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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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February 21, 2025
The Aligne Explosion & A Stuart Weitzman Fantasy
A compilation of fashion and retail developments: The sudden ubiquity of the East London–based Aligne, January’s surprisingly buoyant post-holiday retail sales, and the fate of Stuart Weitzman now that Tapestry is selling the brand to Caleres.
Fashion’s New Favorite Banker & Jenni Kayne Exit Chatter
A tidy dispatch of fashion and beauty industry intel: How Rothschild & Co became the preferred bank for midsize fashion brands, the murmurs around Los Angeles that Jenni Kayne is on the block, and news on the California bill that would prevent under-18s from buying certain skincare formulations.
Notes From the Saks Apocalypse
The Metrick memo that shook the world—and the broken model of multibrand retail that produced it.
Lauren Sherman & Rachel Strugatz
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February 20, 2025
A Pat McGrath Shake-Up & More Versace Acquisition Murmurs
A concise digest of fashion world news and notes: the unhinged farewell email from outgoing Pat McGrath Labs C.E.O. Rabih Hamdan, what Capri boss John Idol’s investor day presentation signals for a layoff-impacted Versace, and how Nordstrom poached Neiman Marcus’s “most powerful personal shopper.”
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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February 19, 2025
A Neiman Marcus Tragedy & Trump’s VAT Attack Playbook
News and notes from around the fashion world: the inside chatter emanating from the NikeSkims debut, the sad shuttering of Neiman Marcus’ downtown Dallas flagship, and how global fashion and apparel businesses are bracing themselves for Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan.
Lauren Sherman & Rachel Strugatz
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February 17, 2025
Gucci’s ‘White Lotus’ Invasion & The Saks Payment Sitch
The latest developments in the Saks Global brand payment micro-scandal, Edward Enninful’s post-Vogue media venture, Drew Elliott’s destination after his MAC exit, and Gucci’s ‘White Lotus’ takeover.
Lauren Sherman
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February 17, 2025
Nike x Skims: It’s Happening!
The sports brand is hoping a collaboration with Kim & Co. will help cure its girl troubles. Is this the promise ring that could lead to a future acquisition?
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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February 15, 2025
Michael Rider’s Celine Debut & A Bloomingdale’s Switcheroo
A punchy compilation of fashion world intel: When to expect Michael Rider’s Celine debut, a roundup of European luxury earnings reports, Ralph Lauren’s new floor at Bloomingdale’s, and a ditty on the latest trend in luxury sneakers.
More Estée Exits & LVMH Portfolio Pruning
A potpourri of fashion new and analysis: One surprising and one perhaps not-so-surprising executive departure at MAC Cosmetics, a new beauty title from Document Journal’s Nick Vogelson, Bernard Arnault’s cryptic messaging around duty-free shops, and a New York magazine hiring scoop.
Oscar Season
Oscar de la Renta C.E.O. Alex Bolen’s anti-establishment marketing strategy (including a friendly press ban) is working in an unexpected way. And the arrival of Chloe Popescu, the company’s first-ever C.M.O., presages more to come.
