Lauren Sherman • October 31, 2024

Arnault in the Garden of Good and Evil

Alexandre Arnault is still trying to figure out how to navigate a divided America—from working with Bey & Jay to slinking into Trump’s disgraceful Garden party. But will any of this help him crack the code on accessible luxury and elevate himself in his father’s eyes?

Rachel Strugatz • October 30, 2024

The Last Lauder

Jane, an ELC exec and a runner-up to replace departing C.E.O. Fabrizio Freda, has announced she’s stepping back from the company her grandmother built, along with her cousin William Lauder. How will this notably un-familial succession drama, and the new reign of Stéphane de La Faverie, scramble the company the Lauders are leaving?

Lauren Sherman • October 28, 2024

Life After the Tapestry-Capri Annulment

There are rarely any redos when a proposed corporate marriage of this magnitude fails to make it to the altar. Alas, Plan B doesn’t look good for Capri, and even worse for Michael Kors.

Lauren Sherman • October 24, 2024

The Fall of an Abercrombie It Boy

The whole, gross Mike Jeffries sex-trafficking scandal offers the chance to revisit the era when Victoria’s Secret’s parent company owned Abercrombie & Fitch, and whether former owner Les Wexner prematurely exited the company to distance himself from the only C.E.O. he couldn’t control.

Rachel Strugatz • October 23, 2024

Gwyneth’s Beauty Makeover

Despite recent layoffs, Gwyneth has found her groove in the food business and gotten serious (no more vagina candles) about her beauty brand. But can her wry, in-on-the-joke WASP aesthetic and celebrity icon status overcome C-suite troubles and find her an exit?

Lauren Sherman • October 21, 2024

Gucci Prophesies & A YNAP Revenge Fantasy

News and notes on the two most significant pieces of intrigue circulating in the industry—what’s going on at Gucci and Federico Marchetti’s alleged interest in retaking Yoox Net-a-Porter.

Lauren Sherman • October 17, 2024

Condé’s Identity Crisis

A departed D.E.I. chief, accusations of antisemitism, a rudderless human resources department, and a Slack proposal for an “antiracist” working group make another fine mess that Anna must clean up.

Rachel Strugatz • October 16, 2024

Glossier & Found

Rêve and Doux, the company’s new fragrances, had a buoyant debut. But will they offer the sort of sustained success required to create a scent portfolio and offer Emily Weiss (and Kirsten Green… and Josh Kushner…) that long-awaited exit?

Lauren Sherman • October 14, 2024

The Piccioli-Jonathan-Jones Designer Dominoes

The much-delayed and already-obvious news that Kim Jones is leaving Fendi, almost certainly to be succeeded by Pierpaolo Piccioli, looks poised to finally (finally!) set off a chain reaction of designer moves of the first and second order.

Lauren Sherman • October 10, 2024

Victoria’s Secret Epstein Affair

How did the convicted sex trafficker become a main character in the life of reclusive retail billionaire Les Wexner? In this exclusive excerpt from ‘Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon,’ a look at how the Limited chairman allowed Jeffrey Epstein to insinuate himself into Wexner’s empire.

Rachel Strugatz • October 9, 2024

And the Next C.E.O. of Estée Lauder Is…

There were apparently five contenders in the mix to succeed Fabrizio Freda as the next C.E.O. of The Estée Lauder Companies—including Jane, an heir to the Lauder fortune. But sources with close ties to the family and leadership team say another executive has the inside track, and might even be a shoo-in.

Lauren Sherman • October 7, 2024

LVMH Succession Intrigue

Bernard Arnault has begun clearing the executive decks for the next generation—Delphine, Antoine, Alexandre, Frédéric, and Jean—amid growing anticipation of another sale and fresh acquisition targets as the fashion world braces for change.

Lauren Sherman • October 3, 2024

Reciting Virgil

LVMH’s unsentimental decision to sell Virgil Abloh’s Off-White to a brand management chop shop, only years after his death, is the latest evidence of the economic pressures on an industry in transition.

Rachel Strugatz • October 2, 2024

Balmain Drain

Estée Lauder’s latest stab at innovation is Balmain Beauty, a new partnership that attempts to revive a legacy brand and has debuted with an exceedingly large portfolio of products. Could it work? Well, it’s not Cartier, but it kinda has to.

Lauren Sherman • September 30, 2024

Alessandro’s Valentino Debut & The Jonathan Rumor Mill

The endless, anxiety-filled game of designer musical chairs took a back seat during Paris Fashion Week to a series of fashion-for-fashion’s sake shows at Rick Owens, Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe, Nadège Vanhée’s Hermès, Seán McGirr’s McQueen, and Alessandro Michele’s Valentino debut. And, yes, there was gossip, too.