Inside the “Chanel frenzy” taking over Hollywood

In this episode of Style-ish, we highlight our favourite red carpet looks from the Oscars, unpack the strategy behind Chanel’s rollout of the latest collection, and how it has built genuine hype, and why Estee Lauder is suing Jo Malone over the use of her name. But first, we’re swapping in our favourite things of the week.

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Your hosts today were Rhiannon Joyce (@rhiannonjoyce (instagram.com/rhiannonjoyce/?hl=en)) , Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe (@maddisonsullivanthorpe (instagram.com/maddisonsullivanthorpe/?hl=en)), and Joanna Fleming (@joannafleming (instagram.com/joannafleming/?hl=en))

And here’s a link to the reccos we made throughout:

Rhi’s rec:

New York Times Salary Article (nymag.com/intelligencer/article/new-york-salar…)

Totally Recommend Substack (totallyrecommend.substack.com/p/the-fashion-ne…)

Mads rec:

TikTok DJ (tiktok.com/@hauxonaux)

Anika’s rec:

The memo hospital list (thememo.com.au/collections/the-hospital-bag-li…)

References from throughout the show:

Up next designer (instagram.com/upnextdesigner)

Fashion People podcast interview with Derek Blasberg (podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/well-always-have…)

Style-ish episode on allilate links (open.spotify.com/episode/79nKoEDBex9wcnCy5d8I96)

Acquired hermes episode (acquired.fm/episodes/hermes)

Vogue business on the Chanel frenzy (vogue.com/article/inside-the-chanel-frenzy-in-…)

A Rabbit's Foot article on the pre-Oscars party (arabbitsfoot.substack.com/p/the-charles-finch-…)

The Guardian article on Estée Lauder and Jo Malone (theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/12/estee-lau…)

Camille Moore’s post on Chanel (instagram.com/p/DVuBtBykmBA/?hl=en&img_ind…)

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