FASHION
Lauren Sherman
& Rachel Strugatz
& Malique Morris
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April 28, 2026
Blazy’s First Cruise & A Bobbi Brown Stunner
News and notes on Matthieu Blazy’s debut Cruise show in Biarritz, Bobbi Brown’s imminent exit from every U.S. department store, and the slow demise of rewards platforms like Ty Haney’s TYB.
Malique Morris
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April 28, 2026
Bjørn to Run
Adidas C.E.O. Bjørn Gulden helped the company recover from its post-Yeezy malaise. But recent executive departures and slower sales growth evidence a less rosy future for the second-largest player in sportswear.
Lauren Sherman
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April 27, 2026
LVMH’s Human Touch & Chanel’s Cruise Control
News and notes on LVMH’s new human resources and marketing overhaul, this season’s upcoming Cruise shows, and Gap’s new collaboration with Victoria Beckham.
Lauren Sherman
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April 27, 2026
Phoebe in Bloom
With a new shop-in-shop at Bloomingdale’s, wider online distribution, and an open-minded, experimental approach to media buying, Phoebe Philo has expanded the aperture of what her brand can be. How closely are the suits at LVMH watching?
Lauren Sherman, Sarah Shapiro & Malique Morris
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April 27, 2026
LVMH’s Dior Promise & Nike’s Bloodletting
News and notes on LVMH’s annual shareholder meeting, Nike’s mass layoffs, and Gen Alpha’s prom season trends.
Lauren Sherman
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April 24, 2026
Salone, and Thanks for All the Fish
As the fashion and influencer crowds flooded Salone del Mobile during Milan Design Week, the real winners were brands like Hermès and Prada that treat design as culture, not simply commerce, and invest accordingly.
The ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Merch Headache & A Milan Design Week Postmortem
News and notes on Alessandro Michele’s party at the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles, the unfortunate tsunami of ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ merch, and the chatter from Milan Design Week.
The Fresh Prince of Vestiaire
Resale platform Vestiaire Collective has a reputation for chaos, but its buttoned-up new C.E.O., Bernard Osta, has started to tame the company with a focus on operational efficiency. Does the former banker have the fashion chops to mint a viable competitor to The RealReal and Vinted?
Rachel Strugatz
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April 22, 2026
Inside Kris Jenner’s Facelift-gate
The internet is buzzing with allegations that Kris Jenner’s status-defining mega-facelift, performed a year ago by baby-faced legend Steven Levine, has been “slipping,” and that she’s at war with Lori Loughlin over the latter’s new look. An investigation into an alleged medical mystery…
Lauren Sherman & Malique Morris
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April 22, 2026
T Mag Succession Murmurs & LVMH’s Stella McCartney Whistleblower
News and notes on the race to replace editor Hanya Yanagihara at T Magazine—and a whistleblower lawsuit rocking Stella McCartney and LVMH.
Malique Morris
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April 21, 2026
Outdoor Vox Populi
Ty Haney returned to Outdoor Voices last summer to relaunch the brand and, if all went according to plan, surpass $100 million in annual sales. Now its exercise dress is sold in Sam’s Club at a huge markdown. The new owner says that is a good thing.
Lauren Sherman
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April 20, 2026
Glamour’s Last Stand & Arnault’s Private Succession Planning
News and notes on the slow demise of Glamour magazine, imminent layoffs at Saks Global, and the biggest takeaways from Le Nouvel Obs’s recent story about the Arnault family empire.
Lauren Sherman
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April 20, 2026
Hold de Meo
There’s some natural skepticism around Luca de Meo’s recently unveiled turnaround strategy at Kering—and while not everyone is sure that his plan to double operating margins can work anytime soon, everyone in the industry wants to believe it will.
Sarah Shapiro
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April 17, 2026
Coachella’s Brand Winners & WYouth’s Teen Buzz
News and notes on which brands won Coachella’s first weekend, the recent resale trends gaining traction, and early reactions to the newly launch WYouth magazine.
Lauren Sherman
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April 17, 2026
The Week in Shopping: The Chanel Spell
The open question hanging over every analyst call and drinks huddle is whether Blazy’s first ready-to-wear collection is signaling a broader reset for luxury—or just purring along in its own rarefied lane.
Kering’s Capitol Markets Day Debrief & New York Mag’s Crossroads
News and notes on the major takeaways from Kering’s first Capitol Markets Day in four years. Plus, Tory Burch’s bid to buy back General Atlantic’s stake in her namesake business, the precarious fate of New York magazine and The Cut, and Sam Barry’s departure from Glamour’s top editorial post.
Lauren Sherman & Malique Morris
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April 16, 2026
Skylrk’s Coachella Record & Nike’s Our Legacy Collab
News and notes on Justin Bieber’s Skylrk breaking Coachella’s merch record, a potential Nike–Our Legacy collaboration, and Brunello Cucinelli’s self-financed docufilm.