Episodes

  • Rebooting Victoria’s Secret & The Fate of Fendi
    May 21 2024
    Back in L.A., Lauren is joined by New York Times fashion reporter Jessica Testa to gab about Mara Hoffman’s exit, the bizarre Michael Burke-LVMH drama, relaunching the Victoria’s Secret fashion show and who might buy the brand. Plus the latest on the Olsens and the rumor of the week: the fate of Kim Jones at Fendi. 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
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    50 mins
  • The Tao of Thakoon
    May 17 2024
    Designer slash HommeGirls editor-in-chief Thakoon Panichgul joins Lauren to ponder the future of ready-to-wear, the death and life of magazines, his early days at Harper’s Bazaar, next moves, and everything in between. 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
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    52 mins
  • Sabato’s House of Gucci & Those Fendi Rumors…
    May 14 2024
    Lauren is joined in London by the king of luxury analysts, Luca Solca, to discuss the state of Gucci, the industry’s China problem, and whether Alessandro Michele can bring his magic to Valentino. Plus: a Tiffany-Cartier feud, Mytheresa M&A, and… is Pierpaolo going to Fendi? 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
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    39 mins
  • Stretch Pants for the ‘Succession’ Set
    May 10 2024
    High Sport designer Alissa Zachary joins Lauren to discuss the big business of $860 stretchy pants, what she learned at Khaite and The Row, and why she loves the dupes. 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
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    47 mins
  • Met Gala Gossip & Red Carpet Economics
    May 7 2024
    Live from New York, Lauren and Jacob break down the Gala’s best and worst looks, pre-shows, after parties, and the scene at the celebrity-packed Prada sample sale. Plus all the Tom Ford chatter and the rationale behind the rumors that LVMH could sell the Marc Jacobs brand. 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
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    58 mins
  • The Dark Art of Celebrity Styling
    May 3 2024
    In a special pre-Met Gala episode, Lauren gabs with Kate Young, stylist to stars including Scarlett Johansson and Dakota Johnson, about the new A-list industrial complex, changing economics of the red carpet, and the Anna Wintour of it all. 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
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    44 mins
  • Ralph’s Future, Tapestry-Capri Rage & Emily Weiss’s Trophy Property
    Apr 30 2024
    Lauren and friends dig into the essential murmurs of the moment: the F.T.C.’s interrogation of the Tapestry-Capri merger, the new Ralph Lauren narrative, and Emily Weiss’s #girlboss real estate move. Oh, and the rumor of the week! 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
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    42 mins
  • $5,000 Pants & Phoebe Philo Inflation
    Apr 26 2024
    On a very special second episode, Lauren chats with fashion super-buyer Elizabeth von der Goltz—the hidden hand behind everything you see in stores—to discuss how the pricing business really works: why clothes get marked up, when they get marked down, the rise of “quiet luxury” (ugh) and what makes Loro Piana and Hermès so freaking expensive. For a 20 percent discount on Lauren's fashion business newsletter, "Line Sheet", click here. 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
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    53 mins