About this episode

Lauren and Marisa Meltzer discuss various topics including Charvet, French pharmacy innovations, and the return of smoking.

Lauren is joined by friend of the show Marisa Meltzer, late of Vanity Fair. They discuss Marisa’s recent stories on Charvet and French pharmacy innovations, Nordic Knots’ $100 million funding round, Drew Henry’s appointment at Courrèges, whether or not smoking is actually back, and how every man can be reduced to a combination of a superhero and a sport. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Lauren

Guest: Marisa Meltzer

Topics covered

• fashion
• beauty
• business
• French pharmacy
• funding
• smoking trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vanity Fair, Charvet, Nordic Knots, Courrèges

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