Frédéric Arnault
Lauren Sherman
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December 1, 2025
Arnault Country for Old Men
At LVMH, a series of anticipated executive shuffles may suggest the latest contours of a succession strategy. At the very least, it’s got the industry kremlinologists taking notice.
The Fréd Balloon
As Frédéric Arnault tries to figure out a new story for Loro Piana in a post-‘Succession’ world, Giorgia Meloni’s crackdown on factory working conditions threatens to shed light on what that $3,000 “quiet luxury” cashmere sweater actually costs to make. Is this gig now one of the Herculean labors required to one day win the big job?
Lauren Sherman & William D. Cohan
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July 21, 2025
An Arnault Bros. Dilemma & The Kering Waiting Game
News and notes from the fashion front lines: the micro-scandal swirling around Loro Piana and the implications for the Arnault heirs in charge; the chatter inside Kering as the company prepares for incoming C.E.O. Luca de Meo’s debut in September; the early signs that Burberry C.E.O. Joshua Schulman’s turnaround strategy is working; and more.
Loro Piana’s Bay Area Confab & Stylist Drama at the Carlyle
News and notes on Loro Piana’s annual tribute to merino wool perfection in the Bay Area, and the chatter surrounding O.G. celebrity stylist Jessica Paster’s altercation outside of the Carlyle.
Lauren Sherman
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May 28, 2025
The Arnault Grand Prix & Condé Nostalgia Overload
A tidy bundle of pressing fashion intel: The chatter surrounding Maria Grazia Chiuri’s final Dior show in Rome, whether LVMH’s billion-dollar partnership with F1 was ill-advised, and the latest entry in the bloated canon of peak-Condé-era postmortems.
Lauren Sherman
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April 7, 2025
Saks Damage Control & The Demna Transfer Portal
The latest fashion industry intel on Paul Helbers at Fear of God, the Balenciaga succession chatter, Marc Metrick’s face-saving campaign, and the long shadow of Frédéric Arnault.
The LVMH Success Trap
While the luxury industry processes Trump’s multibillion-dollar assault on global trade, LVMH and Kering are confronting the consequences of their own success: greater exposure to macroeconomic trends, creative exhaustion, and consumer fatigue… at least until a new wave of designers arrives.
Lauren Sherman
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March 17, 2025
School of Arnault Knocks
As Bernard Arnault attempts to extend his reign for another nine years, the question of who will replace him seems as far off as ever. And yet, as Delphine contends with Dior and Antoine contemplates another Olympics, two boys from his second marriage, Frédéric and Alexandre, make their cases.
Frédéric’s Loro Piana Test & The ‘WWD’ Brain Drain
News and notes from the fashion frontier: The skeptical chatter surrounding 29-year-old Frédéric Arnault’s new gig leading Loro Piana (and what it portends for the B.A. succession race), the market speculation swirling around Versace as Dario Vitale is appointed chief creative officer, and a few pressing observations on the latest layoffs at WWD.