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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
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October 7, 2024
LVMH Succession Intrigue
Bernard Arnault has begun clearing the executive decks for the next generation—Delphine, Antoine, Alexandre, Frédéric, and Jean—amid growing anticipation of another sale and fresh acquisition targets as the fashion world braces for change.
Lauren Sherman
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October 3, 2024
Reciting Virgil
LVMH’s unsentimental decision to sell Virgil Abloh’s Off-White to a brand management chop shop, only years after his death, is the latest evidence of the economic pressures on an industry in transition.
Lauren Sherman
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September 30, 2024
Alessandro’s Valentino Debut & The Jonathan Rumor Mill
The endless, anxiety-filled game of designer musical chairs took a back seat during Paris Fashion Week to a series of fashion-for-fashion’s sake shows at Rick Owens, Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe, Nadège Vanhée’s Hermès, Seán McGirr’s McQueen, and Alessandro Michele’s Valentino debut. And, yes, there was gossip, too.
Lauren Sherman
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September 26, 2024
Delphine Streets
Optimizing Dior is the first true test for its new C.E.O., Delphine Arnault, who has inherited a sprawling house that aspires to design under one vision, but often falls short of that noble goal. Her own vision for its future—both creatively and structurally—will determine whether she has what it takes to win the family succession battle.
Lauren Sherman
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September 23, 2024
Let’s Talk About Gucci
News and notes from fashion week in Milan: what Gucci’s restructuring means for Sabato De Sarno, Blazy’s ‘Working Girl’ world at Bottega Veneta, Bellotti’s pretty-slash-nasty looks at Bally, and why everyone is talking about Dolce & Gabbana.
Lauren Sherman
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September 19, 2024
Yael Drama School
Four years after her Reformation exit, serial entrepreneur and designer Yael Aflalo is back with her new brand—and some theories about the future of luxury, D.T.C., wholesale, and more.
Lauren Sherman
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September 16, 2024
The Prodigal Olsens
News, notes, and fresh dish on The Row’s new just-north-of-$1 billion valuation and new cohort of investors—the Wertheimer and Bettencourt-Meyers families, LSD, and Natalie & Nick, too.
Lauren Sherman
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September 12, 2024
I Get Letters! A Look Inside the Fashion Week Mailbag
In which I try my best to answer all your questions about Beyoncé’s weird whiskey-a-go-go GQ cover, Ozempic’s impact on the fashion industry, Cathy Horyn’s future, JCPenney’s long goodbye, and much more.
Lauren Sherman
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September 9, 2024
A Man for Alaïa Seasons
The fabulous Guggenheim show was a testament to Pieter Mulier’s slow, steady, post-founder re-creation of Alaïa. Both Mulier and Alaïa are just what the industry needs right now… so hopefully he doesn’t bolt for Chanel.
Lauren Sherman
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September 5, 2024
What Is Fashion Week Worth?
As Ari Emanuel and Silver Lake take Endeavor private, the operating assumption is that all the non-core assets (basically everything outside of live sports and representation) is on the table. A number of investors are kicking the tires on New York Fashion Week. But what are they actually buying? (Plus, some news on The Row mystery…)
