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Luca de Meo
For decades, François-Henri Pinault executed a playbook that transformed his father’s retail business into a modern luxury superconglomerate. But macroeconomic headwinds and internal havoc call for a new playbook. Does Luca de Meo, who turned around Renault, have the magic touch?
Leonard Lauder
Lauren Sherman & Rachel Strugatz June 18, 2025
News and notes on the latest micro-developments from fashion’s front lines: a designer defenestration at Marni; FX’s still-simmering Bessette-Kennedy costuming backlash; and a look back at the indelible impact of the late, great Leonard Lauder.
Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon
Lauren Sherman June 16, 2025
A primer on the latest fashion world micro-developments: the emerging stylist behind Kendrick Lamar’s bootcut jeans and Brad Pitt’s transformative velvet looks; outrage over the first-look stills from Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX series about CBK; and a pair of opposite-end, strategic Hermès marketing events.
Luca de Meo
Lauren Sherman June 16, 2025
News and notes on Kering poaching a French car executive to replace François-Henri Pinault, and some major fundraising intel out of Southern California, where the Kleveland sisters just scored some well-deserved capital to fuel Dôen’s next stage of growth.


tiffany mikey madison greta lee
News and notes from Paris and New York: The François-Henri Pinault succession chatter inside Kering; how Greta Lee and Mikey Madison became Tiffany ambassadors; and an activist struggle at Victoria’s Secret.
François Pinault and Rachid Mohamed Rachid
Rumors abound regarding Mayhoola, the Qatari royal family–backed investment vehicle that once aspired to challenge LVMH and Kering before pivoting. Now, it seems, it’s pivoting again…
Alexandre Arnault
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro June 11, 2025
News and notes on the corporate scaffolding behind France’s luxury triumvirate (LVMH, Hermès, and Kering); the invite list for this year’s Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, from LVMH's Alexandre Arnault to former Nike C.E.O. John Donohoe; and the jarring revival of crinkle fabrics.
Mark Guiducci
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro June 11, 2025
A primer on the latest fashion world rumblings: What media insiders are saying about Mark Guiducci’s appointment to lead Vanity Fair’s post-Radhika era; a close reading of the guest list for Apple’s annual developers conference; and a feel-good retail story from the wilds of San Francisco.


Francois-Henri Pinault
Lauren Sherman June 9, 2025
News and notes on Kering’s 2H25 challenges as François-Henri Pinault’s conglomerate navigates a sluggish market for soft luxury goods; the oil-and-water saga of a Louis Vuitton comms chief parting ways with the luxury giant; and the talent behind Old Navy’s brilliant Lindsay Lohan activewear ad.
Kim Kardashian NikeSkims
Lauren Sherman June 9, 2025
Nike has a lot riding on its Skims collaboration, which is set to launch this summer. But the company’s issues with female consumers, from loss of market share to the lingering hangover of its old culture, run far deeper than any partnership—even one with Kim K—can fix.
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