The Fashion Insider

Insider Feature: A Tribute To Mathilde Favier

This week fashion lost Mathilde Favier, the director of public relations at Dior, in a car accident in France that also took the life of her partner, the film producer Ni

Insider Feature: John Galliano Met Exhibition & Cancel Culture

The Met has announced that John Galliano will be the subject of its huge 2027 exhibition, and the reaction has split people right down the middle. Some feel it is a long

Insider Feature: Gucci Cruise 2027 Brutal Review

Demna just spent a reported ten million dollars turning Times Square into one enormous Gucci hallucination, fifty screens running fake adverts for Gucci chocolate, Gucci

In Studio With: Lesa Amoore - Top Model Truths

Lesa Amoore had multiple Vogue covers. She walked for Armani, Versace and the biggest luxury houses in the world. She worked across Milan, Madrid, Munich, Paris and New Y

Insider Feature: The Met Gala - The Inside Truth

The Met Gala. The most talked about night in fashion, the most photographed steps in the world, and one of the most misunderstood events in modern culture. This episode w

Insider Feature: Good Agents and Bad Agents

Every model needs an agent. That is not up for debate. But the agent sitting across from you could be the person who protects you from the worst this industry has to offe

Insider Feature: Fashion's Darkest Social Secret

For decades the fashion party scene was used to get close to young models. Dinners. Yacht parties. Private events. The most glamorous rooms in the world. And inside those

Insider Feature: The Agents and the Agencies - Faith Kates, Brunel and The Epstein Files

The co-founder of Next Model Management had a 40 year relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Her name appears over 5,000 times in the DOJ files. She was sending him lists of

Insider Feature: Trump Model Management - Fraud, Models & Epstein

Donald Trump built his political career on stopping illegal immigration. His modelling agency was bringing foreign girls into the United States on fraudulent visas, trapp

Insider Feature: What Balenciaga Did To Children

In November 2022, Balenciaga published a Christmas campaign featuring young children holding teddy bear handbags dressed in bondage gear. At the same time, a separate c

Insider Feature: Dior FW26 - This Is Escapism

Jonathan Anderson’s AW26 show for Dior was one of the most talked about moments of Paris Fashion Week. A glass pavilion built over a fountain in the Tuileries Gardens. A

Insider Feature: The Front Row: What It Really Is

The front row at a major fashion show looks like culture. It feels like fashion. It is actually a multi-million dollar commercial operation and almost nobody talks about

Insider Feature: Chanel FW26 - The Blazy Verdict

Chanel showed last night at the Grand Palais in Paris. Matthieu Blazy presented his second ready to wear collection for the house and I have a lot to say about it. This

Insider Feature: Gucci FW26 - The Demna Verdict

Nakul was in the room at Palazzo delle Scintille on February 27th when Demna made his first full runway debut as creative director of Gucci. And he has thoughts. Before a

Insider Feature: Epstein Model Recruitment

"She is like Lolita from Nabokov, femme miniature.” That’s an email sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2017. A scout offering him a girl from a small village. His reply? “Brown

Insider Feature: Victoria's Secret Exposed

Ed Razek allegedly told Bella Hadid to forget the panties during a fitting while he watched. Bridget Malcolm starved herself for three days and was angry she couldn’t mak

Insider Feature: The Epstein Files - The Fashion Industry Exposed

Sixty names in his black book from fashion. Twenty five flights with a model scout on his plane. One billion dollar brand whose owner gave him power of attorney. Zero acc

Insider Feature: Brooklyn Beckham and Brand Beckham

Brooklyn Beckham just detonated Brand Beckham. In a six-page Instagram statement, David and Victoria’s eldest son exposed everything, the performative family photos, the

In Studio With: Serena Sefyan - From Beirut to the World: Gucci, Chanel & Beyond

In this In Studio With episode, Nakul Lax sits down with Serena Sefyan, a Lebanese-Armenian model born and raised in Lebanon who is now building an international career i

Insider Feature: Hermès, Birkin & The Luxury You Can’t Buy

The Birkin bag is one of the most desired objects in fashion and one of the hardest to access. In this Insider Feature, The Fashion Insider breaks down why you can’t simp