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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 & Sarah Shapiro
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May 27, 2025
Dior’s Black Tuesday & Gap’s Q2 Green Shoots
News and notes from the fashion frontlines: The not-so-subtle dress code for Maria Grazia Chiuri’s final show as Dior’s head of womenswear, a close look at Gap brands’ recent foot traffic patterns, and a timely development for a teenage retail obsession.
Lauren Sherman
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May 26, 2025
We Don’t Talk About Bruno
News and notes on the subtle transformation at Chanel under Leena Nair and, now, Matthieu Blazy, as the Pavlovsky era appears to be fading.
LVMH Futurecasting & Another Brand Payment Scandal
News and notes on the whereabouts of executive Marco Gobbetti, LVMH’s Q2 warning, Luisaviaroma’s emerging brand payment issues, and a System magazine co-founder’s next project.
The Vanity Fair Diaries
The scroll of contenders for the VF job is becoming endless—a bizarre, if unsurprising, phenomenon for a career-defining-ish role that the right people want to ignore and the wrong people covet, and that will be handed out by an inscrutable duo who won’t be in their chairs forever.
Lauren Sherman & Rachel Strugatz
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May 21, 2025
Estée’s New Makeup Lead & Fifth Avenue Mall Madness
Revealing the new hire to lead The Estée Lauder Companies' all-important makeup cluster, plus whether NYC’s $400 million investment in Fifth Avenue can make the stretch feel more like the Champs-Élysées.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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May 20, 2025
The Chanel Dip & Nordstrom’s $6.3B Take-Private
A close look at how Quince mastered the dark art of marketing the just-good-enough dupe, Nordstrom’s fate now that its $6.3B take-private is complete, and what to make of Chanel’s relatively disappointing 2024 results.
Lauren Sherman
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May 19, 2025
Pierpaolo Pressure
With the appointment of Pierpaolo Piccioli to succeed Demna at Balenciaga, Kering appears to be choosing stability—taking a second chance on a proven operator, rather than betting it all on an untested genius. It’s indicative of the risk-averse state of luxury these days, but also the growing pressures on the Pinault family, itself.
Lauren Sherman
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May 19, 2025
Chanel Shrinkage & Gobbetti’s Next Act
News and notes on Chanel and Richemont’s ’24 performance, how major brands are commandeering the hard-luxury supply chain, and a scoop on the next destination for fashion executive Marco Gobbetti.
Bergdorf’s Diamond Wars & More Vanity Fair Whispers
Fresh intel from the fashion frontlines: How Bergdorf become an epicenter for the lab-grown vs. natural diamonds debate, why analysts are suddenly bullish on the activewear brand Under Armour, and the latest chatter surrounding Vanity Fair’s E.I.C. search.
The Arnaults Go to Washington
The LVMH royal family’s courtship of Trump at the inauguration, once mocked, now looks wisely proactive, with Bernard and Alexandre returning to meet with the president in the Oval Office. Were they lobbying for a luxury carve-out on looming 20 percent tariffs?
