Fashion People

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.

Lauren’s guest is GQ global editorial director Adam Baidawi, fresh off his first Tom Cruise magazine interview in 20 years. They talk through that shirtless cover, why he steered clear of the Scientology questions, his path from Melbourne freelancer to British GQ to succeeding Will Welch, and his plan to widen GQ’s aperture without losing its edge. Plus, why he thinks these legacy fashion brands should actually be making real money.