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YNAP

Matthieu Blazy

The Adidas-Satisfy Backlash & Chanel’s Momentum Gains

Why did the link-up between the upscale running brand and German shoe giant engender such hate? Plus: a closer look at Chanel’s pre-Blazy bump.
Malique Morris • May 18, 2026
Malique Morris & Rachel Strugatz & Sarah Shapiro • March 6, 2026
Net-a-Porter on Strike & Estée Lauder’s “Safe” Acquisition
Stephane de La Faverie
News and notes on Net-a-Porter employees threatening a walkout, E.L.C.’s first acquisition in the de La Faverie era, how GLP-1s are wreaking havoc on retailers’ sizing strategies, and Lululemon’s “brand saturation” problem.
Lauren Sherman & Malique Morris • March 4, 2026
The Net-a-Porter Bloodbath & Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent Magic
Anthony Vaccarello saint lauren milan fw26
News and notes on the mass layoffs at Net-a-Porter, Anthony Vaccarello’s dazzling Saint Laurent show, Missoni’s new ownership structure, and The Independents’ latest acquisition.
Danielle Frankel opening
Inner Circle Exclusive
Lauren Sherman • April 24, 2025
The Mytheresa-YNAP Shake-Up & Frankel’s Vera Wang Boomerang
A roundup of fashion industry intel: Notes on the frenzied (and surprisingly overlooked) C-suite reorg at LuxExperience, the rise of Danielle Frankel’s bridal dress empire, the departure of J.Crew’s longtime top merchant, and more.
Stefano Cantino
Lauren Sherman • October 21, 2024
Gucci Prophesies & A YNAP Revenge Fantasy
News and notes on the two most significant pieces of intrigue circulating in the industry—what’s going on at Gucci and Federico Marchetti’s alleged interest in retaking Yoox Net-a-Porter.
Mytheresa C.E.O. Michael Kliger
Lauren Sherman • May 2, 2024
Matches, Net-a-Porter & Retail Roulette
News and notes on a micro-industry in need of reinvention, a savior, and so much more.
Miuccia Prada
Lauren Sherman • April 11, 2024
Prada Liquidity Event Murmurs & Fashion Fire Sale Season
News and notes on fashion M&A great expectations: the Matches and YNAP nightmares, the Capri holdup, and all the Prada questions.
The looming question is how badly Bezos’s Amazon wants to be become a player in fashion retail.
Lauren Sherman • January 22, 2024
Can Amazon Be the Amazon of Luxury?
For the past decade, I’ve been trying to understand why Amazon, the ultimate brandless brand, keeps investing in fashion. Could the potential for a deal with Saks solve Jeff Bezos’s luxury problem?
Farfatch C.E.O. José Neves and president Stephanie Phair.
Lauren Sherman • October 19, 2023
Farfetch Dreams vs. Realities
Once upon a time, Farfetch seemed like the future of online luxury—and fabulous boutique brands and beauty and even a secondary market for sneakerheads. Is the YNAP deal its white whale, or the prelude to another public failure?
Paul Surridge, previously the creative director of Roberto Cavalli.
Lauren Sherman • April 3, 2023
Fast Fashion and the Furious
A final pre-launch preview of Line Sheet: celebrity stylist observations, Loro Piana murmurs, Alissa Zacharyology, Rickie De Sole’s wardrobe, and the latest theater of Farfetch and the online luxury wars.