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Goodbye Loewe, Hello Dior Mar 18, 2025

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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

The Demna-at-Gucci Bombshell and All the Other Stuff That Happened During Fashion Month Mar 14, 2025

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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

Corporate Cosplay, Chloé’s Real Girls, and Gucci Guessing Games Mar 11, 2025

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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.

There’s The Row, and Then There’s Everyone Else Mar 07, 2025

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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)

At the Oscars, Old Dresses and New Teeth Mar 04, 2025

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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.

The PR Guy Feb 28, 2025

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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.

The Sakspocalypse and a Burberry Question Mark Feb 25, 2025

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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.

Dressing Up in a Dressed-Down World Feb 21, 2025

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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.

Nike x Skims and Luxury’s Upswing Feb 18, 2025

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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.

The Man Who Dresses 35.9 Percent of America Feb 14, 2025

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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.

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