Fashion People

Lauren’s guest is editor Isabella Burley, founder of Climax Books. They discuss Valentino Garavani, whose passing was announced as they were recording the episode. They also consider men’s fashion week in Milan, the legacy of stylist Melanie Ward, the most anticipated shows of this Couture season, and, of course, what exactly Isabella is up to with Climax, where books are “exciting.” To learn more...

New York Times reporters Jessica Testa and Michael Grynbaum join Lauren for a very special episode about the current state of legacy publisher Condé Nast. (Remember, Michael wrote a book about Condé Nast. called The Empire of the Elite.) They discuss Will Welch’s exit from GQ (and potential replacements), if Mark Guiducci is doing a good job at Vanity Fair, and whether every Condé Nast editor is c...

Lauren’s guest is Who What Wear co-founder, Future Publishing S.V.P., and Substacker Hillary Kerr. They discuss the best and worst of the Golden Globes red carpet, and what the lineup portends about the rest of the awards season, and the fashion industry at large. They also get into the Guccissance and the future of Saks Global. Mentioned in this episode: Dior, Chanel, Rose Byrne, Matthieu Blazy,...

Lauren is joined by financial whiz Bill Cohan, author of Puck’s Dry Powder, to discuss the situation at Saks Global, the department store group that is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy imminently. They discuss how the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman got here, and where the business is going in 2026, considering the implications for individual brands and th...

Lauren is joined by return guest and Vanity Fair senior staff writer Marisa Meltzer, who is also the author of Soft Power on Substack and the fall bestseller It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin. They discuss just about everything in the news: Rama Duwaji, why Bernard Arnault should buy Bergdorf Goodman, the red carpets at the Critics Choice Awards and the Palm Springs International Film Fe...

Lauren’s guest is Stacey Battat, costume designer behind a ton of Sofia Coppola movies, including Somewhere, The Beguiled, Priscilla, and On the Rocks. (She’s also worked on several television series, including Becoming a God in Central Florida and The Better Sister.) They discuss what being a costume designer actually entails, the differences between film and TV, Cartier watches, Stacey’s life as...

Lauren is joined by listener favorites Jacob Gallagher (The New York Times) and Becky Malinsky (5 Things You Should Buy) for a supersized episode covering the biggest stories of 2025, from all the designer changes (Dior, Chanel, Gucci, Celine and more) to the trends (resale, potato shoes), to the shakeups (Versace) and goodbyes (Giorgio Armani). To learn more about listener data and our privacy pr...

Lauren is joined by Marc Bridge, C.E.O. of At Present and heir to the Ben Bridge jewelry empire, which is owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway. We discuss the way the business of fine jewelry has changed, and the opportunities that lie ahead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ht...

Lauren is joined today by red carpet savant Jamie Mizrahi, who styles everyone from Adele and Mia Goth to Pedro Pascal and Jeremy Allen White. We discuss her recent string of gigs, the sartorial allure of Zoë Kravitz and Harry Styles’s coupledom, the art of wearing your mom’s vintage dress (à la Apple Martin, Kaia Gerber, and Lily-Rose Depp), the fashion in everyone’s favorite Christmas movie, Eye...

Lauren’s guest is Sali Cristeson, founder and C.E.O. of Argent, which sells suits and blazers and other things you wear to an office—but also other places, too. They discuss the need for workwear, even in These Times, and what it’s like to launch and develop a fashion brand when you have never worked in the fashion industry. Tariffs and snobs are also addressed. To learn more about listener data a...

Lauren is joined by Tallulah Harlech, fashion director, stylist, and founder of Sylva. They discuss the future of Versace and Alaïa, Jonathan Anderson’s new curiosities store on Pimlico Road, what it means to be vulgar, why Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner are wearing Chrome Hearts and driving us crazy, and plenty more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://w...

The New Yorker’s Lauren Collins joins our Lauren to discuss her recent deep dive on Tadashi Yanai’s functional fashion empire, from the wonders of Heattech to the inexplicability of Lifewear, and why designers like Christophe Lemaire, Jonathan Anderson, and Clare Waight Keller love working with the Japanese retail giant. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://ww...

‘How Long Gone’ co-host Chris Black is back to discuss the launch of Hanover, his line of silhouette-specific basics for (mostly) men, and why on earth he would want start an apparel label in These Times. Lauren and Chris also talk about Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel show in an out-of-commission New York City subway station, Dario Vitale’s ouster from Versace, and the mania around Justin Bieber’s Skylrk...

It’s been 20 years since How I Met Your Mother premiered, and just over 10 years since the finale. Josh Radnor, who played “Ted” for nine seasons teams up with series co-creator Craig Thomas for this episode-by-episode rewatch podcast. For the superfans, HWMYM (listen to the trailer to learn how it’s pronounced) will get into all the secrets, theories, and pineapples, but we'll also use HIMYM – an...

Lauren is joined by Daphne Seybold, the C.E.O. of Sky High Farm Goods, for a deep dive into what it really means to run a mission-led brand. Daphne discusses her collaborations with major brands like Balenciaga, Levi’s, On Running, and others—and explains how the company has raised more than $1.5 million in donations in under four years. They also reflect on the slow-march towards more conscious c...

Lauren is joined by Alison Roman, world-renowned cook, Sézane lover, and Substack defector, whose new book, Something From Nothing, is available now. They evaluate the fashion on Landman (from Ali Larter to Billy Bob Thornton) to Luca Guadagnino’s self-imposed battle with costume designers, holiday party outfits, and plenty more. High Sport Peplum Top To learn more about listener data and our priv...

Live from Puck’s most recent Stories of the Season event, Lauren sits down with four of the season’s standout costume designers—Paul Tazewell, Kate Hawley, Malgosia Turzanska, and Ruth E. Carter—for a rollicking, behind-the-seams conversation about their craft. They dig into the balancing act between historical accuracy and modern interpretation, the delicate politics of working with directors and...

Lauren’s guest is ace podcaster Avery Trufelman, creator and host of Articles of Interest, the series that explores why we wear what we wear. (This season is all about outdoor gear, “from its military roots to its mainstream explosion.”) They discuss what makes clothes American, the future of Armani, shopping during the holidays, Timothée Chalamet’s Marty Supreme merch push, and plenty more. To le...

Today, Lauren is joined by P.R. guy Adam Shapiro to discuss the proliferation of western luxury in India, where he recently set up an office for his public relations firm, L52. Up top, Lauren is joined by The Ringer’s Amanda Dobbins to discuss the two big magazine cover releases of the past week: Vanity Fair’s all-guy Hollywood issue and Harper’s Bazaar’s Meghan Markle get. To learn more about lis...

Lauren’s guest is the stylist Kate Young. They discuss the current state of the red carpet by recapping Sunday’s Governors Awards and previewing what’s to come in the lead up to the Oscars. They also debate the value of Rockstuds, The Devil Wears Prada, Phoebe Philo, and wearing a French twist with a hair clip gifted to you by Karl Lagerfeld. Finally, they also talk about Chanel and discuss winter...

Lauren’s guest is W. David Marx, author of Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century. David also wrote the books Ametora and Status and Culture, and is kinda famous in Japan for his association with the men’s fashion scene. They discuss fashion’s position in pop culture over the past 25 years, A Bathing Ape, China, Korea, Japan shopping culture, Supreme, preppiness, Grape Nuts, a...

Lauren and ‘Hung Up’ author Hunter Harris discuss everything happening at the intersection of fashion and pop culture: Timothée Chalamet’s Vogue cover; Taylor Swift’s recent fashion choices, from Gucci to Thom Browne to lace tights; GQ’s gazillion Men of the Year covers; Lily Allen wearing Colleen Allen as her breakup revenge look; the Sydney Sweeney discourse, peer-to-peer fashion rental, and so...

Otherworld tells real stories of people who have experienced something paranormal or unexplainable. Host Jack Wagner takes an open minded and journalistic approach to the subject matter and aims to uncover some of the biggest mysteries of the world and how people react to it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more abou...

Lauren is joined today by casting agent Greg Krelenstein, founder of GK-LD and a member of the Misshapes. (Yes, they are still together.) They discuss the state of campaign casting, from the celebrity ambassador racket to the death of street casting. They also get into Greg’s life as a Misshape and the DJ group’s legendary weekly party at Don Hills, what it was like when Madonna showed up, and ple...

Sharing a new series from IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson. On IMO’s special series The Look, Michelle Obama opens up for the first time about her journey and legacy as a fashion icon– in and beyond the White House. Through a series of candid, intimate conversations with her longtime beauty collaborators, fashion insiders, and legendary women–including Jane Fonda, Nina Garcia, Bethann Ha...