What in the World Is Really Going on With Saks Fifth Avenue?
Lauren quizzes living legend Bill Cohan, author of Puck’s Dry Powder email, about Saks Global’s mounting debt, and what might happen to Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman if the company were forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. They also discuss why retail is such a tough business, why Bernard Arnault is so successful, and why he might want to take control of Bergdorf Goodman. Plus, Bill shares some great Paris recs.
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1:01:48
The Party Girl & The Chanel Dip
An outtake from Puck’s Stories of the Season Emmy’s event, Lauren interviews Parker Posey, star of White Lotus Season 3, but also Dazed & Confused, Party Girl, Daytrippers, You’ve Got Mail, Beau Is Afraid, The Staircase, and plenty others. They discuss Posey’s collaboration with White Lotus costume designer Alex Bovaird, the importance of clothes on screen, her White Lotus character Victoria Ratliff’s exacting caftan wardrobe, and more. Don’t worry, Lorazapam gets a shoutout. Plus, Lauren talks Chanel in the early days of Matthieu Blazy, and what 2024’s decline in sales and profits means for the company.
Live Laugh Lorazepam Etsy T-ShirtTuckernuck CaftansJim Thompson Thai Silk Kaftan
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24:48
Everybody Wants This
Erin and Sara Foster join Lauren on the pod to share how they built Favorite Daughter into a smash-hit apparel line, despite not being fashion people themselves. They also discuss how the success of ‘Nobody Wants This,’ Erin’s hit Netflix show (that Sara also produced), has propelled Favorite Daughter further in unexpected ways, and why everything they do—podcast, investing, TV, fashion—works in tandem. The trio also discuss Montana Ave. moms and black v-neck sweaters.Sub Urban Riot Kale SweatshirtFavorite Daughter Heart T-ShirtFavorite Daughter beltsThe Phoebe BustierThe Phoebe PantThe Phoebe BlazerFavorite Daughter Paloma DressThe Favorite Skort
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1:01:55
Sweatpants (Are Not) Forever
In this jam-packed episode, Lauren and designer Scott Sternberg get into former Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli’s appointment at Balenciaga, the best and worst dressed at the Cannes Film Festival thus far (from Jennifer Lawrence in Dior to Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton to Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix in Givenchy), and the state of the sweatpants market. Scott also lays out a product plan for Burberry, which is in the midst of a turnaround.Burberry bikiniBurberry Highgrove collection short trenchBurberry Long Gabardine Trench CoatRoots sweatpants
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47:43
Scully Says
James Scully, renowned casting director and longtime retail insider, joins Lauren for a wide-ranging chat about his career and the evolution of the fashion industry since his early days working with Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Paul Gaultier. He also discusses his move from New York City to suburban Hudson, co-founding Jamestown Hudson, the evolution of retail from large department stores to niche boutiques, the impact of Vogue’s celebrity covers, and so much more.
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Puck correspondent Lauren Sherman and a rotating cast of industry insiders take you deep inside what fashion people are really talking about behind the scenes of this multi-trillion-dollar biz, from creative director switcheroos to M&A drama, D.T.C. downfalls, and magazine mishaps.
Fashion People is an extension of Line Sheet, Lauren’s private email for Puck, where she tracks what’s happening beyond the press releases in fashion, beauty, and media.
New episodes publish twice-weekly, every Tuesday and Friday.