Plus: Vanity Fair's OpenAI ragebait; Bernard Arnault is poor(er); and more.
Oct 6, 2026
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Plus: thoughts on John Galliano's $1,000 Zara dresses; Tom Ford's throng of thongs; and more.
Oct 1, 2026
8 min read
Plus: Conde Nast's CEO is out; the pampered life of a Prada VIC; AI rips off creators; and more.
Sep 30, 2026
A lot of people don't just have the money lying around. Plus: the internet roasts Vogue World; Gwyneth's latest move; and more.
Sep 24, 2026
11 min read
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"This stylist started throwing shoes... They said they weren’t throwing them at me — just next to me."
Apr 16, 2026
"There's definitely a dark side to this world. You get warned to stay away from [a certain] type of client."
Apr 9, 2026
14 min read
“With the prices out of control and the quality going down and the experience going down, why would we give you our money?” asks one.
Mar 12, 2026
The "rules" are far less opaque than they seem.
Jan 22, 2026
10 min read
“My opinion is that this was completely managed and controlled by Chanel.”
Apr 2, 2026
13 min read
"I was like, 'Of course you're not waiting for the plane. The plane's waiting for you.'”
Mar 5, 2026
16 min read
With a side of Prada.
Feb 5, 2026
"Rules don’t apply to people who have money like that."
Jan 20, 2026
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