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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 & Sarah Shapiro
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March 5, 2025
The Gucci Guessing Game & More LVMH Machinations
News and notes from around the fashion world: The latest chatter surrounding Sabato De Sarno’s potential successor at Gucci, further intel about the looming C-suite shake-up at LVMH, and a close look at Silas Capital’s recent investment in Business & Pleasure.
Lauren Sherman
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March 3, 2025
The Oscars’ Best-Dressed Matrix & A Milano Fashion Week Postscript
A handful of fashion world updates from Los Angeles to Milan: On the luxury brands that dressed the Oscars’ biggest stars, a close look at the growing rift between brands and publishers, and reflections on the strange liminality of Milan Fashion Week.
Lauren Sherman
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March 3, 2025
Bellotti’s Bally Good Show & Arnault Musical Chairs
The designer’s Milan spectacle featured leather, lewd fur, and fashion editors picking the shelves bare. Plus, the latest Arnault family maneuvers.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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March 1, 2025
A Milan Fashion Week Dispatch & Rothy’s Le Bon Marché Debut
A punchy roundup of fashion world intel: Notes from a whirlwind 48 hours at Milan Fashion Week, how the San Francisco-based Rothy’s landed in the most prestigious and discerning Parisian department store, and the latest retail jitters in the wake of Trump’s new tariff threats.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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February 28, 2025
Prada’s “Quiet Luxury” Rebellion & The Fendi Centenary Surprise
The latest fashion world chatter from across the pond: Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada’s “anti-quiet luxury” declaration, the unbridled enthusiasm for Silvia Venturini Fendi’s centenary show, and notes on how Nuuly leapfrogged Rent the Runway to become the au courant clothing rental service.
Gucci Successorology & Burberry’s Mini Revival
Even as Gucci prepares to announce a new creative director, the industry is reorienting away from star designers and runway buzz toward more sustainable strategies that put brands front and center.
Lauren Sherman
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February 26, 2025
The Saks Layoffs Commence & An LVMH Shake-up Foretold
A grab bag of fashion world intel: The latest industry chatter after Saks Global boss Marc Metrick announced the elimination of nearly 5 percent of its global corporate workforce, how a potential executive shake-up at Fendi could portend broader leadership changes at LVMH, and whether Target’s D.E.I. walkback might affect their bottom line.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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February 26, 2025
ShopMy’s U.K. Expansion & Walmart’s DOGE Jitters
News and notes on the state of Farfetch one year after its acquisition by the e-commerce giant Coupang, ShopMy’s international ambitions following its successful $77.5 million Series B, and the real reason Walmart posted a disappointing sales forecast for the year.
Lauren Sherman
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February 24, 2025
The Saks Luxury Dilemma & Louis Vuitton’s Murakami Deal
A quick roundup of exclusive fashion world intel: The fresh set of complexifiers in the spiraling Saks Global meltdown, Takashi Murakami’s surprising payout from his revived partnership with Louis Vuitton, and notes on the existential dilemmas facing London Fashion Week.
Lauren Sherman
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February 24, 2025
The Ballad of Savage x Fenty
Rihanna’s lingerie-for-everyone line, once worth $1 billion, is now suffering from brain drain after its C.E.O. was poached by its biggest competitor. Can the business finally figure out how to leverage one of the world’s most famous stars?
