In the never-ending saga of American department stores, Saks Global?s acquisition of the Neiman Marcus Group for $2.7 billion will go down in history as one of the most complicated?and consequential?plot points. Lauren and Saks Global C.E.O. Marc Metrick run through the list of complaints against the luxury department store super group, which includes Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman?from issues paying vendors to customer return snafus. And then, Marc outlines why he believes the deal was inevitable, and why it?ll be better for the customer in the long run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by watch expert and Dimepiece founder Brynn Wallner, who just spent a week in Geneva at Watches & Wonders, the Swiss watch industry?s largest and most important trade show. Brynn shares what she saw in the context of what?s happening in the watch market more broadly. They also discuss the big T (as it tariffs) and what they could mean for watch collectors. To round things out, they contemplate the merits (or lack thereof) of The Row?s $690 flip-flops and discuss who should be the next editor in chief of Vanity Fair. Hermes Apple Watch Band The Row Eglitta Wide-Leg Jeans The Row Butter Yellow T-Shirt The Row $690 Flip Flops Black Chacos Rolex Sky Dweller Watch Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Patek Philippe Nautilus Rolex Sea Dweller Watch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren welcomes Jesse Lee, founder of Basic Space and owner of Design Miami, back to the pod for a live taping at Design Space LA, a shoppable fair that took place in late March 2025 at the Pacific Designer Center, one of the freakiest buildings in Los Angeles. They discuss Jesse?s theory that ?design is the new luxury,? Virgil Abloh?s lasting impact, the culture of club promotion in the 2000s, and why Jesse believes Demna is the right choice for Gucci. (He called it two years ago, I swear.) Double C Chanel Earrings Bottega Veneta Animal Chair Enorme Telephone Balenciaga Coffee Cup Bag Westman Atelier Highlighter Victoria Beckham x Augustinus Bader Tinted moisturizer To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by Marisa Meltzer, author of the forthcoming book ?It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin.? They discuss what's behind Gwyneth Paltrow?s recent P.R. push pegged to both her return to acting and the restructuring of Goop, her lifestyle mini-empire. Marisa then compares and contrasts the memoirs of two important New Yorkers: Graydon Carter and Keith McNally. The duo also discuss the Thirteen Lune controversy, the portrayal of older women in media, and why they wish they were shopping at Brooks Brothers but aren?t. Finally, they share their vacation wardrobe strategies. GAP navy t-shirt  GAP ringer tank  Navy Charvet sweater High Sport navy pants Red Bally heels Attersee Satin jacket Attersee Barn-style jacket Attersee Navy t-shirt dress Attersee Cashmere silk t-shirt Spence shorts To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren welcomes retail exec (and retail royalty) Amanda Greeley to the pod to discuss the launch of her new tennis-centered activewear line, Spence. They reflect on the DTC boom of the mid-2010s, what modern brands can learn from mall brands (her mom is the C.E.O. of Serena and Lily and also worked at Victoria?s Secret for decades), why most tennis gear is hard to wear off the court, as well as the importance of the color red. And don?t worry, there are multiple Challengers mentions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York, It?s a Wonderful (Shopping) Town Lauren is joined by journalist Max Berlinger to discuss the Proenza boys? appointment as creative directors at Loewe?and who might be great at Balenciaga. They also get into the Nike opportunity, and why the Internationalist is an underrated sneaker. Plus, Max shares his firsthand account of the Printemps store opening in New York last week, and Lauren and Max share some of their favorite clothing stores in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Dries Van Noten sleek sneakers PS1 Proenza Schouler bag Nike V2K Run Sneakers Nike Internationalist Sneaker Nike LD-1000 Sneakers Brooks sneakers Vans Classic slip ons To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren catches up with Rati Sahi Levesque, C.E.O. of The RealReal, about the rise of thrifting culture, why The RealReal?s app is so addictive, the changing face of the luxury consumer, why everyone is searching for collarless Armani blazers, the emergence of Theory as a hot secondhand brand (corporate cosplay?), why investing in tech is sometimes a good idea, and a whole lot more. Collarless Armani Blazer Hermes Clogs Ralph Lauren Button Up Polo Ralph Lauren Cashmere Sweater Ralph Lauren Western Cashmere Sweater To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Women?s basketball is on the rise and The Women?s Hoops Show is here for every buzzer-beater, breakout star, and game-changing moment. ?Join host Jordan Robinson as she dives deep into the WNBA, college hoops, and the rise of new leagues like Unrivaled to bring you insightful conversations with players, coaches, and analysts. If you love women?s basketball, this is your year-round home for the biggest stories in the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by stylist Karolyn Pho to discuss designer Jonathan Anderson?s exit from Loewe and what his vision for Dior, where he will be announced as creative director in the coming weeks, could look like. They also get into LVMH C.E.O. Bernard Arnault?s HBO-style succession plans. (Is Delphine really the Shiv of the situation?) But wait, there?s more: the duo also contemplate who could be the next Balenciaga designer, and break down Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift?s looks from a recent dinner date in New York City. (They also try to figure out why the couple ate at Del Frisco?s.) To check out the items mentioned in this episode, head to the links below to see and shop for yourself: Lady Dior bag Balenciaga Motorcycle bag Isabel Marant Wedge Sneakers Isabel Marant Baseball Cap Isabel Marant Sweatshirt To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by Interview editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg to discuss the best of the season?s shows, starting with Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein in New York all the way up to Prada in Milan and Balenciaga, Miu Miu, and Saint Laurent in Paris. They discuss corporate cosplay and vintage replicas on the runways, why the state of the world is making people want to wear suits again, and then? they are interrupted by the announcement that Demna is the new creative director of Gucci, just hours after Dario Vitale was announced at Versace. It?s chaos. Gucci 'Jackie' Bag Balenciaga motorcycle bag To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by fashion journalist Tish Weinstock, author of ?How to be a Goth: Notes on Undead Style,? to chat all things Paris Fashion Week. They cover Simone Bellotti?s appointment at Jil Sander, who they think is up next at Gucci, and what is was like for Tish to walk as a model in the Chloé show. Most importantly, they discuss all the suits on the runway in Paris. Also, Tish offers her theory of modern creativity. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from Paris Fashion Week, Lauren is joined by Misty White Sidell from The New York Times to discuss the inception, rise, and triumph of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen?s The Row, arguably America?s one true luxury brand. They cover everything from the designers? influence on American style and how they broke out of their child-actor prison to what makes The Row different from its European competitors, why fans are willing to pay such steep prices for their wares, what makes their sample sales special, and how they might expand their purview now that they?re valued at more than $1 billion, with backing from the likes of the Wertheimer and Bettencourt Meyers families, as well as Natalie Massenet and Nick Brown?s Imaginary Ventures and Lauren Santo Domingo?s St. Dominique Capital. To check out the items mentioned in this episode, head to the links below to see and shop for yourself: The Row Teva-style Sandals The Row Margaux handbag Loewe Puzzle Bag The Row Awar Over-the-Knee Boots (Leather) The Row Awar Over-the-Knee Boots (Suede) The Row Eliot Cotton-Poplin Bermuda Shorts The Row Black Tah Beanie Victoria Beckham Lid Lustre Eyeshadow Victoria Beckham Eyeshadow Pencil (Cornflower Blue) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by the brilliant Hillary Kerr of Future Publishing, Who What Wear, podcasting, and newsletter fame, for their annual unpacking of Hollywood?s most important night?of red carpet fashion. They cover it all, from the unexpected endurance of the man-brooch trend, to the rise of archival replicas, to pervasiveness of veneers. They also discuss which fashion brands hit it big on Sunday, from Timothée Chalamet?s (almost-glowing) yellow suit to Ariana Grande?s Schiaparelli twofer. Plus, they reveal how VIP publicists and celebrity stylists make it all happen, from the contracts to the dress designs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren welcomes Paris-based communications guru Lucien Pagès to the pod. Lucien shares stories of precious time spent interning in Yves Saint Laurent?s studio in the 1990s, opening his agency (with Adam Kimmel as his first client!) in the 2000s, going global in the 2010s, and selling to supergroup The Independents last year. They also chat about how Americans and Europeans approach fashion and style. Plus, Lauren checks in from Milan Fashion Week with reports from Prada and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren and Becky Malinsky dial in from London, right after Burberry?s show at the Tate Britain. They discuss the future of that brand (with or without designer Daniel Lee), the future of London Fashion Week, shopping in London, and the tenor of its street style versus New York, Los Angeles, and Paris. They also interrogate what?s happening as Saks Global (owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman) battles with its brands regarding late payments and how it may affect the customer experience. Finally, they get into the why behind the launch of Nike Skims. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this special London Fashion Week edition of ?Fashion People,? Lauren chats with designer Emilia Wickstead, who is celebrating 10 years of runway shows. They discuss her childhood in New Zealand, moving to Milan at 14, what it?s like building a business in London post-Brexit, and designing for a certain customer in mind without letting outside noise distract you. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by Bernstein analyst Luca Solca for their quarterly powwow on the financials of the world?s biggest luxury companies. They discuss LVMH?s portfolio pruning strategy, from the Stella McCartney exit to a potential DFS sell off; Kering?s Gucci problem; Richemont?s dominance in fine jewelry, and the unflappability of Moncler. Plus, Lauren touches on the news of the week, from Nike?s Skims partnership to a surprise Estee Lauder exit. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the pod, Lauren is joined by menswear designer Todd Snyder, whose chinos and linen shirts are beloved by pretty much every guy who cares, from San Vicente Bungalows to Inness. Fresh off of Todd?s New York Fashion Week show, they discuss his life in the designer trenches at Ralph Lauren, Old Navy, and J.Crew, what it was like to be a sartorially inclined kid growing up in Iowa in the 1980s, how he raised the money to open his brand, why he decided to sell his brand to the parent company of American Eagle, how to be profitable, what he wears to the airport, and plenty more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren and 'Harper?s Bazaar' executive editor Leah Chernikoff review the best of New York Fashion Week, Kendrick Lamar?s Celine jeans, and what?s next for Gucci. (Speaking of Hedi Slimane?.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by former 'Harper?s Bazaar' editors Cynthia True and Dennis Golonka, hosts of 'Blow-Up: When Liz Tilberis Transformed Bazaar.' (If you haven?t listened, you should.) They discuss what it was like to work at a glossy magazine in the 1990s (from the expense accounts to the dress code), how today?s fashion industry would be different if Liz were still around (she tragically died of cancer in 1999), and why they wanted to tell her story. Lauren also dips into what designer Sabato de Sarno?s sudden exit from Gucci means for parentco Kering. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren and Harper?s Bazaar executive digital director Lynette Nylander serve up instant reactions to Monday night?s Marc Jacobs show at the New York Public Library. They also talk tariffs (or lack thereof), Dua Lipa?s Chanel commercial (cue Fine Young Cannibals?s ?She Drives Me Crazy?), and the end of Biologique Recherche PF50 1970. (R.I.P.) Lauren also explains the Vuori phenomenon to Lynette. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the pod, Lauren is joined by Morgan Stewart McGraw, founder of the fashion line Renggli. She?s also a Beverly Hills native, major shopper, and former star of the well-loved reality television series 'Rich Kids of Beverly Hills.' They discuss Morgan?s experience growing up in the Los Angeles metropolitan statistical area, how the fashion at the Polo Lounge has evolved over the years, what luxury brands are getting wrong these days, and why she started selling cashmere. Lauren also dips into all the big Line Sheet news, from Rhode?s move into Sephora, to the rise of shoe brand Larroudé, to changes at Celine and LVMH. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by New York Times reporter Jacob Gallagher, calling in live from Paris where he?s covering the men?s shows and Couture. They discuss Peter Copping?s debut at Lanvin, Kim Jones?s emotional (and potentially final) show at Dior, the appeal of Auralee, and leather jackets. Jacob also recalls Milan Fashion Week, which happened a whole eight days ago. Finally, the duo share their mutual admiration for Bally designer Simone Bellotti, who Lauren reports has a new job. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by fashion designer Bella Freud, host of the fabulous podcast Fashion Neurosis. They discuss working at Vivienne Westwood?s shop Seditionaries, why she doesn?t stage runway shows, John Malkovich, being human, and a lot more. Lauren also weighs in on Simone Bellotti?s expected exit from Bally, the Kardashian beauty complex, a little bit of Vuori by popular demand. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by New York Times reporter Sapna Maheshwari to discuss what the current TikTok chaos means for fashion brands and beyond. They also provide live commentary on fashion at the inauguration and address how the industry is playing ball with Trump this time around. Finally, they offer a big-picture analysis of Vuori?s business potential. Lauren also weighs in on changes at Chanel, including a small-but-significant round of layoffs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren rings up her old pal, Brother Vellies founder Aurora James, to discuss how James?s nonprofit, the Fifteen Percent Pledge, is mobilizing to support Black-owned businesses affected by the fires, and what fashion brands can do for people out in Los Angeles. Aurora is also the vice chair of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. In recent years, she also also partnered with investment fund VMG on the Parity Collective, which funds Black startups. All that said, she knows her stuff and has some great insights about what?s happening out here. Lauren also rounds up the best of this week?s Line Sheet, from the Proenza Schouler bombshell(s) to Charlotte Tilbury?s dupe war. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Art world fixture Sarah Hoover joins Lauren to discuss her new book, The Motherload: Episodes From the Brink of Motherhood. She shares some of her most harrowing experiences as a young mom and why she wanted to write about them. Special for the Fashion People audience, Sarah was also kind enough to break down some of the fundamental similarities and differences between the art and fashion worlds, and even offer opinions on the fashion news of the day, from the fate of TikTok to the fate of Loewe. Plus, Lauren checks in from Los Angeles, where there are still fires. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by Christopher Kane, one of the most celebrated designers of his generation, to discuss everything from his relationship with late Central Saint Martins instructor Louise Wilson, to his rise on the international fashion scene, to the dissolution of his brand. They also get into his recent collaboration with the London-based Self-Portrait, and what that experience may portend about his next act. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by fashion journalist and red carpet presenter Zanna Roberts Rassi to discuss the best (and mediocrely) dressed at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, from Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton to Ayo Edebiri in Loewe, and how their stylists made those looks happen. Zanna shares plenty of behind-the-scenes intel and anecdotes from the red carpet, and Lauren offers a dispatch from the W magazine party. Plus, the duo weigh in on Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Ralph Lauren and Anna Wintour. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by Puck?s new retail correspondent, Sarah Shapiro, to discuss the year ahead: the future of mall brands, changes at Chanel, luxury price hikes, the consumer backlash to luxury price hikes, fashion and beauty M&A, and so much more. Lauren and Sarah also share what they bought over the holidays. (Mostly t-shirts.) You can shop the looks here: https://shopmy.us/collections/1143907 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this special 2024 wrap party, Lauren is joined by Glossy author Marisa Meltzer to discuss Hermès, Alaïa, and Chanel? and every other brand they thought about and wrote about this year. But also: the online luxury blow-up (remember that Matches closed?), the return of mall brands, the Nike crisis, the Devil Wears Prada sequel, The Row?s billion-dollar-plus valuation, Glossier?s attempted comeback, LVMH succession wars, and of course, Chanel?s appointment of Matthieu Blazy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this fan-service episode of Fashion People, Lauren is joined by Sunita Kumar Nair, author of CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion. They discuss how the former Calvin Klein publicist?who died in a plane crash alongside husband John F. Kennedy Jr. when they were 33 and 38, respectively?became a legitimate style icon (a description that should be reserved for only a handful of people in history). They also discuss CBK?s impact on the American fashion industry in the 1990s (it was big, hello Narciso Rodriguez) and how Nair, a creative director and stylist, ended up writing the book on one of Gen X?s most watched women. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by Harper?s Bazaar executive editor Leah Chernikoff to discuss how covering designer appointments has changed in the 15 years since they first worked together, and why Matthieu Blazy going to Chanel is a seminal moment. They also rate designer panettone (from Gucci to Etro to Prada), contemplate the future of department stores on the back of the Nordstrom take-private news, and break down the significance of Calvin Klein?s return to the runway. Plus, some thoughts on the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy auction at Sotheby?s. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tiina Laakkonen has done it all?model, muse, designer, stylist. But for the last decade, she ran Tiina the Store, in Amagansett. Tiina joins Lauren to discuss why, after years of selling Arts & Science, Dusan, and Sofie D?Hoore to a hopelessly devoted clientele, she decided to call it quits. They also discuss Paris in the ?80s, London in the ?90s, New York in the aughts, the Hamptons in the 2010s, and Karl Lagerfeld. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by Basic.space founder and chairman of Design Miami, Jesse Lee, to discuss why young consumers are obsessing over furniture instead of fashion. They also run through the news of the week, including Matthieu Blazy?s appointment at Chanel, Capri?s potential sell off of Versace, Rhode beauty versus Rhode fashion, and eau de Trump. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren and Skims C.E.O. Jens Grede discuss the brand?s rapid rise and so much more: the new New York flagship, the sold-out North Face collaboration, Kim Kardashian, celebrity brands, working with your spouse (his business partner is his wife, Emma Grede), and the state of the luxury industry. (They also touch on all the I.P.O. speculation.) On the subject of spouses: Lauren?s husband, Dan Frommer, the founder of The New Consumer, stops by to discuss his ?Consumer Trends: 2025? report, which features fresh intel on TikTok shops, and America?s enduring love of alcohol. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren and world famous fashion editor, stylist, and Substacker Becky Malinsky consider the possibility of Carven designer Louise Trotter joining Bottega Veneta. They also highlight some of the best sales of the season, contemplate what the potential end of TikTok in the U.S. would mean for fashion brands, and go behind the scenes of Becky?s collaboration with Alex Mill. Lauren also shares a dispatch from the mean shopping streets of Echo Park. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by fashion marketer Ana Andjelic, author of the new book, Hitmakers: How Brands Influence Culture. They discuss how the use of GLP-1 drugs has spurred a brand new ?thin is in? narrative. Then they break down what it means to be successful in the current trading environment, and exactly why brands like The Row and Abercrombie & Fitch are succeeding while others are failing. Finally, Lauren checks in on the Chanel-Matthieu Blazy situation and shares some Bernard Arnault news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by Sarah Shapiro, Puck?s new correspondent and Line Sheet contributor. Prior to joining Puck, Sarah was the author of the must-read industry newsletter, Retail Diary, and before that, she was a buyer at Bloomingdale?s. They discuss her fascinating career pivot, plus the news of the week, including how people shopped on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Bernard Arnault?s day in court, and what happens after Saks acquires Neiman Marcus Group. Lauren also weighs in on Apple Martin?s debutante ball look. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this very special Black Friday episode, Lauren is joined by Aaron Levine, former Club Monaco and Abercrombie & Fitch designer, #menswear star, Aimé Leon Dore model, and founder of a just-launched namesake label. They discuss the GQ Men of the Year party, shadow plaids, the mall, Ohio, male vulnerability, Jon Tietz, Aaron?s mom, and why he would want to start his own fashion brand when he makes very good money consulting. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just in time for Black Friday, Lauren and BMO analyst Simeon Siegel venture to the suburbs to understand what?s really happening at Abercrombie & Fitch and Gap. They also discuss the fate of Michael Kors and Coach now that the prospect of a Tapestry-Capri merger is behind us, and then they dig into the generic DTC brand Quince, which sells $40 cashmere sweaters for babies. Finally, Simeon offers an update on how the American consumer is feeling this holiday season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the pod, Lauren is joined by TikTok?s favorite personal stylist, Allison Bornstein. They discuss the nuts and bolts of her growing business, her book, the power of the Three-Word Method, and why everyone has a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear. Plus, Lauren checks in on Condé and Kering. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by journalist Emilia Petrarca, writer of the excellent newsletter, Shop Rat. They talk Taylor Swift?s new watch hobby, LVMH heir Alexandre Arnault?s new job, the absolutely nuts barrage of holiday gift guides taking over our lives, and whether Bottega Veneta?s Matthieu Blazy is the right designer to lead Chanel. Plus, Lauren recaps Puck?s Stories of the Season event in Hollywood and has some Condé Nast updates. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren catches up with Emily Sundberg, author of the the daily Substack Feed Me, which is popular with coastal elites and college students alike. They discuss Barbour jacket knockoffs, Casa Cipriani, how the fashion industry measures up to other crazy industries, Taylor Swift?s favorite restaurant Corner Store, cracks in the paint at Zero Bond, and plenty more. Plus, Lauren tips off listeners on what?s happening with LVMH heir Alexandre Arnault and a W magazine acquisition. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by stylist Kate Young to talk about the fall gala season?from Baby2Baby to LACMA Art + Film?but also the state of luxury, the state of the world, and the state of Taylor Swift?s going-out clothes. Plus, Lauren has new details on a fashion micro-drama and checks in on Gap?s turnaround efforts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren welcomes jack of all trades Mark Bozek to the pod. Mark is the the director of The Times of Bill Cunningham, yes, but he?s also the author of a new Rizzoli book on the Battle of Versailles and got his start in fashion working for the legendary, and oft-forgotten, designer Willi Smith. Oh, and Mark also worked for Barry Diller and QVC before Diller made him the C.E.O. of HSN. What a career. Lauren also talks tariffs and Trump. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren is joined by the Wall Street Journal?s Rory Satran to discuss Kamala Harris?s fashion through the ages?including the bootcut jeans and the Chloé suits?as well as the dream of Marc Jacobs at Chanel, and why both Lauren and Rory are spending a disproportionate amount of their journalist salaries on AlaÏa. They also recap two galas that happened over the past week: WSJ.?s Innovators shindig at MoMA and LACMA?s Art + Film Gala, sponsored by Gucci. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode, Bloomberg Businessweek senior reporter Amanda Mull and Lauren dig into Amanda?s recent column on the print magazine revival and offer a brief-but-illuminating history of the luxury pricing wars. Amanda also shares what it was like to run an online forum dedicated to luxury handbags for a whole decade. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren and Harper?s Bazaar executive editor Leah Chernikoff stayed up late to discuss the CFDA Fashion Awards, which took place Monday, October 28, under the big blue whale at the Natural History Museum in New York City. They reveal who looked good, who won and who didn?t, and what Blake Lively, Marc Jacobs, Alix Earle, Donna Karan, Todd Oldham (!), Cardi B, and Addison Rae were up to. Plus, Lauren digs into the LVMH-Trump connection and also reads the tea leaves on the future of Coach and Michael Kors. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren catches up with yacht aficionado and designer Diane von Fürstenberg, currently the subject of a traveling exhibit, Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman Before Fashion, which just landed at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. They discuss the many iterations of her 50-something-year-old business, what it means to preserve your legacy in fashion, why women designers love Jersey, what it?s like to be married to Barry Diller, and the reason she bothers going to the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley every July. Lauren also recaps the week?s headlines, from the Mike Jeffries-Abercrombie bombshell to the F.T.C.?s decision to block the Tapestry-Capri merger. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices