FASHION
Sarah Shapiro
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November 28, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Line Sheet’s Annual Guide to Gift Guides
A highly selective, incredibly discerning tip sheet for holiday shoppers suffering from indecision amid the ever-proliferating crush of post-Thanksgiving gift guides.
Rachel Strugatz
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November 26, 2025
Requiem for The Blonde Salad
Chiara Ferragni, the founder of the seminal fashion blog The Blonde Salad, is facing a potential 20-month prison sentence over her alleged involvement in an Italian charity scandal. Is there a Martha Stewart–esque redemption arc in her future?
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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November 25, 2025
Phoebe Philo’s Private Sale & Big Luxury’s Holiday Blues
News and notes from the fashion frontlines: A Hearst layoff update, Phoebe Philo’s first private sale, and a holiday shopping forecast.
Sarah Shapiro
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November 25, 2025
Erin Webb and the Nour Hammour Leather Playbook
The Nour Hammour co-founder and Déhanche principal has found success by choosing one category and sticking to it. It’s a risky strategy, but when it works, it works.
Lauren Sherman
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November 24, 2025
Armani Succession Murmurs & A Vanity Fair Scandalette
News and notes on potential succession plans at Armani, Guiducci's controversial Olivia Nuzzi hire, and a round of mass layoffs at Hearst.
Lauren Sherman
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November 24, 2025
A Nightmare on High Street
It’s shaping up to be a challenging holiday season for plenty of megabrands and multibrand retailers, but the stakes seem especially high for Saks Global, which is staring down a growing mountain of expensive debt and frustrated vendors still owed back payments.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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November 21, 2025
A J.Crew Micro-Scandal & TikTok Shop’s $1.3B Bombshell
News and notes on a Deadhead uprising, Jessica McCormack’s A-list red carpet placements, J.Crew’s pink-sweater controversy, and TikTok Shop’s massive jump in womenswear sales.
Sarah Shapiro
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November 21, 2025
The Week in Shopping: The Celebrity Closet Goldrush
From Jenna Lyons to Emily Weiss, parasocial pop-ups are giving secondhand shoppers what online resale can’t, and inspiring new retail strategies, too.
Meghan Markle’s Bazaar-o World & Jessie Buckley’s Stylist Shake-Up
News and notes on Meghan Markle’s underwhelming Harper’s Bazaar cover, Jessie Buckley’s new stylist, and the closure of Antwerp staple Graanmarkt 13.
Missoni Impossible
The family-owned Italian brand may have more unmet potential than any heritage fashion house. And ABG, which is attempting to acquire the company, has the capital to unleash the opportunity. But at what cost?
Lauren Sherman
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November 19, 2025
Prada-Versace Waiting Games & Frame’s $240M Glow-Up
News and notes on Prada Group’s still-pending $1.4 billion play for Versace, CAA’s eyebrow-raising acquisition of the licensing shop Beanstalk, and Frame’s latest evolution beyond its denim roots.
Rachel Strugatz
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November 19, 2025
Hail Xinú!
The Estée Lauder Companies’s latest niche fragrance investment has all the trappings of a potential next big thing, but the deal begs the question: Why does the company keep ignoring the frothy middle market?
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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November 18, 2025
Vanity Fair’s “Hollywood” Reveal & The Stephen Curry—Under Armour Divorce
More news and notes on Emily Weiss’s “garage sale,” Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue cover reveal, Valentino’s Rockstud revival, and Stephen Curry’s not-so-surprising exit from Under Armour.
Sarah Shapiro
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November 18, 2025
Haller, Shot Caller
Jamie Haller is testing whether the self-funded, Brentwood-to-Bergdorf brand that she launched with shoes before expanding into women’s ready-to-wear can scale up without selling out or accidentally pricing itself into The Row territory.
Lauren Sherman
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November 17, 2025
Emily Weiss’s Stoop Sale & Saks Global’s Vendor Therapy
News and notes on Saks Global’s push to mend relationships with brands, Jonathan Anderson’s first Cruise show for Dior, and Emily Weiss’s surprising stoop sale in Brooklyn Heights.
Lauren Sherman
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November 17, 2025
Phoebe’s Choice
Two years into her big experiment launching an independent brand, it’s clear that Phoebe Philo remains the visionary of her generation. At some point, though, Philo will have to decide how much she wants to integrate into the larger fashion system, which has long appropriated and profited off her ideas.
Rachel Strugatz
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November 14, 2025
Victoria Beckham Explores a Sale
With its beauty business booming, the brand has engaged a banker to facilitate a deal.