, gross Mike Jeffries sex-trafficking scandal offers the chance to revisit the era when Victoria’s Secret’s parent company owned Abercrombie & Fitch, and whether former owner Les Wexner prematurely exited the company to distance himself from the only C.E.O. he couldn’t control.