FASHION
Lauren Sherman
& Sarah Shapiro
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March 3, 2026
The Great Dior Unlock & More C.B.K. Fever
News and notes on Jonathan Anderson’s breakthrough at Dior, the ongoing obsession with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and the surprising return of stirrup pants.
Malique Morris
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March 3, 2026
Quince’s Law & Order Era
After getting sued a few too many times, the notorious D.T.C. copycat and fashion industry villain is going on the offensive with an audacious legal Hail Mary. The company is accusing Deckers of being a lawsuit troll—even as it attempts to shed its knockoff reputation.
Lauren Sherman & Malique Morris
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March 2, 2026
Condé Nast’s Them Sale & Thom Browne’s Sneaker Test
News and notes from the fashion frontlines: A candid conversation with Thom Browne about his Asics collaboration, why Condé Nast offloaded its most progressive publication, and a new startup shaking up the influencer affiliate wars.
Lauren Sherman
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March 2, 2026
Re-Reading the Kering Narrative
Milan Fashion Week felt long and laborious this year, filled with heavy questions about some of the industry’s most beloved brands. The discourse around Demna’s first runway show for Gucci, for example, may have led to some bigger questions about the future of its parentco.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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March 1, 2026
Demna’s Runway Debut & A Luxury Bag Crisis
News and notes on new collections from Gucci, Marni, and Loro Piana; why women are trading purses for pockets; and fresh earnings reports from Urban Outfitters and The RealReal.
Sarah Shapiro
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February 27, 2026
The Week in Shopping: How to Sell in a Snowmelt
With spring banging on the door, Resort hitting the shelves, and customers looking to stretch their purchases, the savvy retailer knows that layered looks are moving at the moment. Plus, scene reports from Dallas, Palm Beach, and Litchfield.
Sánchez Bezos-Met Gala Chatter & Gucci’s A.I. Experiment
News and notes on Prada’s "smart" runway collection, what Lauren Sánchez Bezos might wear to this year’s Met Gala, and Gucci’s A.I.-generated ad campaign.
Grede Expectations
Popular Culture, the fashion funding vehicle run by Jens and Emma Grede that launched Skims, may have found its latest reclamation project—and one that hints at the shape of the company’s post-Kim future.
Lauren Sherman, Sarah Shapiro & Rachel Strugatz
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February 25, 2026
Milan Fashion Week Intel & The C.B.K. Halo Effect
News and notes on the biggest storylines from Milan Fashion Week, the renewed obsession with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s wardrobe, and the latest developments in Pat McGrath‘s Chapter 11 saga.
Rachel Strugatz
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February 25, 2026
Sephoraplay
The power of Hailey Bieber’s Rhode buoyed Sephora’s 2025, but existential questions linger. Take the rise of Amazon and TikTok Shop, and prestige beauty brands’ increasingly common conclusion that their customers don’t really care where they replenish their products so long as it’s convenient.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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February 24, 2026
Zuckerberg’s Prada Era & The New Balance Boomlet
News and notes on Mark Zuckerberg’s Prada partnership (and his cocktail party with Anna Wintour in Milan), New Balance’s remarkable growth streak, and the shifting trends in China’s consumer economy.
Malique Morris
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February 24, 2026
The Ssense of an Ending
The embattled e-comm player is back in the hands of its founding family, the Atallahs. Can the party responsible for the company’s stagnation somehow reinvent the business in an even more challenging environment?
Lauren Sherman
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February 23, 2026
Calvin Klein’s ‘Love Story’ Opportunity & LVMH’s Spirit Struggles
News and notes on LVMH’s shrinking spirits business; the much-anticipated Burberry collection in London, designer Simone Rocha’s runway show at Alexandra Palace, and what ‘Love Story’ gets right about C.B.K. and ’90s-era Calvin Klein.
Lauren Sherman
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February 23, 2026
The Red Carpet Wars, 2026 Edition
The big three players in luxury fashion dominate the celebrity ambassador market—and gain more power with every awards season. That means the rest are left to play moneyball with their rosters.
Sarah Shapiro
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February 20, 2026
SCOTUS’s Tariff Ruling Aftershocks & Aritzia’s Fred Segal Era
News and notes on how the blockbuster Supreme Court tariff ruling will ripple through the retail industry, and Aritzia’s acquisition of Fred Segal’s intellectual property.
Sarah Shapiro
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February 20, 2026
The Week in Shopping: Instagram’s “Shop the Look” Wars
Influencers are outraged that Instagram is adding shoppable links to their posts without their involvement or consent, while other users may want to ask why Meta is quietly stress-testing the limits of the platform’s terms of service.
Les Wexner’s Last Stand & Epstein’s Modelworld Connections
News and notes on Les Wexner’s testimony regarding his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, Epstein’s entanglements with the modeling industry and Bode’s new outpost in Tokyo.