FASHION
Sarah Shapiro
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December 19, 2025
A Nike Comeback Update & Fendi’s Paris Fantasy
News and notes on the shuttering of affiliate platform Collective Voice, Elliot Hill’s turnaround push at Nike, and Fendi’s new ‘Emily in Paris’-inspired bag collection.
Sarah Shapiro
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December 19, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Beauty’s Red Light District
Beauty might be “recession-proof,” but influencers are monetizing anxiety with LED masks, not lipsticks. Herewith, our exclusive presentation of ShopMy’s top 10 list for 2025.
Stella McCartney’s Cash Crisis & More Saks Global Intel
A couple of fashion world updates: Stella McCartney’s significant losses and the latest in the Saks Global vendor mess.
Fashion’s Hero of the Year Is…
Despite some initial skepticism (she’s from H.R.—and Unilever?!), Chanel C.E.O. Leena Nair has shrewdly solidified her power base in a family-owned company dominated by lifers, and established a financial model that has become the envy of the industry.
Lauren Sherman
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December 17, 2025
Anderson’s Dior Woman & Apple Martin’s Gwyneth Moment
News and notes on Matches’ resurrection, Jonathan Anderson’s Pre-Fall womenswear line, and Apple Martin goes full Gwyneth.
Rachel Strugatz
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December 17, 2025
Line Sheet’s Beauty Mailbag: ’26 Forecasting Edition
A roundup of pressing reader questions about the beauty industry’s biggest players, strategic gambits, talent turnover, M&A fantasies, potential exits, and more.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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December 16, 2025
Hermès’s Resale Boom & More Saks Chatter
News and notes on Marc Metrick’s canceled in-person breakfast in Dallas, the return of the double-breasted suit, and the meteoric rise of preowned Hermès handbags.
Sarah Shapiro
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December 16, 2025
Hill Street Blues
A year and change into his second act at Nike, C.E.O. Elliott Hill is trying to maintain the $100 billion sportswear company’s market dominance in the face of some failed stunts, a mid Kardashian collab, and smaller, more agile, high-performance competitors. But Nike is still Nike.
Lauren Sherman
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December 15, 2025
Saks Global’s Big Bill & GLP-1 Consumer Trends
News and notes on Saks Global’s $120 million interest payment deadline, Elizabeth von der Goltz’s new appointment at Poshmark, and Ozempic’s impact on consumer behavior.
Lauren Sherman
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December 15, 2025
Versace’s New Creative Director Is…
As the dust settles on Dario Vitale’s whirlwind ouster from Versace, the Prada Group’s likely new creative director reveals a more practical rationale for his departure—and offers some clues about the group’s vision for the storied luxury brand.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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December 12, 2025
Maryam Nassirzadeh’s LES Exit & Lululemon’s Wall Street Woes
News and notes on the shuttering of Maryam Nassir Zadeh’s Lower East Side staple and Lululemon’s executive shake-up.
Sarah Shapiro
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December 12, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Substack Fashion & Timothée Trendcasting
News and notes on the emerging industry color stories, the biggest influencer SKUs, and the dawn of the Substack uniform (if you know, you know…).
Goop’s Vendor Dilemma & Versace’s Vitale Afterlife
News and notes on Goop’s vendor payment predicament, Prada Group’s crisis choreography, and the ubiquity of Dario Vitale’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection.
The Second Saks
As vendors field warnings about shipping to Saks, anxieties about the highly leveraged multibrand retailer are spiking as the holiday season peaks.
Lauren Sherman
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December 10, 2025
Condé Town Hall Tea & The Kylie-Timothée Style Matrix
News and notes on Condé Nast’s end-of-year town hall meeting, the season’s buzziest Pre-Fall offerings, and the Kylie-Timothée-Chrome Hearts connection.
Rachel Strugatz
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December 10, 2025
John Demsey’s Gap Years
In 2022, the legendary Estée Lauder Companies executive got himself canceled—and temporarily exiled from the industry’s polite society. With a new appointment at Gap Inc. and multiple consulting gigs, he’s back on the scene.
Sarah Shapiro
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December 9, 2025
Substack’s Influencer Allure
Could the answer to the link-in-bio experience be newsletter platforms? Why some influencers have made the jump to Substack.