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When Fashion Went to Hollywood

As the rumor mill spins about the fate of Art Partner, it seems like neither CAA nor WME have truly figured out how to make money in the image-making game.

There’s significant upside for big talent agencies, like François-Henri Pinault’s CAA, in hoovering up smaller agencies that specialize in image-making.
There’s significant upside for big talent agencies, like CAA, in hoovering up smaller agencies that specialize in image-making. Photo: Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic
Lauren Sherman
January 11, 2024

As Hollywood descended on the Golden Globes last weekend, it was impossible to ignore the chatter, suddenly widespread in Los Angeles, that CAA was allegedly in talks to acquire Art Partner, arguably the most important agency representing image-makers—photographers, art directors, fashion stylists, hair stylists, and makeup artists. The rumor had a certain irresistible logic: The worlds of entertainment and fashion are quickly uniting, and folding Art Partner into CAA, whose majority shareholder is now Kering C.E.O. François-Henri Pinault, would bring them even closer together.