FASHION
Lauren Sherman
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January 22, 2025
The Bellotti Jar
Creative director Simone Bellotti had an amazing ascent at Bally, the Swiss leather goods house. But he seemed destined for poaching, and now word in Milan is that he’s on to his next “project”—with roads pointing to Jil Sander.
Lauren Sherman
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January 22, 2025
Oscar de la Renta’s Big Trump Bet
News and notes on the fashion houses dressing Usha Vance and Ivanka Trump, and the American designer behind Melania’s inauguration hat. Plus: Why is Adam Selman leaving Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty?
Sarah Shapiro
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January 21, 2025
The Vuori Reality Distortion Complex
If LinkedIn had a clothing line, it might look a lot like Vuori: bland, technical, sufficiently breathable for crushing those quarterly all-hands from your remote location. But with a big bet from SoftBank (and others) and a $5.5 billion valuation, can the San Diego brand sell enough comfortable, forgettable clothing to keep its investors happy?
Lauren Sherman
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January 20, 2025
Changing the Chanel
While the world awaits the Blazy era, the Wertheimer family is making moves—instituting layoffs, a restructuring, and most tellingly, the appointment of a new board member known for taking companies public.
Sarah Shapiro
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January 17, 2025
Pinks & Links
The most up-to-date themes and trends in retail, from Alaïa to Cos to Hill House Home. Plus, everything else I’m seeing out there and where to get it.
The Fires, Fashion & The Red Carpet
The industry is anxiously waiting for Hollywood’s A-list to RSVP to the upcoming shows in New York, Milan, Paris, and London—and those anxieties have only been amplified by the fires. “The big houses are worried,” one C-suite luxury executive told me. “We know the celebrity impact.”
Rachel Strugatz
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January 15, 2025
Charlotte’s Web
Why is Charlotte Tilbury—both the brand and its famous founder—so upset about the latest iteration of the dupe market? It’s a pain in the neck, sure, but fans contend that it’s democratizing the beauty counter. Either way, Charlotte’s battle is a sign of some larger challenges to come.
Sarah Shapiro
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January 14, 2025
Is There Life After the Nap Dress?
Most brands dream of a product that can define a category, as Hill House Home did with their pandemic hit Nap Dress. Fashion, however, is about the future. So what does C.E.O. Nell Diamond have planned for an encore?
Lauren Sherman
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January 13, 2025
The Proenza Boys Become Loewe Men
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez have signed their deals with LVMH, which makes all but official Jonathan Anderson’s ascent to Dior while setting in motion a series of personnel changes that will play out over months… all while providing a happy ending to the Proenza reinvention.
Sarah Shapiro
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January 10, 2025
Collab Rats
News and notes on the freshest collabs in lingerie and leisurewear, plus the best latest offerings in beauty, and the rise of the outdoor slipper.
Hermès Goes Up, Up, Up Market
The legendary, family-controlled leather goods house is contemplating an unprecedented and decidedly old-school move: couture. Do the costs and craft required for this rarefied market make sense for the already stellar quarter-trillion-dollar business?
Rachel Strugatz
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January 8, 2025
Blake Sabbath
While all of Hollywood trains its legal eagle eyes on the increasingly ugly Blake-Baldoni lawsuits, Target is counting the lost riches from Lively’s haircare line. Plus, the reasons behind former Ulta C.E.O. David Kimbell’s hasty departure.
Sarah Shapiro
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January 7, 2025
A Tale of Two Commerce Platforms
ShopMy’s new Series B investment suggests that the lucrative fashion sector of the $24 billion creator marketing business is coming into focus, prompting a legit showdown with perennial leader LTK.
Lauren Sherman
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January 6, 2025
Khy Times
Kylie Jenner accessorized at the Golden Globes with Timothée, but making things work with her “real” fashion brand, Khy, is proving more elusive. Meanwhile, Kim’s P.E. vehicle has come up short.
Lauren Sherman
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January 2, 2025
Slaughterhouse 2025
A half-dozen-ish predictions regarding the luxury fashion business following its toughest year in recent memory.
Lauren Sherman
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December 30, 2024
Jonathan Anderson’s Hollywood Moonlight
Paris and Hollywood might be thousands of miles apart, but they’ve never needed each other more. CDGA-nominated wunderkinds Jonathan W. Anderson and Virginie Montel discuss how the worlds of fashion and entertainment are merging, from Saint Laurent Productions’ involvement in Emilia Pérez to how an LVMH designer ends up making costumes for Luca Guadagnino.
Lauren Sherman, Sarah Shapiro & Rachel Strugatz
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December 26, 2024
Blake Beautyology, LVMHUSA Fantasies & More
A pan-Line Sheet mailbag with answers to your burning questions about the entire fashion-beauty-retail industrial complex.