FASHION
Lauren Sherman
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July 1, 2024
Pinault Holds Barred
Kering C.E.O and chairman François-Henri Pinault has spent the last year beefing up his executive bench and seeding a succession plan, even as things at Gucci remain uncertain.
Lauren Sherman
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June 27, 2024
No Man’s Lanvin
News, notes, and the current discourse on the appointment of Peter Copping to lead Lanvin, France’s oldest house, which needs an injection from a real adult.
Lauren Sherman
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June 26, 2024
Arnault Family Values
News and notes on the Arnaults’ Richemont investment and the paterfamilias’ magazine treatment.
Lauren Sherman
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June 24, 2024
Anna in Paris
Amid retail blues and high election anxiety, Anna Wintour flexes for the Vogue World pre-Olympics bash, pulling in fashion worthies (Galliano, Toledano, that guy from State Farm) and billionaires (Delphine, Dumas, Geffen) while acting like it’s just another day’s work.
Lauren Sherman
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June 20, 2024
The Twitter Menswear Guy on Fashion’s Missing Middle
Talking to Derek Guy, the oddly private fashion hobbyist with a million followers, about the vacuity of trends, why it’s hard to find good jeans, and the stratification of luxury and fast fashion.
Rachel Strugatz
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June 19, 2024
As Goop as It Gets
Gwyneth Paltrow created, and perfected, the very concept of the celebrity lifestyle brand. Does the actress-entrepreneur-executive have what it takes to pull Goop out of a midlife funk?
Lauren Sherman
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June 17, 2024
The Great Reformation
A candid conversation with Reformation C.E.O. Hali Borenstein about private equity realities, expansion, sustainability, and those I.P.O. rumors…
Lauren Sherman
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June 13, 2024
Loewe & Behold
Why is Jonathan Anderson, the wunderkind behind Loewe’s resurgence, meeting with Fast Retailing? And what could really be next for LVMH’s most valuable talent?
Rachel Strugatz
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June 12, 2024
King Lauder
News and notes on the very drawn out succession planning at Estée and the quasi-Shakespearean dynamic underpinning it all.
Lauren Sherman
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June 10, 2024
Profit & Kloss
News and notes on Karlie Kloss’s forays into magazine publishing.
Lauren Sherman
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June 6, 2024
Heaven and Chanel
News and notes on the Viard departure, the candidates to replace her—Ghesquière, Jacobs, Phoebe… (drum roll) Slimane—and the company’s Hermès imposter syndrome.
Rachel Strugatz
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June 5, 2024
Estée’s $3.6 Billion Revitalizing Cream
News and notes on the most pressing murmurs in the beauty industry: Estée Lauder’s consummation of the Deciem deal, Freda’s decision to go mass, and an unlikely turnaround play at Olaplex.
Lauren Sherman
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June 3, 2024
The Outdoor Voices Turnaround Bros
Ashley Merrill is out as yet another ownership group tries to salvage the millennial activewear brand. But at this point, is there anything left to save?
Lauren Sherman
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May 30, 2024
Jebbia Mind Tricks
News and notes on the rumored Supreme trunk show, what went wrong under VF Corp rule, and the James Jebbia of it all.
Rachel Strugatz
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May 29, 2024
Sephora Wars & Glossier’s Balm Drama
News and notes on the latest intrigue consuming beauty insiders: Sol de Janeiro leapfrogging Rare Beauty at Sephora and Glossier’s Balm Dotcom pivot.
Lauren Sherman
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May 27, 2024
Bottega Theories, Condéology & Sponconmania
Holiday news and notes on the latest industry trends and inbox intrigue.
Lauren Sherman
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May 23, 2024
Weakened at Bernie’s
Notes on the downsizing of Arnault’s mythmaker and billion-dollar disrupter Michael Burke. Plus: Ralph’s Rider returns to the LVMH stable.