FASHION
J.W. Anderson’s Reboot & A $10 Million Birkin
Notes on a few bright spots amid the luxury industry’s ongoing downturn, the record-breaking (and borderline outrageous) $10.1 million auction price for the original Hermès Birkin bag, and the next chapter for Jonathan Anderson’s 17-year-old brand.
The Vogue Monologues
Anna Wintour is searching for her Vogue successor as Condé Nast embraces life as a brand management firm, squeezing every drop of value from its once-mighty titles. But does Anna have a vision for the company, post-Anna?
Lauren Sherman
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July 9, 2025
Sydney Sweeney’s Designer Debut & More Saks Global Debt Drama
Solving the mystery of Sydney Sweeney’s presence at the Bezos-Sánchez extravaganza; what Saks Global’s new debt rating really means; and Phoebe Philo’s expansion into the retail wilderness.
Rachel Strugatz
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July 9, 2025
Rhode Kill
When Hailey Bieber’s newly acquired makeup line finally enters Sephora in the coming weeks, it’ll have profound ramifications for its rivals (sorry, Selena). Meanwhile, exactly how the brand is categorized—and who it represents inside the retailer—will offer a lesson in the dark arts of selling beauty.
Sarah Shapiro
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July 8, 2025
Get Aritzia or Die Tryin’
How a risk-averse Canadian brand built a $6 billion business based on selling an emotional merchandising experience—and coming up with a few iconic franchises along the way.
Lauren Sherman
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July 7, 2025
Meghan Markle’s Jam-gate Headfake & Michael Rider’s Celine Debut
News and notes from the fashion trenches: The surprising (if entirely sensical) appointment of LVMH veteran Michael Burke as the C.E.O. of the conglomerate’s Americas business; the readout on Michael Rider’s Celine debut; a gut check on the fresh Meghan Markle quasi-scandal; and all the dish on Pedro Pascal’s stylist switcheroo.
Lauren Sherman
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July 7, 2025
My Funny Valentino
Amid tumult in Valentino’s executive ranks and uncertainty in the luxury market, new Kering C.E.O. Luca de Meo has several options before him: reshuffle the team, buy Valentino outright… or simply wait and see.
Lauren Sherman
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July 4, 2025
The Best of Line Sheet: Stars and Stripes Edition
Our biggest stories of 2025, so far, featuring American fashion companies in a Eurocentric world.
The Ralph-Mr. Armani Multibillion-Dollar Question
Time waits for no man, even the billionaire patriarchs of major fashion brands Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren. These days, succession questions are swirling more than ever.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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July 2, 2025
Vogue Succession Dish & LVMH’s Jonathan Anderson Bump
News and notes on the candidate pool to replace Anna Wintour as the “head of editorial content” at American Vogue, LVMH’s stock bump following Jonathan Anderson’s successful Dior debut, and the (latest) revival of the Hervé Léger bandage dress.
Rachel Strugatz
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July 2, 2025
A Starrr Is Born
YouTube makeup O.G. Patrick Starrr’s setting spray, On ’Til Dawn, has made him a top seller at Sephora. But with subcategory domination comes the inevitable question: What’s next?
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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July 1, 2025
Marni’s Meryll Rogge Era & The Row’s Flip-Flop Summer
News and notes on the fashion industry chatter surrounding Meryll Rogge’s appointment as Marni’s next designer, the remarkable Vivienne Westwood-Rei Kawakubo exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, and how flip-flops (no kidding!) have emerged as the shoe of the summer.
Sarah Shapiro
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July 1, 2025
Is Vuori Too Big to Fail?
Nearly a year after the company’s significant $825 million capital raise, the post-parody athleisure brand seems primed for a liquidity event, whether an I.P.O. or a sale to a strategic.
Lauren Sherman
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July 1, 2025
Roberto Cavalli on the Block & A Bezos-Sánchez Wedding Postmortem
News and notes on the potential sale of Italian brand Roberto Cavalli, Saks’s $120 million interest payment to creditors, the industry reaction to the Bezos-Sánchez nuptials in Venice, and a quick point of order from Rick Owens.
Lauren Sherman
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June 30, 2025
Dior Than Meets the Eye
The industry breathed a sigh of relief when Jonathan Anderson’s Dior was good and featured things people actually might want to buy. But one hit collection can’t save an industry battling numerous headwinds—the changing behaviors of Chinese consumers, the price misalignments, the downstream effects of secondhand retail, etcetera—and Anderson’s inspiring debut has only crystallized this reality.
Sarah Shapiro
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June 27, 2025
Nordstrom’s Summer Bummer & The Bally Effect
A close look at Nordstrom’s lackluster anniversary sale; how brands like Bally, The Row, and Prada are putting a kitschy twist on a prep classic; and why Suzie Kondi’s terry sets keep selling out.
Sarah Shapiro
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June 27, 2025
Le Vibe en Rose
Clare Vivier, the founder of Clare V., explains her commitment to Silverlake before it was cool, and her thoughtful, neighborhood-centric, very personal retail expansion. The inevitable question: Can the brand scale?