Lauren’s guest is Liz Goldwyn, writer of ‘Starf*cuker’ on Substack, documentary filmmaker, sexual wellness advocate, book author, and Hollywood royalty. She joins Lauren to talk about her life working in fashion in the 1990s and 2000s, Los Angeles style, and her incredible vintage collection—from Nicolas Ghesquière-era Balenciaga to Sorelle Fontana—a selection of which is currently on sale at Arcade Vintage. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Legendary ‘Wall Street Journal’ fashion reporter Teri Agins joins Lauren to discuss everything from Pedro Pascal's new stylist to Meghan Markle’s brand-building strategy. They also get into Michael Rider’s Celine debut, and discuss how the luxury industry has transformed over the past 30 years. 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
Jul 08, 2025•48 min
Lauren’s guest is Katie Sturino: Body-acceptance advocate, founder of the beauty brand Megababe, and author of the new novel ‘Sunny Side Up.’ They chat about the creator economy, the evolving market for plus-size clothing, the societal effects of GLP-1s, swimwear, building a mass-market brand, writing a book, and a lot more. Megababe Bust Dust Anti-Boob-Sweat PowderGreenlights by Matthew McConaugheyMegababe Smoothie DeoMegababe Geo DeoSunny Side Up by Katie SturinoKitty & Vibe Tomato print s...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Lauren's guest is Chris Black, marketer, sort-of influencer, and co-host of ‘How Long Gone,’ a podcast for people who wish they were invited to the Bezos-Sánchez wedding. They discuss Jonathan Anderson's Dior debut, the happy couple and extreme displays of wealth, who should succeed Anna Wintour at American ‘Vogue,’ and why press trips have gotten so good lately. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad c...
Jul 01, 2025•44 min
Lauren's guest today is Robin Givhan, longtime fashion and cultural critic and author of Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh. They chat about the late designer's upbringing, his anti-perfectionism approach to creation, and the imprint he made on Louis Vuitton. They also get into the changing definition of luxury, and Abloh's role in that transformation. Plus, Lauren shares a dispatch from Paris, where she co-hosted a Puck private dinner at Le Petit Chaise with ShopMy ea...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Lauren’s guest this episode is Highsnobiety editor-in-chief (#1 Evan Kinori fan) Noah Johnson. They discuss what’s left of Men's Fashion Week in Milan (Our Legacy, Prada, and Armani); Louis Vuitton, Auralee, and Apresse in Paris; the great expectations around Jonathan Anderson’s first Dior show; weird shoes; Common Projects; Jeff Bezos’s look for his wedding with Lauren Sanchez in Venice later this week; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wacko style; the aftermath of the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy c...
Jun 24, 2025•56 min
Lauren sits down with Nick Brown, the managing director of Imaginary Ventures, which he co-founded in 2018 with Natalie Massenet. Through his work at Imaginary and, previously, 14W, Nick has invested in dozens of modern brands, including but not limited to: The RealReal, Glossier, Everlane, Reformation, Skims, The Row, Cann, and many others. They discuss the evolution of venture capital firms investing in consumer products, the rise of digital commerce, the importance of branding for long-term c...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 30 min
Lauren’s guest today is Leah Chernikoff, Harper’s Bazaar executive editor and co-host of the podcast, The Good Buy. They have a lot to cover: the controversy around the first-look images of actress Sarah Pidgeon playing Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in Ryan Murphy’s An American Love Story; Brad Pitt’s fashion makeover involving velvet and tie-dye; news that Dôen raised some serious money; the death of beauty industry legend/pioneer/all-around great guy Leonard Lauder; and a fashion review of Material...
Jun 17, 2025•55 min
Today on the pod, Lauren is joined by her good buds, Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, co-founders of 831 Stories (which could be described as the Blumhouse of the romance genre). Claire and Erica are serial entrepreneurs (you may have shopped their previous business, Of a Kind) and experts in using stories to drive sales of actual products. They discuss the dos and don’ts of content and commerce, how to make good merch, podcasting, the Foster sisters, and plenty more. ‘Everyone Reads Romance Novel...
Jun 13, 2025•41 min
Lauren is joined by Leandra Medine Cohen, stylist, philosopher, observer, and author of The Cereal Aisle newsletter. They discuss the end of this latest round of designer musical chairs, the Kardashians, designing clothes, editing, shopping in stores when you’re a fashion influencer, what people are wearing on the Upper East Side, and Leandra’s new jewelry line with Aflalo, which is available to pre-order this Thursday on aflalonyc.com. Balenciaga Planet Earth Tee TWP Sheer Button Down Balenciag...
Jun 10, 2025•44 min
Lauren welcomes Jonathan Schley, vice chairman of Newmark’s global retail advisory, to the pod to discuss real estate’s place in the global fashion industry, from the role of physical stores in today’s shopping journey to the reasons certain retail developments look the way they do. It all comes down to real estate, and Jonathan explains why. 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:/...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Today, Lauren and Icon America editor-in-chief Gro Curtis discuss Jonathan Anderson’s appointment at Dior, the first designer in charge of both menswear and womenswear for the brand. It’s a giant deal that has major implications for the LVMH-couture house, but also the LVMH group, and the luxury industry at large. Lauren is pumped. In other news, Gro and Lauren share their hopes and dreams for Michael Rider’s Celine debut in July. (Once again, Lauren is inordinately excited.) Also, Lauren poses ...
Jun 03, 2025•46 min
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. To learn more about listener data and our p...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 2 min
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 ta...
May 27, 2025•25 min
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 Sweatsh...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 2 min
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...
May 20, 2025•48 min
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. To learn more about listener data a...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 30 min
Build the life of your dreams and learn from the world’s most successful people. Emma Grede, one of America’s richest self-made women - wants you to make the most of your life. On ‘Aspire with Emma Grede', learn through thought-provoking conversations with some of the most successful and smartest minds on the planet. Each episode will unpack their habits, philosophy and strategies, covering career advice, well-being, psychology and of course how to win in business. The show offers personal stori...
May 14, 2025•3 min
Puck's retail correspondent, Sarah Shapiro, joins Lauren to discuss the latest tariff-war news, the C.E.O. change-up at D.T.C. luggage label Away, and the prospect of a Barneys New York drama series created by the people behind ‘The OC’ and ‘Gossip Girl.’ They also explore, at length, the appeal of two very different, but very popular, brands worn by plenty of moms on the private school drop-off circuit: Donni and The Row.DONNI. Taffeta Simple PantDONNI. Rib Kick FlareHIGH SPORT Kick Cropped Fla...
May 13, 2025•50 min
Andrew Rosen, the founder of Theory and an investor in what feels like every American brand that’s amounted to anything over the past 30 years—Rag & Bone, Alice & Olivia, Skims, Veronica Beard, and dozens more—joins Lauren to chat about American fashion and retail, from the good to the bad. They also discuss Andrew’s latest project, TWP, as well as his investment philosophy, how the industry has changed since he got started in the 1970s, the future of department stores, and plenty more. ...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Writer, publicist, and leading authority on being a respectable person, Bonnie Morrison, joins Lauren on the pod. Naturally, they share their favorite (and least favorite) Met Gala red carpet looks, featuring Oswald Boateng, Sabrina Carpenter, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Ayo Edibiri, and pretty much everyone else. They also chat about Bonnie’s recent newsletter exploring complexities of the Costume Institute exhibition and the party theme. Bonnie also offered some wise words about the situations emb...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 26 min
M/M Paris co-founders Mathias Augustyniak and Michael Amzalag join Lauren to break down their new role as creative directors of ‘Harper’s Bazaar Italia.’ Mathias and Michael—who have worked closely with everyone from Björk and Carine Roitfeld to Nicolas Ghesquière and Jonathan Anderson—also discuss how they maintain their creative chemistry, what it’s like to pursue originality in the digital age, how to not get (work) divorced, and plenty more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy ...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Lauren and creative director Jen Brill discuss the American brands living out a second (or third, or fourth) life in Japan. They also get into what's happening with Barneys New York here in the U.S. and rate the looks at Gigi Hadid's 30th birthday party. Plus, Jen gives listeners the low down on the latest issue of the magazine-slash-fashion-line Hommegirls, which you can now buy at a branded shop on Walker Street in New York City. Makeup ForeverDaryl K Vintage ArchiveDiesel JeansStanley CupGigi...
Apr 29, 2025•51 min
Reed Krakoff's approach to design is anything but ordinary. And yet, he's one of the chief architects of the accessible luxury movement. Before his nearly 20-year run at Coach, where he fully changed the game, he worked at Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. And more recently, he did a much-talked-about stint at Tiffany. Now, he's advising the LVMH-linked investment firm L Catterton on multiple brands, including the 50-year-old jeweler John Hardy. He and Lauren discuss all that and more—from growin...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 24 min
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 business crisis, Simeon breaks down everything from the Jordan-esque potential of NikeSkims to the importance of selling $50 sneakers at DSW. Simeon also forecasts whether Nike can maintain its magic for another 20 years—and if so, how will Nike maintain its mystique in a fragmented cultural landsc...
Apr 22, 2025•53 min
Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial spectrum are opening their wallets—and their lives—to tell you everything: what they make, what they want, and—for one week—what they spend. 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
Apr 19, 2025•11 min
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 incredible influence on modern aesthetics, her impact on the industry, and why she’s personally important to them. (As true professionals, they also tried their best not to be too sycophantic. They may or may not have failed.) Meghan Markle Jam Charvet shirt Sofia-recommended Noah Pants Noah x Barbo...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 7 min
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 opportunity for more Miu Miu stores?) and how Trump’s tariffs might shake out across the retail landscape. They also dig into Glossier’s disappointing financials and the challenges of maintaining brand momentum post-Covid. Finally, Jonathan shares some advice for founder-led brands. To learn more about lis...
Apr 15, 2025•53 min
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—plot points. Lauren and Saks Global C.E.O. Marc Metrick run through the list of complaints against the luxury department store super group, which includes Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman—from issues paying vendors to customer return snafus. And then, Marc outlines why he believ...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 17 min
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 shares what she saw in the context of what’s happening in the watch market more broadly. They also discuss the big T (as it tariffs) and what they could mean for watch collectors. To round things out, they contemplate the merits (or lack thereof) of The Row’s $690 flip-flops and discuss who should b...
Apr 07, 2025•52 min
