Hi, and welcome to Line Sheet. I’m planted in Paris for the next several days, then off to Milan. Next week, I’ll be back on my regularly scheduled B.S., but until then enjoy Line Sheet Lite, if you can even call it that.
Up top, I share some Gap Inc. H.R. updates, plus another round of Chanel speculation, and a bit of atmosphere from the men’s shows. Finally, I’ve got an interview with the mysterious, if well-informed, menswear expert Derek Guy, better known as @dieworkwear, who became famous on Twitter in an era when becoming famous on Twitter hit differently. (It’s not even actually called Twitter anymore, ya know?) Derek has a lot to say about the state of fashion—both the clothes and the media—that you’ll want to read.
🚨🚨Programming note: Just in time for Vogue World: Paris, this Sunday, Puck co-founder Jon Kelly joins me on Fashion People to discuss the past, present, and future of Condé Nast. (Along with what it was like to be Graydon Carter’s assistant when that job was a thing, Jon also reveals where preppies hung out in Williamsburg circa 2005.) This very fun, fan-service-style episode drops early Friday morning. Subscribe here.
And if you haven’t yet subscribed to Puck—Joerg, I’m talking to you—fix that now. Jon has your coordinates memorized and will personally track you down. Have a great weekend, everyone! Now, let’s get going.
Mentioned in this issue: Derek Guy, Kenzo, LVMH, Nigo, Pharrell, Bernard Arnault, Chanel, Hedi Slimane, Kendrick Lamar, Gabriela Hearst, Jonathan Anderson, Richard Dickson, Gap Inc., Elon, Allbirds, Shein, Billie Eilish, Karl Lagerfeld, and many, many more.
- We need to talk about Kenzo: On Wednesday night, just after landing in Paris, I went to the Kenzo show, staged around the fountain in the garden of the Palais-Royal, just after the sunset. I don’t have much to say about the show, and I suspect few will. There is absolutely nothing...
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