Lauren Sherman joins Peter to discuss Le Monde’s six-part investigation series on LVMH boss Bernard Arnault and his family—which got under Arnault’s skin so much it prompted the elder statesman to join X to respond publicly. Lauren also gets into the anonymous Instagram account making life difficult for Vogue France, and why Vogue’s regional editions across the globe are suddenly under a microscope.
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