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Weekdays (Thursday is an Inner Circle exclusive)
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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April 7, 2025
Saks Damage Control & The Demna Transfer Portal
The latest fashion industry intel on Paul Helbers at Fear of God, the Balenciaga succession chatter, Marc Metrick’s face-saving campaign, and the long shadow of Frédéric Arnault.
Lauren Sherman
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April 7, 2025
Welch-Tightening
News and notes on the ‘Vanity Fair’ editor search: the fashion crowd’s enduring support for Mark Guiducci; Sara Moonves dark horse theories; and an emerging consensus that the title might just get tucked under Will Welch’s fiefdom.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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April 4, 2025
‘Vanity Fair’ Succession Whispers & A Meghan Markle Mystery
An early look at the candidate pool to helm ‘Vanity Fair’ following Radhika Jones’s departure. Plus, notes on Meghan Markle’s investment portfolio, the fate of Miami’s John Elliott store, and other updates on the retail landscape.
Radhika’s ‘Vanity Fair’ Exit & Luxury’s French Resistance Fantasy
Notes on the chatter surrounding Radhika Jones’s departure from Vanity Fair (plus the requisite succession speculation...), how the luxury world is bracing for knock-on effects from “Liberation Day,” scenes from the Skims flagship opening on Sunset Boulevard, and a look at Zac Posen’s GapStudio debut.
The LVMH Success Trap
While the luxury industry processes Trump’s multibillion-dollar assault on global trade, LVMH and Kering are confronting the consequences of their own success: greater exposure to macroeconomic trends, creative exhaustion, and consumer fatigue… at least until a new wave of designers arrives.
Lauren Sherman, Sarah Shapiro & Rachel Strugatz
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April 2, 2025
Fashion’s “Liberation Day” Fears & Meghan Markle’s ‘As Ever’ Debut
The latest industry chatter: A readout on how fashion executives are processing Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff onslaught, an inside look at the Nordstrom-Sephora arms race, and notes on Meghan Markle’s brand-building myopia.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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April 1, 2025
A Vogue Defection & More Thirteen Lune Questions
Dissecting two subjects of fashion world intrigue: Longtime Anna Wintour sidekick Willow Lindley is taking her talents to WSJ., and industry insiders weigh in on the Thirteen Lune T&E mini-scandal.
Lauren Sherman
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March 31, 2025
A Met Gala Scheduling Snafu & More Saks Global Existentialism
The latest fashion world chatter: A notable scheduling conflict surrounding Keith McNally’s book party at Balthazar, another round of LVMH C-suite musical chairs, and a rare silver lining in the Saks Global meltdown.
Lauren Sherman
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March 31, 2025
The Hunsicker Proxy
Back when everyone wanted to be a tech company, Caastle pitched itself as a miracle software solution for struggling retailers to turn deadstock into a rental business. Last week their C.E.O. abruptly exited, the company furloughed its employees, and the management team told the board to disregard the previous years’ financials. What could possibly go wrong?
Elisa’s ‘Elle Decor’ Era & Kim K’s Skky Fall
Fresh intel from around the fashion world: Notes on the hiring of Elisa Lipsky-Karasz to oversee editorial at Elle Decor, a somewhat grim status update on Kim Kardashian and Jay Sammons’s private equity firm, and a micro-development in the P.R. agency universe.
