Fashion People

Lauren’s guest is Ian Schrager, co-founder of Studio 54 and proprietor of Public Hotels, which is opening a new location on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. They discuss the new hotel and how he got into the business in the first place, and dive deep into all the fashion-industry characters who drove the rise of ready-to-wear. Plus, a bigger question: Are people today more or less interesting in how they look and what they spend their money on?

Lauren’s guest is New York-based designer Emily Dawn Long, a 2026 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalist and CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year nominee. They discuss her experience competing in the fund, showing at New York Fashion Week for the first time, bootstrapping, the taboo of a butt crack, the Academy Museum Gala, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and plenty more.

Lauren’s guest is Nick Axelrod-Welk, founder of medi spa-meets-beauty brand Contrapposto. Nick is a former journalist and co-founder of Glossier, Nécessaire, and Homecourt, They discuss the death of legacy media, the rise of D.T.C. brands, the fashionization of the beauty business, how he learned to raise money, and plenty more.

Lauren’s guest is Marc Beaugé, editor-in-chief of French style magazine L’Étiquette and weekly contributor to Quotidien, the popular French infotainment television show. They discuss Anthony Vaccarello’s exit from Saint Laurent, Chemena Kamali’s entrance, and the overall sitch at Kering. They also preview the fall men’s fashion issue of L’etiquette, which features everything from an interview with Albert Hammond, Jr. to three different guys wearing the same pair of vintage jeans.

Lauren’s guest is Mel Ottenberg, editor-in-chief of Interview magazine. They talk about their favorite shows of the season, starting with Eckhaus Latta and going all the way to Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel and Tom Ford. Mel also grills Lauren on how she gets her scoops and what it’s like to stay in an Airbnb during Fashion Month.

Lauren's guest is Jacob Gallagher, writer of The Fashions at the New York Times. They discuss the best and worst shows of the week, including Chanel, Celine, Dior, Sacai, Valentino, Givenchy, Tom Ford, Kiko Kostadinov, and plenty more. They also reflect on the general state of the industry, what makes a show good or bad, GLP-1 fashion, the effect of the vintage market on runway shows, and plenty more.

Lauren’s guest is Ruthie Rogers, chef and owner of the River Cafe and host of Ruthie’s Table 4. Ahead of the restaurant’s 40th anniversary, they discuss its humble beginnings, how people dress for dinner today, and her favorite restaurant in Paris. Plus, Lauren checks in from Paris Fashion Week.

Lauren’s guest is writer and stylist Becky Malinsky, author of the incredibly popular newsletter, 5 Things You Should Buy. They run through the most important shows of Milan Fashion Week: Prada, Jil Sander, Marni, Gucci, Moschino, Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Bottega Veneta, and Emporio and Giorgio Armani. They also discuss where they shopped and what they ate. As well as the terrible traffic in Milan. And also the Vogue World robots.

Lauren’s guest is designer J.J. Martin, who showed her spring collection for La DoubleJ on Thursday. They discuss how she went from being a freelance writer to fashion entrepreneur, whether Italians are more sexist than Americans, how to incorporate woo-woo into your business plan, and plenty more.

Lauren’s guest is writer and filmmaker Taylore Scarabelli, formerly of Interview Magazine. They discuss her new short, The Dress, which is premiering at The Downtown. They also dig into the Steven Kolb fallout, London Fashion Week, Dario Vitale at Armani, Glenn Martens leaving Diesel, and plenty more.