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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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June 30, 2025
Dior Than Meets the Eye
The industry breathed a sigh of relief when Jonathan Anderson’s Dior was good and featured things people actually might want to buy. But one hit collection can’t save an industry battling numerous headwinds—the changing behaviors of Chinese consumers, the price misalignments, the downstream effects of secondhand retail, etcetera—and Anderson’s inspiring debut has only crystallized this reality.
Wintour in Winter
The surprising and yet totally expected news that Anna Wintour is dropping her day-to-day American Vogue responsibilities has the industry in a predictable tizzy. Here’s what the replacement leaderboard looks like.
Gap’s Beauty Gambit & Demna’s Balenciaga Swan Song
Fresh intel from the fashion front lines: A scoop about Gap’s plans to launch a beauty line; Saks tossing out a $600 billion life preserver; scenes from Demna’s final days at Balenciaga; and front-row chatter from the latest Paris fashion shows.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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June 25, 2025
Venture Capital Goes Shopping & Nike’s Turnaround Timeline
News and notes on V.C. firms’ renewed ambitions in the commerce tech space; another high-level Condé exit that will matter to fashion people; and what Wall Street will be looking out for during Nike’s earnings call tomorrow.
Lauren Sherman
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June 24, 2025
The Chavarria-Fendi Rumor Mill
Was the leaked news that Fendi and American designer Willy Chavarria were in talks about a potential gig a way for LVMH to test the market response to a potential appointment? An insidious gesture to cajole another candidate into making a decision? Or were people on either side just chatting too much?
Lauren Sherman
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June 23, 2025
Dior’s Jonathan Anderson Split Screen & A Condé Nast Exit
A close look at the creative marketing push behind Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut; the departure of longtime Condé Nast executive Natalia Gamero del Castillo; and a dispatch from Telfar Clemens’ latest fashion show.
Lauren Sherman
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June 23, 2025
Is Fashion Ready for Lauren Sánchez Bezos?
The industry news on the wedding of the century is beginning to leak out: Anna Wintour is very involved with the looks of the bride and the groom (though she won’t make it to the Grand Canal) while Jonathan Anderson is debuting his Dior for the real fashion crowd on the same weekend—seemingly a million miles away.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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June 20, 2025
Victoria’s Secret Activist Pressure & Luxury Psychedelia
News and notes on Brent Neale’s anti-dupe pivot; the mounting pressure on Victoria’s Secret’s still-new chief, Hillary Super; and a mind-boggling Loewe x Grateful Dead collaboration.
Lauren Sherman
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June 20, 2025
What’s a Store For?
Luxury conglomerates like Kering and LVMH snapped up real estate and opened locations in the era of cheap capital, but they can no longer afford the barely-breaking-even, store-as-billboard model. Newmark global retail advisor Jonathan Schley explains it all for you.
Lauren Sherman
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June 19, 2025
Ryan Murphy Addresses the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Discourse
Amid the outcry over early images from his new FX show, ‘American Love Story,’ Murphy sets out to prove that he knows what he’s doing with the J.F.K. Jr.–C.B.K. saga, and explains why the ongoing obsession with their clothes reflects the very reason he took this project in the first place.
