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The ultimate fashion industry bible, offering incisive reportage on all aspects of the business and its biggest players. Anchored by preeminent fashion journalist Lauren Sherman, Line Sheet also features veteran reporter Rachel Strugatz, who delivers unparalleled intel on what’s happening in the beauty industry, and Sarah Shapiro, a longtime retail strategist who writes about e-commerce, brick-and-mortar, D.T.C., and more.
THE LATEST ARTICLES
Lauren Sherman
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August 11, 2025
House of Roach
Zendaya stylist Law Roach is lining up financial backers to make a play for Emanuel Ungaro, a struggling, tech-owned French luxury brand that’s cycled through a dozen-odd designers since Asim Abdullah bought it from the Ferragamos, seemingly on a whim.
Saks Global’s Layoff Countdown & Naadam’s Botched “Soft” Launch
A tidy roundup of fashion world intel: What to expect from the next round of layoffs coming to the deeply challenged luxury retailer; how credit card companies are evolving their Fashion Week activations; and the shaky debut of Matt Scanlan’s new Naadam sub-brand.
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
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August 4, 2025
Quince’s Imitation Games
Everyone in fashion hates Quince, but the luxury knockoff brand reportedly generates around $700 million a year in revenue—thanks, partly, to the ultra-wealthy striving to appear budget-conscious.
Lauren Sherman
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August 4, 2025
American Eagle’s Sweeney Defense & Brazil’s Fashion Shaman Claps Back
News and notes on American Eagle’s internal messaging as the brand tries to brush off the Sydney Sweeney jeans/genes controversy, and why the fashion industry’s most in-demand runway shaman started beefing with Trump over tariffs.
Big Luxury’s Earnings Anxieties & A Fashion Documentary Boomlet
News and notes on LVMH, Kering, and the Prada Group all missing analyst expectations this earnings season; the wave of fashion documentaries in the works, including Sofia Coppola’s Marc Jacobs project; and a fashion-friendly annotation of Saks Global’s $2.2 billion exchange offer with bondholders.
Who Framed Roger Lynch?
Condé Nast is on target to miss $1 billion in revenue this year, a somewhat stunning but not entirely unpredictable milestone. Is this all Roger Lynch’s fault, the natural order of things, or simply the Newhouses’ plan?
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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July 30, 2025
Phoebe Philo Distribution Intel & Condé Nast’s Strange Town Hall
News and notes from the fashion front lines: Phoebe Philo’s evolving distribution strategy, Condé Nast’s bizarre town hall led by C.E.O. Roger Lynch, and high-level takeaways from Lyst’s Q2 retail report.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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July 29, 2025
Kering’s De Meo Waiting Game & American Eagle’s Substack Misfire
A close look at Kering’s first-half results and the anticipation for Luca de Meo’s start at Gucci; the drama surrounding Nick Vogelson’s New York-based indie mag Document Journal; and American Eagle’s failure to launch on Substack.
Lauren Sherman
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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.
