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Calvin Klein’s Return and Hedi’s Last Dance Feb 11, 2025

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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….)

Fashion in the Golden Age of Magazines and Sabato’s Farewell (Finally) Feb 07, 2025

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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.

New York Loves Marc Jacobs Feb 04, 2025

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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.

How She Spends It Jan 31, 2025

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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.

Drama at Dior & A Bally Appreciation Screed Jan 28, 2025

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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.

Freudian Fashion Theory Jan 24, 2025

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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.

TikTok, Trump, and the Inauguration’s Fashion Stars Jan 21, 2025

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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.

Fashion and the Fires Jan 17, 2025

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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.

Fashion Moms Jan 14, 2025

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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.

The Christopher Kane Diaries Jan 10, 2025

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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.

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