New York Fashion Week 2023 tory burch
Lauren Sherman September 5, 2024
As Ari Emanuel and Silver Lake take Endeavor private, the operating assumption is that all the non-core assets (basically everything outside of live sports and representation) is on the table. A number of investors are kicking the tires on New York Fashion Week. But what are they actually buying? (Plus, some news on The Row mystery…)
gwen stefani blake lively lady gaga
Rachel Strugatz September 4, 2024
News, notes, and dish from the evolving front lines of the celebrity beauty sub-industry: Blake Lively’s drama-filled debut, Lady Gaga’s surprise comeback, and Gwen Stefani’s doubtful shelf-life.
Kristina O'Neill
Lauren Sherman September 3, 2024
Is there life for an editor-in-chief after the magazine industry effectively ends? Kristina O’Neill is trying to figure it out at newly relaunched Sotheby’s Magazine.
Simon Porte Jacquemus
Lauren Sherman August 29, 2024
After a few twists and turns, Simon Porte Jacquemus has emerged as the leading contender to succeed Virginie Viard as the heir to the House of Lagerfeld. He’s now preparing to present to the Wertheimers. (But there are some backup plans, too…)


Earlier this month, Givenchy released a “new and improved,” talc-free version of Prisme Libre, bowing to the clean beauty trend.
Rachel Strugatz August 28, 2024
Givenchy Beauty’s botched release of a “clean” version of its top-selling product carries a lesson for competitors and a headache for parentco LVMH.
Leslie Fremar
Lauren Sherman August 26, 2024
Kamala Harris has hired Leslie Fremar, stylist to Charlize Theron and Jennifer Connelly, to craft a low-key chic look that doesn’t scream elite.
kate young
Lauren Sherman August 22, 2024
A candid conversation with celebrity stylist Kate Young, about the death of the evening gown, why red carpet boldness has gone out of fashion, and why shopping is so unsatisfying these days.
Fabrizio Freda
Rachel Strugatz August 21, 2024
Notes on the accelerated retirement of C.E.O. Fabrizio Freda, the two senior executives following him out the door, and whether Jane Lauder will step into her uncle Leonard’s old job running the family cosmetics empire.


Tory Burch launched a new fragrance.
Lauren Sherman August 19, 2024
Tory Burch talks about her collab with Shiseido, her personal evolution as a designer, her business’s inflection point, and Kendall Jenner’s “quiet power.”
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Lauren Sherman August 15, 2024
A new C.E.O. heralds the re-re-remaking of Victoria’s Secret.
blake lively blake brown
Rachel Strugatz August 14, 2024
Blake Lively is having a moment, and now she’s got a haircare line to prove it. Is the early success of Blake Brown the result of her goofy authenticity, a genius marketing instinct, or both?
Phoebe Philo
Lauren Sherman August 12, 2024
Can the beloved designer, who created boho chic and changed what women wore, successfully navigate startup growing pains?


melinda gates
Lauren Sherman August 8, 2024
Let’s be honest, money and taste never quite overlapped, but now the world’s wealthiest are making a concerted effort to dress the part.
Kory Marchisotto
Rachel Strugatz August 7, 2024
How the multibillion-dollar cosmetics kingpin outmaneuvered rivals through savvy marketing (Jennifer Coolidge!), employee equity, and behaving more like a Silicon Valley startup than a New York beauty brand.
Peter Hawkings
Lauren Sherman August 5, 2024
So what really led to Peter Hawkings’ sudden ouster from Tom Ford, the brand he’d help his mentor create and eventually sell for $2.8 billion? Was it just declining sales? Vanilla Sex? New penny-pinching overlords? Or what if Hawkings desperately wanted to be Ford, and tried to be Ford, but just simply wasn’t?