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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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January 31, 2025
A ‘New York’ Story Fit for ‘New York’
Until now, New York magazine’s union members have never threatened a work stoppage. And while their demands seem reasonable—over salary, health insurance, and (of course) concerns about A.I.—this is one of those unfortunate situations where the structural challenges of the parentco might preclude a tidy ending.
We Need to Talk About LVMH
Despite being the largest company in Europe (depending on the oscillations of Ozempic), the chatter this week around LVMH, from the okay earnings to the Tiffany triumph, has been muted of late. It’s going to take a new creative direction—and return to an entrepreneurial attitude—for industry insiders (and investors) to get pumped once again.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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January 29, 2025
Condé’s Middle East Breakup & An Ozempic Runway Mystery
A tidy collection of hot-button fashionworld intel: The dissolution of Condé Nast’s relationship with its longtime Middle Eastern publishing partner, notes on how GLP-1s are changing the plus-size modeling profession, and a dissection of the latest Lyst Index brand and product power rankings.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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January 29, 2025
LVMH’s Alaïa Lesson & Taylor Swift’s Luxury Evolution
News and notes from around the fashion industry: A close reading of LVMH’s better-than-expected Q4 and full-year results, observations on Taylor Swift’s increasingly rarefied wardrobe, and a few datapoints suggesting that the skinny jean “revival” might be bupkis.
Lauren Sherman
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January 28, 2025
Fashion’s Trump Complex & Hearst’s Quiet Substack Play
A potpourri of industry notes and chatter: the fashion executives feeling giddy about Trump II, an eyebrow-raising Substack gamble from Elle magazine, and a timely dispatch from the wilds of Paris Men’s Fashion Week.
Lauren Sherman
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January 27, 2025
Phoebe or Not to Be, Part II
After a few years of magical thinking, designing, cash-burning, and pivoting, the great Philo experiment is entering its next stage of growth. Herewith, my follow-up on an instantly legendary business with a case of the startups.
Lauren Sherman, Rachel Strugatz & Sarah Shapiro
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January 25, 2025
Chalamet’s Chanel & Pat McGrath’s Misfire
The latest industry chatter surrounding Matthieu Blazy’s potential menswear plans for Chanel, how Gen Z fell in love with Adidas, and the future of Pat McGrath’s beauty business after her ‘skin fetish’ face plant.
Sephora Sponcon & Terry Richardson’s Return
News and notes on Sephora’s new Hulu documentary series, the future of brand marketing, and the un-cancellation of an industry pariah. Plus: How Wintour confidant Jordan Roth is placing himself at the center of the action in Paris
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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January 22, 2025
LVMH’s Liquor Problem & The S.F. Retail Apocalypse
Fresh reporting on the building investor pressure for the Arnaults to sell or spin their booze division; updates on a Jonathan Anderson-Dior mystery; and the economic data points behind Bloomingdale’s decision to flee San Francisco.
Lauren Sherman
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January 22, 2025
The Bellotti Jar
Creative director Simone Bellotti had an amazing ascent at Bally, the Swiss leather goods house. But he seemed destined for poaching, and now word in Milan is that he’s on to his next “project”—with roads pointing to Jil Sander.
