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.

Lauren Sherman • September 26, 2024

Delphine Streets

Optimizing Dior is the first true test for its new C.E.O., Delphine Arnault, who has inherited a sprawling house that aspires to design under one vision, but often falls short of that noble goal. Her own vision for its future—both creatively and structurally—will determine whether she has what it takes to win the family succession battle.

Rachel Strugatz • September 25, 2024

Blake It Till You Make It

News and notes on Blake Brown Beauty, Blake Lively’s new haircare baby—the hot launch, sure, but also the brutal hangover… and other related headaches.

Lauren Sherman • September 23, 2024

Let’s Talk About Gucci

News and notes from fashion week in Milan: what Gucci’s restructuring means for Sabato De Sarno, Blazy’s ‘Working Girl’ world at Bottega Veneta, Bellotti’s pretty-slash-nasty looks at Bally, and why everyone is talking about Dolce & Gabbana.

Lauren Sherman • September 19, 2024

Yael Drama School

Four years after her Reformation exit, serial entrepreneur and designer Yael Aflalo is back with her new brand—and some theories about the future of luxury, D.T.C., wholesale, and more.

Rachel Strugatz • September 18, 2024

Glossier in Translation

Emily Weiss’s $2 billion beauty brand is launching not one but two new perfumes this autumn, perhaps hoping that another dose of lightning in the bottle could seduce that long-awaited deep-pocketed suitor.

Lauren Sherman • September 16, 2024

The Prodigal Olsens

News, notes, and fresh dish on The Row’s new just-north-of-$1 billion valuation and new cohort of investors—the Wertheimer and Bettencourt-Meyers families, LSD, and Natalie & Nick, too.