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  • Virgil Abloh: The Codes Is Coming to New York. Is It Worth the Trip From LA?

    Virgil Abloh: The Codes Is Coming to New York. Is It Worth the Trip From LA?

    Part of today’s What You Missed: Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.

    Nike headline: Nike Honors Virgil Abloh’s Creative Legacy at ‘The Codes’ Exhibit in New York City
    Source: Nike, Oct 19, 2026

    The hook

    Five years after Virgil Abloh’s death, the biggest show of his work yet is opening in New York: nearly 1,000 objects, a recreation of his Paris office, and a room where you can open his actual design files. General tickets went on sale Friday, and if you’re a student or an educator, entry is free. Here’s what you need to decide whether to book a December trip.

    What happened

    • The basics. The Virgil Abloh Foundation, in partnership with Nike, will present Virgil Abloh: The Codes at The Shed in New York from Dec. 10, 2026, to Jan. 18, 2027. That’s according to the foundation’s announcement and Nike’s newsroom.
    • Scale. The show spans 28,000 square feet in The Shed’s McCourt and Darla Moore gallery, with nearly 1,000 objects, curated by Chloe and Mahfuz Sultan.
    • What’s inside, per the foundation:
    • A recreation of Abloh’s Pont Neuf office in Paris.
    • A media lab giving “open access to a selection of Virgil Abloh’s raw design files.”
    • A retail space co-curated by Justin Saunders, founder of JJJJound.
    • A month of public programming, with details still to come.
    • Tickets, per the foundation:
    • General admission: $25
    • VIP: $85
    • Students and educators: free with valid ID
    • Under 18: free
    • All ticket proceeds go to the Virgil Abloh Foundation, a 501(c)(3).
    • General sales opened Oct. 23, after a Shed member presale on Oct. 19 and a Mastercard presale on Oct. 21.
    • Why now. Shannon Abloh, the foundation’s founder, said: “As we mark the fifth anniversary of Virgil’s passing, this exhibition is an opportunity to honor his tireless spirit and how he changed the way people think about creativity, collaboration, and what is possible.”

    Status: CONFIRMED. We used the organizer’s own announcement and Nike’s newsroom, and the two match.

    Why people care, and what creators are saying

    Abloh’s influence runs from the runway to the club. He was a DJ as well as Louis Vuitton’s menswear artistic director and the founder of Off-White, and his ideas about access still shape how brands talk to young creatives.
    – On X:
    – Modern Notoriety posted the dates and ticket day.
    – Sneaker News asked, “Could a Nike/Jordan release be in the works?” Treat that as speculation. Neither Nike nor the foundation has announced a product.
    – Sneaker Freaker noted that the show is coming to New York “after launching in Paris late last year.”
    – On YouTube:
    – The best primer is still GQ’s Inside Virgil Abloh’s 20,000-Piece Archive, which has more than 530,000 views.
    – Nike’s own Virgil CODES series explains the thinking behind the title.
    – Creator Nellya Schumpert’s walkthrough, Virgil Abloh: The Codes — Exhibition at Grand Palais Paris 2025, is the closest thing to a preview, though the New York version will be laid out differently.

    What it means for you

    • Should you fly? If you design, style, make content, or study any of it, yes.
    • The media lab is a rare chance to see a famous designer’s working files, not just finished products.
    • For a $25 ticket, or free if you’re a student or educator, it’s a strong career investment on top of the flight.
    • Timing hacks:
    • The run spans the holidays, so LAX-to-New York fares will spike around Christmas and New Year’s.
    • The cheaper windows are typically the first two weeks of December and the week after Jan. 4.
    • Book your timed ticket first, then the flight.
    • Members and Mastercard holders already had presales, so popular weekend slots may go first.
    • Students and educators: Bring valid ID. Free entry is part of the foundation’s Open Access initiative.
    • Shopping: Details of the JJJJound co-curated retail space haven’t been announced. Don’t pay resale for “exhibition merch” listings until the official items are revealed.
    • Not flying? Watch the GQ archive tour and Nike’s series this weekend, and follow the foundation for the public program, which could include livestreams. Livestreams haven’t been announced.

    Our take (opinion)

    From first principles: most fashion exhibitions show you the result. This one promises to show you the method, and the method is the valuable part. Abloh’s central idea was that culture is a set of codes anyone can learn and remix, which is why he kept his door open to young designers. A media lab with raw files is that idea turned into a room.

    That’s also the risk. A show about access, sponsored by a global brand, with a VIP tier and a retail space, can drift toward being a shop with a museum attached. The free entry for students and educators is the strongest counterweight, and it’s real.

    Our test: if the media lab becomes the room people post about, more than the sneakers or the merch, the exhibition did what Virgil would have wanted. We’ll report back from New York if we go.

    Sources

    Photo: The Shed at Hudson Yards, New York, by Kidfly182, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

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  • adidas’ adiSignature Is the Willy Chavarria Line Without His Name on It. Here’s How to Shop It

    adidas’ adiSignature Is the Willy Chavarria Line Without His Name on It. Here’s How to Shop It

    A global drop worth knowing this weekend. Read it with today’s What You Missed: Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.

    WWD headline: Willy Chavarria Expands Role at Adidas, Helps Develop New AdiSignature Apparel Line Inspired by the ‘80s
    Source: WWD, Oct 20, 2026

    The hook

    Willy Chavarria’s adidas collaborations are some of the hardest sneakers and tracksuits to get. Now he’s shaping a permanent adidas line at regular prices, and his name isn’t on the tag. If you’ve ever lost a Chavarria drop to bots, this is the version designed for you to actually buy.

    What happened

    • The launch. adidas Originals launched adiSignature on Friday, Oct. 23, through adidas.com, adidas stores and select retailers. Chavarria is the line’s creative advisor. It’s not a co-branded collab, so his name isn’t on the product.
    • What’s in it. WWD’s Stephen Garner reported:
    • Reworked Firebird and SST tracksuits in a 420-gram brushed-back fleece.
    • A New York block pack.
    • 1980s-style color blocking.
    • A campaign shot by Brianna Capozzi and styled by Georgia Pendlebury.
    • Chavarria explained the difference himself, to WWD:
    • “The collabs are built with scarcity intentionally… AdiSignature is not filled with scarcity. This is for longevity. We will replenish when it sells out, but also the price points are super accessible.”
    • “You’ll see my design approach in the collection, just not my signature.”
    • He told Wallpaper that “adiSignature is a framework that Adidas and I developed together that will evolve over years.”
    • US prices we checked on adidas.com Saturday morning:
    • adiSignature 3-Stripes Full Zip Hoodie: $85
    • adiSignature Firebird 3-Stripes Half Zip Sweatshirt: $75
    • Both pages say the items are “excluded from most promotions” and run “true to size.”

    Status: CONFIRMED. We used the designer’s on-record interviews in two outlets and adidas’ own product pages.

    Why people care, and what creators are saying

    Chavarria is one of the most-discussed American designers right now. The appeal is a designer with a cult following deliberately making something un-hyped.
    – On X:
    – Sneaker media flagged the line early: House of Heat posted “adidas Originals Presents Retro-Inspired adiSignature Collection,” and MMSCENE shared the launch.
    – One shopper, @juanchulas, wrote in Spanish: “Esa nueva colección de Adidas ADISIGNATURE la quiero toda” (“I want that whole new adidas adiSignature collection”).
    – On YouTube:
    – Creator coverage of adiSignature itself is thin so far. When we searched Saturday morning, the newest Chavarria videos were about his co-branded sneakers, such as eight one three seven’s Adidas x Willy Chavarria Megaride Bones On Feet.
    – For context on why he matters, the channel What’s Contemporary Now? posted How Willy Chavarria Went From Being an Outsider to a Cultural Phenomenon earlier this month.

    Expect try-on videos once the fleece reaches people’s closets.

    What it means for you

    • This is the low-stress Chavarria buy.
    • He said on record that adidas will replenish sold-out styles, so you don’t need to camp on release day or pay resale.
    • If a size is gone, wait for the restock instead of paying a markup.
    • Don’t wait for a sale. The product pages say “excluded from most promotions.” The price you see is likely the price you’ll pay for a while.
    • LA styling:
    • 420-gram fleece is heavy, and that’s the point for LA nights that drop into the 50s.
    • Wear the Firebird half-zip ($75) as your outer layer with straight dark denim and a clean low sneaker.
    • Or go full tracksuit with a structured jacket over it, a very Chavarria move: sportswear dressed up, not down.
    • Fit tip: adidas says it’s “true to size.” Chavarria’s own collections lean oversized, so if you want that silhouette, size up one.
    • Career and culture angle:
    • Chavarria spent time at the adidas LA office while developing the line, WWD reported.
    • For LA designers and product people, the “creative advisor” title is a growing career model: shaping a brand’s permanent line instead of only one-off collabs.

    Our take (opinion)

    From first principles: scarcity is a marketing tool, not a product feature. Collabs sell the feeling of getting something few people can. That works for buzz, but it frustrates the fans who made the designer famous.

    adiSignature flips the model: the designer’s taste, at scale, without the name tax. It’s a smart way for adidas to turn hype into repeat business, and an honest deal for shoppers, since a Firebird made in heavier fleece at $75 is a fair price for what you get.

    The risk is that without his name, people may not notice. Our test: if adiSignature restocks show up on adidas.com within a month as he promised, and the line is still around next fall, the “longevity” claim holds. If it disappears after one season, it was a collab with a new label.

    Chavarria told WWD he hopes the pieces show up “on eBay like 50 years from now, looking so cool and washed-out.” That’s the right goal for a tracksuit.

    Sources

    Photo: An adidas Originals store, by 源義信, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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  • Gap x Victoria Beckham, Round Two: What to Buy, How It Fits, and What Already Sold Out

    Gap x Victoria Beckham, Round Two: What to Buy, How It Fits, and What Already Sold Out

    Part of today’s What You Missed: Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.

    The Hollywood Reporter headline: Gap and Victoria Beckham Are Running Back Their Sold-Out Collab for Fall/Winter 2026
    Source: The Hollywood Reporter, Oct 23, 2026

    The hook

    Victoria Beckham’s second Gap collection went live Friday morning, and some pieces were gone within the hour. If you missed the first wave, this is your service guide: what it costs, which pieces reviewers liked after trying them on, how the sizing runs, and how to wear it on an LA night that starts warm and ends cold.

    What happened

    • The release. Gap’s announcement (a company statement; prices and dates below are Gap’s figures):
    • 37 pieces, priced $28 to $368.
    • Launched Oct. 23 at 6 a.m. PT on Gap.com and in select stores. Gap’s Encore cardmembers got early access on Oct. 22 at 9 a.m. PT.
    • Sold in North America, the UK, Japan, China, Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
    • The price points Gap listed:
    • Merino turtleneck: $118
    • CashSoft high-neck pullover: $148
    • Wool-cashmere zip sweater: $228
    • Outerwear (oversized parka, satin bomber, wool-blend Chesterfield): $198 to $368
    • Denim and corduroy: $118 to $128
    • The design brief. In the release, Beckham said: “For this second drop, we wanted to build on the design language we established in the first collection, with a stronger focus on texture, proportion and layering, while keeping the ease and versatility that feels so intrinsic to Gap.” Gap says the palette was inspired by the Doris and Donald Fisher Collection at SFMOMA.
    • The campaign: model Mona Tougaard, photographed by Glen Luchford, styled by Alastair McKimm.
    • The sell-out. The Hollywood Reporter reported “select pieces selling out within the first hour of release.” It described a palette of brown, black, army green and burgundy. WWD and Complex also covered the launch.

    Status: CONFIRMED. The launch is in Gap’s own release and independent coverage. The sell-out claim is THR’s reporting.

    Why people care, and what creators are saying

    The first drop proved that a designer known for $1,000-plus tailoring could make $100 basics people line up for. Round two is the test of whether that was a one-off.
    – Hands-on reviews.
    – The Cut’s Jaharia Knowles tried pieces on and called the dark-green corduroy set “the star of the collection.” She said the corduroy pants “fit like a glove” and ran true to size.
    – She called the high-rise straight jeans “the perfect jeans,” but noted Gap denim usually needs sizing up. She went from her usual 27 to a 28.
    – Her warnings: the wool-blend herringbone skirt ran “too big and too long,” and the mid-rise ponte pants weren’t thick enough to hide the pocket lining.
    – On YouTube:
    – Harper’s BAZAAR posted Victoria Beckham on British Style, Wearing Sneakers, and Gap Collab | Burning Questions. It had about 28,000 views a day after posting.
    – Creator Its Chelsea J posted GAP x Victoria Beckham Is Back: 5 Elevated Basics You Need.
    – On X:
    – Red Magazine called it “winter’s most polished collab.”
    – Harper’s BAZAAR UK led with Beckham’s line: “These pieces make you feel confident.”
    – THR framed it as Gap “running back” a sold-out collab.

    What it means for you

    • Buy first:
    • The corduroy crop shirt ($98) and matching high-rise corduroy straight pants ($118), per The Cut’s prices.
    • The merino turtleneck ($118).
    • These are the pieces that reviewers liked after wearing them, and that work in LA’s 60-degree evenings.
    • Size smart:
    • Size up one in the denim, based on The Cut’s experience.
    • Size down in the herringbone skirt and plan on a tailor if you’re average height or shorter.
    • Check the length on the ponte pants.
    • Sold out? Don’t pay resale yet. Check Gap.com over the next week before you pay a markup. Returns and any restocks show up there first. Gap hasn’t announced a restock, so this is our advice, not a promise.
    • Store strategy: Gap says the collection is in “select stores.” Use Gap’s store locator to check LA-area stock before you drive across town.
    • The LA night-out formula:
    • The oversized parka or Chesterfield over the merino turtleneck, straight jeans, and loafers or clean sneakers.
    • Peel off the coat inside, and you’re still dressed.
    • At $118 to $368 per piece, the whole look costs less than one designer coat.

    Our take (opinion)

    From first principles: a designer collab works when it sells what the mass brand can’t sell on its own, which is a point of view. Gap sells denim and hoodies everywhere. What Beckham adds is proportion and restraint: a cleaner collar, a better length, a quieter logo. The Cut’s note that the hoodie logo is tucked into the upper corner is the whole strategy in one detail.

    The risk is that a second chapter feels like a restock instead of a new idea. Our read is that the corduroy and the wool coats give round two its own reason to exist.

    Our test: if Gap still has full size runs of the outerwear in two weeks, the hype was the drop, not the clothes. If the basics are gone and the statement pieces linger, people bought the Beckham fit, not the Beckham name.

    Sources

    Photo: A Gap store at Hillcrest Mall, by Raysonho, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

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  • Reported: Martine Rose Has Signed to Lead Balenciaga. What We Know, and What We Don’t

    Reported: Martine Rose Has Signed to Lead Balenciaga. What We Know, and What We Don’t

    Part of today’s What You Missed: Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.

    Status: REPORTED, NOT CONFIRMED. Kering and Balenciaga have not announced this. Read everything below with that in mind.

    The hook

    For years, part of the fashion internet has said the same thing: Martine Rose should run Balenciaga. This week, the most connected reporter in the business said it’s actually happening. If it’s true, the brand behind the oversized hoodies, chunky sneakers, and Paris-meets-rave look you see in every LA club line would be handed to one of the people who helped invent that look.

    What happened

    • Piccioli is out (reported): On Oct. 22, Puck’s Lauren Sherman reported that Balenciaga employees had been told creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli was leaving “after less than two years.” Kering had announced his appointment on May 19, 2025, effective July 10, 2025.
    • Rose has signed (reported): In her Line Sheet newsletter, Sherman wrote: “This week, I’m told, Rose signed the deal to replace outgoing designer Pierpaolo Piccioli.” She noted that “a rep for Kering declined to comment” and that Rose “did not respond to a request for comment.” She also wrote that a formal announcement isn’t expected for weeks.
    • The amplification: Ebony ran the story on Oct. 23, citing Puck. That’s amplification, not a second independent confirmation, which is why our label stays at “reported.”

    Background from Puck’s report:
    – Rose advised on Balenciaga menswear under Demna for three years.
    – Her own label’s backer, the incubator Tomorrow, had acquired 60% of the brand. Puck says Tomorrow later “imploded” and was “purchased out of distress” earlier this year.
    – Kering CEO Luca de Meo wants Balenciaga to be “Gen Z’s entry point.”
    – Kering shares fell nearly 18% after its latest earnings.

    Rose founded her label in 2007, according to Ebony, and has collaborated with Nike and Supreme. Her Supreme collaboration for Fall/Winter 2026 dropped Oct. 15 in the UK, EU and US.

    Why people care, and what creators are saying

    This is one of the rare fashion rumors where the audience had already picked a winner:
    – The long-running wish: In 2024, Culted reported that Fashion Roadman posted “Please, Martine Rose at Balenciaga” on Threads. His YouTube explainer, How Martine Rose Influenced Balenciaga & Demna Gvasalia, is four years old and has about 33,000 views. It’s background, but it shows how long this idea has been building.
    – Reaction on X since Puck’s report. These are small accounts, but the tone is consistent:
    – @_Trend_Setta: “Martine Rose At Balenciaga? Now That Makes Sense.”
    – @whoisaro: “Martine rose at balenciaga means I’ll wear it now.”
    – @eripurry: “Martine Rose at Balenciaga is a timeline jump.”
    – The wardrobe app Whering framed it more carefully: “Streets are saying Martine Rose might be returning to @balenciaga.”
    – The Supreme drop as a lead-in. Her Supreme collaboration is the creator conversation right now. Recent YouTube coverage includes SupThomas’ Supreme x Martine Rose: The Mike Tyson Collab! and 8oone’s Is Supreme Martine Rose Good or Terrible? (Best Resell Week 9), which had about 14,000 views when we checked.

    We found no major creator video yet that’s specifically about the Balenciaga report.

    What it means for you

    • Don’t buy on the rumor.
    • Balenciaga pieces from the current season won’t change in value because of a report.
    • If you’re eyeing archive Demna-era menswear on resale, prices may get chatter-driven bumps. Wait for the official announcement before paying a premium.
    • Martine Rose’s own work is the speculation play. Her Supreme pieces and her own-label items are what people will reach for if the news is confirmed. That’s our inference, not a market fact. If you already own them, there’s no reason to sell yet. If you’re buying, buy what you’ll actually wear.
    • Styling read for LA nights:
    • Rose’s language is tailoring with a twist: big shoulders, tucked football shirts, sharp shirting worn loose.
    • It works for LA because it’s dressy without being hot.
    • Try a boxy blazer over a vintage sports jersey with straight trousers. You don’t need any logo to get the look.
    • Career signal: De Meo has put women designers in key Kering roles. Puck lists Virginia Burlina at McQueen, and Chemena Kamali is widely expected at Saint Laurent but not confirmed. For designers coming up through menswear and streetwear, that’s a real shift in who gets hired.

    Our take (opinion)

    From first principles: Balenciaga’s commercial peak came from making luxury feel like a subculture. Hoodies, sneakers, irony. Piccioli is a brilliant couturier, but couture elegance was never what Balenciaga’s newer customers came for. Rose is one of the people who built that subculture vocabulary, so the logic is strong.

    The open questions are the hard ones:
    1. Can a menswear-led designer run a house where womenswear and accessories pay the bills?
    2. Can Kering give her time after cycling through designers quickly?

    Our test: if the first collection under Rose sells out in sneakers and outerwear but not in bags, the hire worked creatively and failed commercially. We’ll update this post when Kering confirms or denies.

    Sources

    Photo: A Balenciaga boutique at Wynn Palace, Macau, by Bita RmJohnson Liuosa, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

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  • Louis Vuitton Just Invented a New Top Creative Job. Here’s Why It Matters in LA

    Louis Vuitton Just Invented a New Top Creative Job. Here’s Why It Matters in LA

    Part of today’s What You Missed: Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.

    WWD headline: EXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton Has Appointed a Chief Brand Creative Officer
    Source: WWD, Oct 23, 2026

    The hook

    Most fashion headlines are about designers. This one is about the person who decides what every Louis Vuitton campaign, billboard, and social post will look like. Louis Vuitton has created a role it never had before, and the hire tells you how the world’s biggest luxury brand plans to win back attention.

    What happened

    • The hire: Louis Vuitton named Hector Muelas its first Chief Brand Creative Officer. He starts Nov. 1, 2026 and reports to deputy CEO Damien Bertrand. WWD broke the news on Oct. 23 (WWD, mirror on Yahoo Finance). CPP-Luxury and The Impression independently confirmed it.
    • What the job covers: According to Louis Vuitton’s statement quoted by WWD, Muelas “will define and steer our creative storytelling across all touch points, thereby ensuring strong overall image consistency.” Bertrand added that “he will oversee all brand campaigns,” with the art buying team (led by Magena Chansarel) and the content factory team (led by Carole Fuchs) joining his organization.
    • Where he’s coming from:
    • Tiffany & Co., where he has worked since August 2023.
    • Rimowa, from 2015: first as global VP of content and creative, then as chief brand officer. WWD says he “spearheaded the brand’s global relaunch and repositioning.”
    • Earlier: Apple, Vice Media, Canal+, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, and CAA in Los Angeles.

    Status: CONFIRMED. The company statement is quoted in WWD, and two further trade outlets independently reported the appointment.

    Why people care, and what’s being said

    This is an executive move, so it isn’t YouTube material yet. When we searched YouTube this morning, we found no creator videos about the Muelas hire; the top results were Louis Vuitton’s own show films. Creator coverage hasn’t caught up. The conversation is happening on X, mostly among luxury-business watchers:
    – @ArnaultTracker, an account that analyzes LVMH, wrote: “Louis Vuitton just created a new job: one executive over every campaign and image. Hector Muelas joins from Tiffany on 1 November.” It added its own read: “Vuitton doesn’t have a product problem, it has a desirability one, and this hire says it knows.” That’s the account’s opinion, not a company statement.
    – A Thai-language explainer by @jblprofessor called it “ข่าวใหญ่วีคนี้” (“this week’s big news”). It had 76 reposts when we checked on Saturday morning.
    – Japanese luxury-industry accounts @dokodemoikiru and @koso also posted summaries of the move.

    The reason people care: Louis Vuitton is the anchor of LVMH. When it reorganizes who controls its image, the rest of luxury tends to copy the structure.

    What it means for you

    • If you shop LV in LA: Nothing changes at the Rodeo Drive flagship tomorrow. But campaigns and in-store visuals from early 2027 onward will be the first work under one creative owner. If the windows and campaigns start to feel more unified (fewer one-off collabs, a more consistent look), this is why.
    • If you work in creative, styling, or content: This is the most important part.
    • The art buying and content teams now sit under one creative leader. That usually means fewer, bigger productions with tighter briefs, and a stronger preference for crews who can deliver a consistent look across film, stills, and social.
    • Muelas came up through agencies and talent (Wieden+Kennedy, CAA LA). That suggests he values people who think in campaigns, not single shoots.
    • Update your portfolio to show series work, not just hero images.
    • If you’re building a career: The title itself is a signal. “Chief brand creative officer” is now a job at the biggest luxury brand in the world. Expect other houses to create similar roles, and expect more postings that blend creative direction with brand strategy.
    • Money angle: None for shoppers right now. This is about long-term brand heat, not prices.

    Our take (opinion)

    First principles: a luxury brand sells meaning, not leather. Meaning is built by repetition, the same idea expressed the same way across thousands of images. A brand as big as Louis Vuitton produces so much content that its message can fragment, with the menswear world, the womenswear world, the sports partnerships, and the celebrity ambassadors each pulling in its own direction.

    Putting one person over every campaign is a bet that consistency beats variety. It’s a sensible bet, and Muelas’ record at Rimowa, where WWD credits him with the relaunch, is the right kind of proof.

    The risk is the flip side. Consistency can become sameness, and sameness is what makes luxury feel corporate. Our test: look at the first two campaigns of 2027. If you can identify them as Louis Vuitton with the logo covered, the role is working. If they look like any other luxury brand, it isn’t.

    Puck’s Lauren Sherman noted the hire in her Line Sheet newsletter and said she plans to write more about it. We’ll follow up when there’s more detail.

    Sources

    Photo: Louis Vuitton on Rodeo Drive, by Stephane Muratet, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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