Dior
Lauren Sherman
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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
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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
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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.
Lauren Sherman
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April 25, 2024
Hedi’s Fate & The Arnault Succession Effect
Rumors that Hedi Slimane will be replaced at Celine could just as easily have been seeded by Hedi as by his bosses. But don’t discount the rise of Delphine Arnault, the eldest LVMH heir, in determining whatever happens next.
Lauren Sherman
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February 29, 2024
Show Business
News and notes on the Paris swirl: the Dior of it all, Saint Laurent feedback, Courrèges, Undercover, the Americans, and more.
Lauren Sherman
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November 27, 2023
Saks Attack
An update on their Dior deal, the Estée Laundry rumors, all that fundraising, and the Neiman Marcus roll-up fantasies.
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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July 6, 2023
How Badly Does LVMH Want Alessandro?
LVMH is in the business of hoovering up all the land’s top design talent, which would put the industry’s biggest free agent right in their crosshairs. And perhaps their infrastructure is just what he needs in his next act?