FASHION
Lauren Sherman
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May 12, 2026
Armani Likely Outcomes & Resort War Games
As the deadline to find a buyer for the late designer’s empire inches closer, the list of potential suitors is getting real. Plus, a look at the ever-increasing importance of a fashion shoulder season.
Lauren Sherman
& Malique Morris
& Sarah Shapiro
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May 11, 2026
Kering’s Labor Issues & Gen Z Prom Season Wish Lists
A roundup of the latest fashion world intel: Italy’s largest unions calling for a strike at Kering; Tailored Brands’ quiet I.P.O. filing; Gen Z prom season trends; and the latest impossible-to-find status object for tweens.
Lauren Sherman
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May 11, 2026
Manchester by the A.P.C.
At one point, A.P.C. was as important as Levi’s to a generation of urbanites who wanted to look cool without trying. Can LVMH-linked P.E. firm L Catterton figure out how to recapture the magic of the Touitou era?
Sarah Shapiro
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May 8, 2026
The Week in Shopping: The Eres Tour
The luxury lingerie market has become fashion’s strangest white space, with women spending four figures on handbags, shoes, and skincare still finding themselves under the fluorescent lights at Nordstrom when they need a beautiful, exquisitely made, everyday bra.
A N.Y. Media Power Ranking & Fashion’s Week in Earnings
News and notes on The Hollywood Reporter’s 50 Most Powerful People in New York Media list, a social media mystery at a queer-culture publication, and a curious trend in the latest industry earnings reports.
Gap Inc.’s Posen Pill
The Zac Posen experiment at Gap Inc. exemplifies C.E.O. Richard Dickson’s unorthodox executive hiring strategy—the company is certainly seeing some returns, and performing better than expected. But is a bias toward flair over fundamentals preventing more meaningful growth?
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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May 6, 2026
A.P.C.’s New Look & Dior’s Top Hat
News and notes on A.P.C.’s new president and artistic director, Jonathan Anderson’s new milliner at Dior, and Miami’s growing retail footprint.
Rachel Strugatz
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May 6, 2026
Beauty Marc
It’s been about five years since Marc Jacobs Beauty rather mysteriously wound down and vanished from the zeitgeist—and the ambitious relaunch, arriving next month, couldn’t come at a better time for Coty or Sephora, both of which are navigating newfangled challenges.
Lauren Sherman
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May 5, 2026
Meta Gala Aftermath: Who Won, Who Lost, and Who Cares?
A definitive list of the winners and losers of this year’s Met Gala, from Beyoncé to Lauren Sánchez Bezos and everyone in between.
Malique Morris
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May 5, 2026
Inside the Lululemon C.E.O. Panic
Heidi O’Neill was the internal face of some of Nike’s biggest strategic mistakes. So how is the woman many blame for breaking Nike supposed to fix Lululemon? And what can she do about proxy warrior Chip Wilson, the company’s founder-turned-antagonist?
Lauren Sherman
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May 5, 2026
The Met Gala’s $1M Ticket & Fashion’s ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Winners
News and notes on Met Gala ticket prices, a too-close reading of ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ and how Dolce & Gabbana won the movie’s press tour.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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May 5, 2026
Luxury’s C-Suite Shuffle & Moda Operandi Sales Signals
News and notes on the myriad C-suite openings across the luxury industry, Gen Z’s summer fashion trends, and this year’s Moda Operandi Club Moda La Isla capsule.
Lauren Sherman
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May 4, 2026
Sad Saks
More layoffs are coming to Saks Global, and C.E.O. Geoffroy van Raemdonck is projecting confidence as he continues to streamline operations. The question he needs to answer, though, is why anyone would shop at Saks Fifth Avenue or Neiman Marcus if there’s a Bottega Veneta flagship down the street.
Sarah Shapiro
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May 1, 2026
This Week in Shopping: Dirty Beauty and Derma-Devices
Clean beauty is out, and algorithm-driven glam is in—where $25 blushes, influencer flywheels, and TikTok-fueled impulse makeup hauls beat virtue signaling, while $500 LED masks capture the real margin.
The Tory–Anna Connection & Prada Group’s Q1 Results
News and notes on fashion’s burgeoning eyewear category, the Tory Burch Foundation’s annual Founders Breakfast, the Prada Group’s first-quarter results, and Zegna’s year-over-year revenue jump.
The Oracle of Delphine
Three years in at Dior, there’s still some lingering skepticism about whether Bernard Arnault’s eldest daughter was suited to lead a turnaround at the world’s second-biggest soft luxury brand. But there are signs that her massive bet on Jonathan Anderson is working. Frankly, the group needs it to.
Rachel Strugatz, Sarah Shapiro & Malique Morris
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April 29, 2026
Puig–E.L.C. Tea Leaves & Adidas’s Q1 Report Card
News and notes on Puig’s potential merger with the Estée Lauder Companies, the most popular brands of the year so far according to Lyst, and Adidas’s bullish post-Q1-earnings outlook.