Just Don’t?
Simeon Siegel, the sharp-eyed retail analyst at BMO Capital Markets, joins Lauren to discuss one of the last remnants of our disintegrating monoculture: Nike. With Nike in the throes of a still-active...
22 Apr 202551min
A Sofia Coppola Appreciation Pod
The Ringer’s Amanda Dobbins joins Lauren on the pod to discuss one of their shared interests: Sofia Coppola. Together, the duo interrogate Coppola’s relationship with fashion, on- and off-screen: her ...
18 Apr 20251h 4min
Tariffs & The Art of Retail Maintenance
Lauren is joined by retail real estate guru Jonathan Schley to discuss some of the biggest fashion news of the week, including the Prada Group’s $1.4 billion acquisition of Versace (is this an opportu...
15 Apr 202551min
Department Store Wars
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—p...
11 Apr 20251h 14min
Flip-flopgate and Vanity Fair Guessing Games
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 shar...
7 Apr 202550min
Virgil’s Design Legacy and the Case for Demna at Gucci
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 De...
4 Apr 202555min
Gwyneth Paltrow’s P.R. Plan and the Brooks Brothers Pseudo-Revival
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 retur...
1 Apr 20251h
Tennis Lessons
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...
28 Mar 202557min
