Chantal Fernandez is a features writer for the Cut covering fashion, retail, luxury, and beauty. Her work has appeared in the Financial Times, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar. From 2016 to 2022, she was a senior reporter at the Business of Fashion. Her forthcoming book about Victoria's Secret, Selling Sexy, is out in October.
Hedi Slimane’s Celine Era Is OverHis successor is Michael Rider, who was the design director of ready-to-wear at the label for a decade under Phoebe Philo.
models
Victoria’s Secret? Or Schiaparelli?Adriana Lima was one of several former Victoria’s Secret models to walk for the fashion house in Paris this season. A coincidence?
The Pampered Life of a Fashion SupershopperWhen you’re a “very important client” — spending $200,000 or more a year — luxury brands will do anything to keep you happy (and spending).
ch-ch-changes
Sarah Burton Is Givenchy’s New DesignerWhen the British creative director left Alexander McQueen last year, her exit highlighted how few women lead the design of luxury brands today.
new york fashion week
My Morning Marching With the Fashion EliteVogue and the CFDA hosted a polite, nonpartisan pro-voting march on Friday morning. Things took a partisan turn when Jill Biden showed up.
The Met Gala’s Costume DramaTonight, Anna Wintour will raise an astonishing amount of money for the museum. For what?
style
To Brooklyn, by Way of Paris and RomeA whirlwind week with Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri as she stages the brand’s first New York runway show in a decade.
