The Preppy Handbook
Lauren’s guest today is Libby Wadle, C.E.O. of the J.Crew Group. They dig into Libby’s path from shopgirl to C.E.O., her method for working with creative people, the challenges of running a retail bus...
12 Sep 202558min
Fashion in Pop Culture: Venice Film Festival, U.S. Open, Oasis in Pasadena Edition
Lauren’s guest is The Ringer’s Amanda Dobbins, host of The Big Picture and Jam Session. Amanda just got back from the Venice Film Festival, where she saw Emily Blunt’s lips up close and watched Marc b...
9 Sep 202556min
Goodbye Mr. Armani, Hello Chloe Malle
What a week. Lauren is joined by Gene Pressman, grandson of the founder of Barneys New York and author of They All Came to Barneys: A Personal History of the World’s Greatest Store. Gene was co-C.E.O....
5 Sep 20251h 19min
Nice Guy Nordstrom
Lauren sits down with Pete Nordstrom, co-C.E.O. of the Seattle-based department store group. They cover a ton of ground, from how he got into the family business, to how the company has remained famil...
2 Sep 20251h 38min
Bride Wars and Tennis Scores
Lauren catches up with Danielle Frankel, who shares the story of her rise as a new-gen bridal designer. They discuss modern business models, changing social mores, the highs and lows of entrepreneursh...
29 Aug 202559min
The End of Leggings?
Puck retail correspondent Sarah Shapiro joins Lauren to run through what’s happening in the activewear market, from struggles at Lululemon and Nike, to Alo and Vuori’s prospects, and the relaunch of O...
26 Aug 202555min
The Swimsuit That Launched a Thousand Knockoffs
Lauren is joined by Georgiana Huddart, owner and creative director of British swimwear brand Hunza G. Georgiana shares the fascinating story of how she pulled the label, originally popular in the 1980...
22 Aug 202543min
Fashion Is Political
Designer, writer, and non-profit founder Aurora James returns to Fashion People to discuss Robin Givhan’s exit from The Washington Post, the tariff nonsense, the nostalgia trap, Travis Kelce’s GQ cove...
19 Aug 202533min
