FASHION
Lauren Sherman
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October 12, 2023
More Thoughts on the Saks-Neiman Flirtation
The player haters in Paris were out for Saks. Is this because the fashion crowd is frowning on Richard Baker’s Neiman Marcus M&A fantasy? Or because there is trouble? Or are people in this business just bored and mean? (I’m not talking about you, though.)
Lauren Sherman
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October 9, 2023
The Alessandro Gossip Wars: Fendi vs. Dior
Everyone in Paris (and New York… and L.A….) is murmuring about Alessandro’s next move. Herewith, the real story within the speculation.
Lauren Sherman
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October 5, 2023
More Alessandro Murmurs & McQueenology
A final dispatch from Fashion Month, with all the late-stage dish: Prada chatter, the incessant Alessandro-LVMH speculation, the transition at McQueen and much more…
Lauren Sherman
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October 2, 2023
Why Isn’t Taylor Swift Fronting a Fashion Brand?
People who have worked with Swift say that she doesn’t need a luxury campaign. Her own brand, though? That could happen.
Lauren Sherman
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October 2, 2023
Remembrance of Shows Past
As fashion week comes to an end—nearly, almost, at least—some news and notes on designers to watch, Demna discourse, and much more.
Lauren Sherman
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September 28, 2023
The Phoebe Diaries
Why has it taken more than two years for Phoebe Philo to launch her LVMH-backed line? And will it ever really launch?
Lauren Sherman
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September 25, 2023
Inside the Michele-LVMH Rumor Mill & Other Milan Gossip
Welcome to the Line Sheet tip sheet, Milan Fashion Week edition: the Alessandro buzz, Versace succession, that Gucci show, and more.
Lauren Sherman
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September 21, 2023
Scenes from Milan & A ‘Supermodels’ Story
News from Milan Fashion Week: the Diesel renaissance, a Pharrell collab, and the celebrity drama backstage at Prada. Plus notes on the making of the ‘Super Models’ doc and the complex Naomi-Cindy-Linda-Christy legacy.
Lauren Sherman
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September 18, 2023
Khaite Expectations
I finally got my hands on Stripes' deal terms for Khaite. Did they get a good deal? Overpay? Or make an ingenious investment in the next multi-billion dollar brand?
Lauren Sherman
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September 14, 2023
My Fashion Week Postmortem
Some concluding news and notes on New York Fashion Week, including thoughts and reflections on Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Gabriela Hearst, Carolina Herrera, and much much more.
Lauren Sherman
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September 11, 2023
September Issues
My latest notes on the romp through fashion’s busiest week—the moguls, financiers, canoodling billionaires, shows, designers, and theater of it all.
Lauren Sherman
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September 7, 2023
A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again
News, notes, and observations on New York Fashion Week.
Lauren Sherman
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September 5, 2023
After the Gloss: What’s Next for Emily Weiss
A candid conversation with Glossier chronicler Marisa Meltzer about the rise and reinvention of V.C. fashion-tech girlboss feminism.
Lauren Sherman
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August 31, 2023
Neiman Marcus & Saks: A Portrait of a Marriage in Preview
Is Saks’ hunt for the more upscale Neiman a brilliant retail play, a smart real estate move, or the luxury Pam and Tommy sitch of our time?
Lauren Sherman
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August 31, 2023
Mickey’s Clubhouse
Mickey Drexler, the legendary merchant and former impresario of Gap, J. Crew, Ann Taylor, and more, is now the chairman of Alex Mill, which operates off of his own personal investment. We chatted while Mickey was on vacation—because you’re never really on vacation when it’s your money on the line.
Lauren Sherman
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August 28, 2023
Karlie Kloss, Print Media Mogul
The supermodel is in talks to buy the cultishly beloved ‘i-D’ magazine.
Lauren Sherman
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August 24, 2023
Can Outdoor Voices Ever Shut Up?
I’ve learned that another potential deal has emerged to revive the back-from-the-dead (again) O.G. athleisure brand. Why?