FASHION
Rachel Strugatz
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August 13, 2025
Gwyneth & Martha’s Blonde Ambition
At last, Paltrow’s unprofitable Goop Beauty is embarking on a new, seemingly Hail Mary partnership with Ulta. Meanwhile, Martha Stewart, the original celebrity lifestyle influencer, is out with her own skincare line.
Lauren Sherman
& Sarah Shapiro
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August 12, 2025
Vanity Fair’s Guiducci Facelift & Target’s Stock Slump
News and notes on Mark Guiducci’s Vanity Fair shake-up and Target’s spiraling market value.
Sarah Shapiro
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August 12, 2025
From Good to Khaite
Two and a half years after getting a $150 million check from Stripes, Catherine Holstein’s fashion label is performing across categories. Can the Khaite mystique survive aggressive P.E.-driven expansion?
Lauren Sherman
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August 11, 2025
Susan Plagemann’s WME Exit & More Vogue Succession Theories
Inside the latest fashion industry convulsions: Susan Plagemann’s departure from WME Fashion and the group’s next moves, the latest names to emerge in the U.S. Vogue succession race, and a close look at Mark Guiducci’s first month at Vanity Fair.
Lauren Sherman
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August 11, 2025
House of Roach
Zendaya stylist Law Roach is lining up financial backers to make a play for Emanuel Ungaro, a struggling, tech-owned French luxury brand that’s cycled through a dozen-odd designers since Asim Abdullah bought it from the Ferragamos, seemingly on a whim.
Sarah Shapiro
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August 8, 2025
The Week in Shopping: ShopMy x Line Sheet’s July Top 10
In this new monthly feature, Line Sheet and ShopMy will reveal exclusive data about the hottest items in internet shopping, and what’s actually driving buyers to the checkout cart. The July results (no surprise) underscore the enduring power of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale—with special insights on the influencer economy.
Saks Global’s Layoff Countdown & Naadam’s Botched “Soft” Launch
A tidy roundup of fashion world intel: What to expect from the next round of layoffs coming to the deeply challenged luxury retailer; how credit card companies are evolving their Fashion Week activations; and the shaky debut of Matt Scanlan’s new Naadam sub-brand.
The Fréd Balloon
As Frédéric Arnault tries to figure out a new story for Loro Piana in a post-‘Succession’ world, Giorgia Meloni’s crackdown on factory working conditions threatens to shed light on what that $3,000 “quiet luxury” cashmere sweater actually costs to make. Is this gig now one of the Herculean labors required to one day win the big job?
Rachel Strugatz
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August 6, 2025
Gwyneth & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
A talmudic discussion of Goop’s fortunes, Paltrow’s strengths and weaknesses, and various exit outcomes with Amy Odell, the author of ‘Gwyneth.’
Sarah Shapiro
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August 5, 2025
‘Devil 2’ Fashion Winners & Nantucket’s Retail Gridlock
A roundup of fashion intel: the “media impact value” of the ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ pap shots and Instagram buzz for brands; whether Nantucket can survive any more retail pop-ups this season; and a close look at Gen Z’s “white tank top theory.”
Sarah Shapiro
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August 5, 2025
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Jeanius
In this summer’s crowded premium denim market, brand success hinges on securing top design talent. Pro tip: size up!
Lauren Sherman
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August 4, 2025
Quince’s Imitation Games
Everyone in fashion hates Quince, but the luxury knockoff brand reportedly generates around $700 million a year in revenue—thanks, partly, to the ultra-wealthy striving to appear budget-conscious.
Lauren Sherman
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August 4, 2025
American Eagle’s Sweeney Defense & Brazil’s Fashion Shaman Claps Back
News and notes on American Eagle’s internal messaging as the brand tries to brush off the Sydney Sweeney jeans/genes controversy, and why the fashion industry’s most in-demand runway shaman started beefing with Trump over tariffs.
Sarah Shapiro
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August 1, 2025
Lab-Grown Diamond Fever & A ‘Devil 2’ TikTok Problem
News and notes on the rising market for lab-grown diamonds, a surprising downside to TikTok’s obsession with the ‘Devil Wears Prada’ sequel, and the latest collabs, launches, and store openings worth tracking.
Sarah Shapiro
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August 1, 2025
The Week in Shopping: Has Activewear Peaked?
The once-beloved O.G. activewear brand Outdoor Voices is returning to a market oversaturated with its successors—competitors like Vuori, Beyond Yoga, and Lululemon, all trying to figure out the next version of the all-day, here-for-it outfit.
Big Luxury’s Earnings Anxieties & A Fashion Documentary Boomlet
News and notes on LVMH, Kering, and the Prada Group all missing analyst expectations this earnings season; the wave of fashion documentaries in the works, including Sofia Coppola’s Marc Jacobs project; and a fashion-friendly annotation of Saks Global’s $2.2 billion exchange offer with bondholders.
Who Framed Roger Lynch?
Condé Nast is on target to miss $1 billion in revenue this year, a somewhat stunning but not entirely unpredictable milestone. Is this all Roger Lynch’s fault, the natural order of things, or simply the Newhouses’ plan?