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Blake Beautyology, LVMHUSA Fantasies & More

A pan-Line Sheet mailbag with answers to your burning questions about the entire fashion-beauty-retail industrial complex.

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“I viewed data from two sources that showed sales dropped by more than 87 percent between August 11, their peak, and September 15, which correlates with Justin Baldoni’s alleged smear campaign,” Rachel said. Photo: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Sony Pictures
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Sarah Shapiro
Rachel Strugatz
December 26, 2024

There’s something for everyone in this end-of-year mailbag, whether you’re a strategic-group obsessive (yes, they exist), a Blake Lively hater or stan (yes, they, too, exist), or simply betting on the date of the next Chanel price hike (we do not endorse gambling). The breadth of the questions here reflects the influence of the fashion and beauty industries on the culture at large, so we’ve assembled a dream team to answer them: beauty correspondent Rachel Strugatz, retail expert Sarah Shapiro, and of course, yours truly. We’ll be covering it all as Line Sheet goes to five days a week starting January 6. Let’s get started…