FASHION
Prada Yada Yada
The Prada Group is preparing an estimated €1.5 billion bid for Versace (and maybe another €500 million for Jimmy Choo), setting the stage for the luxury brand to win back its obsessive and loyal fans under Italian ownership once again.
Lauren Sherman
& Rachel Strugatz
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March 26, 2025
Savannah James’ Skincare Debut & Wintour’s Vogue World Preview
A quick dispatch from the fashion frontlines: News on the launch of Savannah James’ forthcoming Augustinus Bader-esque skincare brand, scenes from Anna Wintour’s Vogue World preview at the Chateau Marmont, and notes on the departure of a key creative director at Louis Vuitton.
Rachel Strugatz
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March 26, 2025
Gwyneth & Now
A micro-targeted mini press tour proclaiming the revival of her acting career has unintentionally turned a spotlight on Goop—Paltrow’s 17-year-old, unprofitable company currently in the throes of reinvention. Did she drop some clues about Goop’s future along the way?
Sarah Shapiro
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March 25, 2025
Meghan Markle’s ShopMy Surprise & The New Forever 21
A roundup of essential fashion industry intel: The Duchess of Montecito’s allegiance with ShopMy (and calculated return to influencer territory), how the fashion-forward tennis brand Spence is capitalizing on the sport’s resurgence, and whether the tween brand Edikted can fill the void left by Forever 21.
Sarah Shapiro
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March 25, 2025
The Boat & Tote Blues
At first glance, L.L.Bean should be thriving—its boat and tote and field jackets connect with yet another generation of stylish, prep-adjacent shoppers. But revenue is flat, more layoffs are coming, and the company is no longer the trusted outfitter of yore. Can the iconic Maine retailer navigate these troubled waters?
Lauren Sherman & Rachel Strugatz
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March 25, 2025
Loewe’s New Era & Skims-Skkn Details
A pair of pressing updates from the fashion frontlines: The prospects for Loewe now that the Proenza Boys have been announced as the LVMH brand’s new co-creative directors, and the high-level takeaways from Skims’ acquisition of Kim Kardashian’s semi-forgotten beauty line Skkn By Kim.
Lauren Sherman
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March 24, 2025
Saks to Grind
News and notes on the latest collateral damage stemming from Richard Baker’s empire-building Saks Global experiment, from vendor fights to more layoffs.
Sarah Shapiro
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March 21, 2025
Nike’s Turnaround Roadmap & The Printemps Grand Opening
A roundup of fashion industry intel: A post-earnings analysis of Nike C.E.O. Elliot Hill’s comeback strategy, notes on a head-scratching consignment mystery, and a jovial chat with Printemps C.E.O. Jean-Marc Bellaiche about the lavish new Lower Manhattan department store.
Sarah Shapiro
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March 21, 2025
The Week in Shopping: The Death of Barbie Pink & Thom Browne’s Palm Beach Play
News and notes on Chemena Kamali’s peach revolution, Toteme handbag pricing speculation, Mar-a-Lago’s retail explosion, and J. Crew’s gender gap.
A Dolce Beauty Mystery & Versace’s Loose Threads
A roundup of fashion industry intel and observations: The lingering questions emanating from Bloomberg’s chat with Dolce & Gabbana boss Alfonso Dolce, notes on a likely executive shake-up at Versace, and whether the lavish new Manhattan department store, Printemps, can deliver a return for its Qatari investors.
The Gapaissance Fair
A reexamination of Richard Dickson’s hype-fueled turnaround at Gap Inc. Now that they’re through with the low-hanging fruit—cost cuts, a marketing refresh, store closures—can the management team truly transform the business?
Lauren Sherman & Rachel Strugatz
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March 19, 2025
Celine’s $1,150 Yoga Mats & LVMH’s Alcohol Tariff Fears
A punchy dispatch from the fashion frontlines: Celine’s new partnership with the world’s most expensive group Pilates class, how LVMH is bracing for a potential 200 percent Trump alcohol tariff, and why Macy’s acquired the “exclusive option” to adapt Julie Satow’s latest book.
Rachel Strugatz
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March 19, 2025
Too Faced, Too Furious
Estée Lauder’s mascara darling Too Faced is betting on innovative eyelash tech to gain market share and gird itself for the clean beauty upstarts storming Sephora’s gates. Can mascara tech offset the baggage of the Lauder way?
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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March 18, 2025
Phoebe Philo’s Next Phase & Gen Z’s True Believers
Timely observations from around the fashion landscape: A close look at Phoebe Philo’s Collection C and the LVMH of it all, a consumer report on the recent chill in retail spending, and notes on how Altar’d State captured the hearts and wallets of Gen Z and Alpha.
Sarah Shapiro
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March 18, 2025
Nordstrom’s Private Party
Superior customer service and better relationships with brands have put some distance between Nordstrom and its competition. Will going private cement their lead, or shackle their ability to navigate a global retail marketplace?
Lauren Sherman
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March 17, 2025
A NYFW Plot & Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe Exit
Fresh intel from around the fashion world: the joint CFDA-Anna Wintour effort to consolidate New York Fashion Week, too-early speculation on which shoe designer might replace Nina Christen at The Row, and how Dior is preparing for Jonathan Anderson’s arrival now that his departure from Loewe is official.
Lauren Sherman
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March 17, 2025
School of Arnault Knocks
As Bernard Arnault attempts to extend his reign for another nine years, the question of who will replace him seems as far off as ever. And yet, as Delphine contends with Dior and Antoine contemplates another Olympics, two boys from his second marriage, Frédéric and Alexandre, make their cases.