Lauren Sherman

Kamala Met Gala Chatter & ‘Vanity Fair’ Micro Updates Notes on Kering’s disappointing Q1, Vanity Fair’s E.I.C. shortlist, Saks Global’s new headache, and an intriguing potential Met Gala appearance.

Inside Kering’s disappointing Q1, Vanity Fair’s E.I.C. shortlist, Saks Global’s new headache, and an intriguing potential Met Gala appearance…

From @laurensherman.bsky.social

Barneys in the Bardo The late, great New York department store lives on in name only inside a few Saks stores, a gated community in Tulum, and a 2010s zombieland in Tokyo. Efforts to resurrect the brand have sputtered and...

The late, great New York department store Barneys lives on—well, sort of, and in name only, really, inside a few Saks stores, a gated community in Tulum, and a 2010s zombieland in Tokyo.

@laurensherman.bsky.social chronicles the efforts to resurrect the brand:

An examination of Oscar de la Renta’s strategic—if slightly risqué—approach to sponsoring this year’s Save Venice ball at the Plaza, in light of Louis Vuitton underwriting the Met Gala.

Read @laurensherman.bsky.social's dispatch here: puck.news/more-saks-gl...

The LVMH Success Trap While the luxury industry processes Trump’s multibillion-dollar assault on global trade, LVMH and Kering are confronting the consequences of their own success: greater exposure to macroeconomic trends...

The tariffs are just one of many concurrent challenges facing LVMH, and the luxury industry at large, which is in a legitimate crisis—one that’s not as easily navigable as the micro-recessions of the past…

From @laurensherman.bsky.social

Celine’s $1,150 Yoga Mats & LVMH’s Alcohol Tariff Fears A punchy dispatch from the fashion frontlines: Celine’s new partnership with the world’s most expensive group Pilates class, how LVMH is bracing for a potential 200 percent Trump alcohol tariff, and w...

Inside Celine’s partnership with the world’s most expensive group Pilates class, how LVMH is bracing for a potential 200% Trump alcohol tariff, and why Macy’s acquired the “exclusive option” to adapt Julie Satow’s book.

From @laurensherman.bsky.social & Rachel Strugatz

A Pat McGrath Shake-Up & More Versace Acquisition Murmurs A concise digest of fashion world news and notes featuring the unhinged farewell email from Pat McGrath Labs’ outgoing CEO and what John Idol’s investor day presentation signals for Versace.

What precipitated the messy departure of Pat McGrath Lab’s “C.E.O.”? Will the Prada Group acquire Versace? And how did Nordstrom poach Neiman Marcus’s “most powerful personal shopper”?

@laurensherman.bsky.social and Rachel Strugatz explore:

Notes From the Saks Apocalypse Notes on the Marc Metrick memo that shook the world—and the broken model of multibrand retail that produced it.

“Everyone is pissed, and Metrick’s plan will only work if he and his team can convince the majority of brands to comply.  I’ve already heard rumors of side deals…”

@laurensherman.bsky.social breaks down that Saks memo:

Nike x Skims: It’s Happening! Nike is hoping a collaboration with Kim Kardashian’s Skims will help cure its girl troubles. Could it lead to a future acquisition?

NEW: A Nike x Skims collab is happening. Will it lead to an acquisition?

Puck’s @laurensherman.bsky.social has details:

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 mod...

Fashionworld intel on the dissolution of Condé Nast’s relationship with its longtime Middle Eastern publishing partner, how GLP-1s are changing the plus-size modeling profession, and more.

From @laurensherman.bsky.social and @sarah-shapiro.bsky.social

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 o...

Until now, New York magazine’s union members have never threatened a work stoppage. And while their demands seem reasonable, structural challenges of the parentco might preclude a tidy ending…

@laurensherman.bsky.social reports:

Selling sexy in the age of wellness Lately, lingerie behemoth Victoria’s Secret is trying to claw its way back to relevance after a spectacular crash. How did a brand that once defined the culture fail to keep up?

From ‘selling hope’ to outdated fantasies, Victoria’s Secret’s rise + fall reveals how lingerie + gender politics are intertwined. Can the brand rebuild in an era of actual authenticity? We ask @laurensherman.bsky.social + Chantal Fernandez about #SellingSexy www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/lat...

Peak Kardashian, L Catterton’s Kapital & The Next Wintour? Lauren Sherman Hi, and welcome to Line Sheet, where I’d estimate that the overlap between our subscribers and the opening weekend audience for Babygirl was about 100 percent. 🥛. On the subject of Baby...

Everything you want in life in this issue of Line Sheet @puck.news puck.news/newsletter_c...

Slaughterhouse 2025 A half-dozen-ish predictions regarding the luxury fashion business following its toughest year in recent memory.

Puck fashion correspondent @laurensherman.bsky.social makes 7 predictions for the luxury fashion business in 2025, following its toughest year in recent memory:

Calvin… Or Nothing? The latest revival of Calvin Klein may represent a reversal back toward high fashion and relevance, but it’s also probably a last-ditch effort for PVH executives to determine whether it has any influe...

The latest revival of Calvin Klein may represent a reversal back toward high fashion and relevance, but it’s also probably a last-ditch effort for PVH executives to determine whether it has any influence left beyond its advertising.

From @laurensherman.bsky.social

The Treaty of Versace Capri C.E.O. John Idol is in a pickle in the wake of his failed attempted merger with Tapestry, and now he’s looking to sell off assets like Versace. But questions surround the business that he bought...

Capri C.E.O. John Idol is in a pickle after his failed attempted merger with Tapestry, and now he’s looking to sell off assets like Versace. But who will buy it? And at what price? And what will happen to Donatella?

@laurensherman.bsky.social explores:

Blake Beautyology, LVMHUSA Fantasies & More A pan-Line Sheet mailbag with answers to your burning questions about the entire fashion-beauty-retail industrial complex.

Why is an American LVMH so difficult to achieve? Will Glossier finally be acquired in 2025? And what’s really going on with the Blake Lively haircare sitch?

Line Sheet’s @laurensherman.bsky.social , Rachel Strugatz, and @sarah-shapiro.bsky.social answer burning reader questions:

It’s Happening: Blazy to Chanel Behind the scenes of new Chanel designer and Lagerfeld heir Matthieu Blazy’s exit from Kering, plus the unexpected leading candidate to replace him.

Puck’s @laurensherman.bsky.social has behind-the-scenes details on new Chanel designer Matthieu Blazy’s exit from Bottega Veneta, plus the unexpected leading candidate to replace him.

🎙️ Part 2 on Selling Sexy with Chantal Fernandez &
@laurensherman.bsky.social on the Remarkable Retail podcast is here! Dive into the rise of supermodels, Victorias Secret's fall, Lex Wexner's genius, & retail lessons.

ICYMI: P1 explores VS's origins, mall dominance, & the Angels.

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Selling Sexy: by Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez - Spectrum Culture Selling Sexy memorializes the life cycle of a phenomenon gone zombie, the writers coming to the subject with the benefit of both lived experience and a cultural anthropologist’s critical eye.

WE RECOMMEND: Selling Sexy: by Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez

"Selling Sexy memorializes the life cycle of a phenomenon gone zombie, the writers coming to the subject with the benefit of both lived experience and a cultural anthropologist’s critical eye."

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Mall Rats News, notes, and fresh reporting at a series of recently refreshed historic mall brands, including the Gap and J.Crew.

“The thing about the so-called mall brands is that, after years of bad headlines and doomsday scenarios, the ones that survived are mostly faring relatively well,” @laurensherman.bsky.social writes. “The question, for me, is about their ceiling.”

Read Lauren’s dispatch:

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Puck is proud to welcome retail expert @sarah-shapiro.bsky.social aboard as our newest writer, contributing to @laurensherman.bsky.social’s “Line Sheet” fashion newsletter.

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Gwyneth’s 50 Shades of Grey News and notes on the new (and, in many ways, overdue) partnership between Gwyneth Paltrow and Cassandra Grey—and the “fixer” at the center of it all: Julia Hunter.

Meditations on the new (and, in many ways, overdue) partnership between Gwyneth Paltrow and Cassandra Grey—and the “fixer” at the center of it all: former Jenni Kayne C.E.O. Julia Hunter.

From Puck's Rachel Strugatz.

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Thankful for a job where we get to cover LVMH, Goop, Violet Grey, Gap, Old Navy, J.Crew, and French spies all in one day!

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Blazy-Chanel Hype, Richemont Housecleaning & Saks Stuff Hello, and welcome to Line Sheet. Today, we dig into the prospect of Matthieu at Chanel, check in on the status of the Saks-Neiman deal, examine the exit options for Quince, and share some changes at ...

more Matthieu!

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Stories of the Season: Slaying the Screen An intimate awards-season conversation with Anderson and three more costume designers behind some of the year’s biggest movies: Colleen Atwood, Virginie Montel, and Janty Yates.

Watch Puck’s @laurensherman.bsky.social moderate a panel discussion with the costume designers behind some of the biggest movies of the year: Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Challengers, and Queer.

Stories of the Season is presented by Polestar.

The Pale Kering Kering news and notes: the Sabato De Sarno sitch at Gucci, an executive shuffle, and where Matthieu Blazy might land.

Puck’s @laurensherman.bsky.social digs into the Sabato De Sarno sitch at Gucci, Kering’s executive shuffle, and where Matthieu Blazy might land:

Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issues The decision to release VF’s annual star-packed Hollywood Issue three months early—before Thanksgiving!—did little to quiet speculation about Roger Lynch & Co’s strategy to grapple with Condé’s rough ...

The decision to release VF’s annual star-packed Hollywood issue three months early did little to quiet speculation about Roger Lynch & Co’s strategy to grapple with Condé’s rough ’24, an ongoing China problem, and expected layoffs.

From @laurensherman.bsky.social