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Versace

Patrizio Bertelli Miuccia Prada Lorenzo Bertelli

Truth or Dario

It’s now clear that Dario Vitale’s not-surprising-still-shocking exit after a single season at Versace was very much a fait accompli. But its machinations go deeper than the mean-girl snickering that’s followed. So what’s next for the designer—and his old bosses?
Lauren Sherman • December 8, 2025
Inner Circle Exclusive
Lauren Sherman • December 4, 2025
The Brief, Wondrous Appointment of Dario Vitale
Dario Vitale
The Versace creative director’s dismissal after a single critically adored season was as ruthless as it was predictable. And there will be more to come as the Prada people quickly remake their new acquisition.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro • December 2, 2025
LVMH’s Executive Shuffle & The Prada-Versace Consummation
Pietro Beccari
News and notes on Pietro Beccari’s next chapter at LVMH, Prada’s post-Versace acquisition strategy, Gap’s soft Q3 rebound, and Quince’s latest legal drama.
amelia gray frame
Lauren Sherman • November 19, 2025
Prada-Versace Waiting Games & Frame’s $240M Glow-Up
News and notes on Prada Group’s still-pending $1.4 billion play for Versace, CAA’s eyebrow-raising acquisition of the licensing shop Beanstalk, and Frame’s latest evolution beyond its denim roots.
Demna 2025 LACMA Art+Film Gala
Lauren Sherman • November 3, 2025
Demna’s Art+Film Gala Debut & The Prada-Versace Waiting Game
News and notes on Demna’s first Gucci outing at LACMA, the mounting anticipation around Prada’s expected Versace acquisition, and Me+Em’s revenue boomlet.
Dario Vitale
Inner Circle Exclusive
Lauren Sherman • October 9, 2025
Versace’s Dario Vitale Boom & A Christen Mystery Resolved
A tidy roundup of fashion world intel: The ripple effects from Dario Vitale’s estimable Versace debut, the investor behind Nina Christen’s new store off Place Vendôme, and what’s happening with The Webster now that owner Laure Hériard Dubreuil has sold her majority stake.
Megan Markle
Lauren Sherman • October 6, 2025
Fashion Month’s Top 5 Designer Debuts
News and notes from Paris Fashion Week, from Demna’s acclaimed Gucci collection to the celebrity-laden front rows at Balenciaga and Hermès. Plus, a close look at the best designer debuts this season.
prada milan fashion week season 2026
Lauren Sherman • September 29, 2025
Vitale-Versace Politics & Other Milano Dramas
News and notes on the plots, whispers, key players, and dramatic twists during fashion week in Milan.
venice film fest
Lauren Sherman • September 1, 2025
The Venice Film Festival Fashion Emergency
Overall, the carpet was a hot mess, as is the industry from which it sprung.
Anna Wintour, Amy Astley
Lauren Sherman • July 28, 2025
Versace’s Dario Vitale Calculus & More Vogue Succession Speculation
News and notes on the postponement of Dario Vitale’s debut runway show at Versace, and the rise of another Wintour loyalist in the American Vogue succession sweepstakes.