What’s going on in the world of fashion this week? FashionUnited takes a look ahead at the upcoming news and events for the 21st week of the year. Below are the main points from the editorial agenda in the period between 20-26 May, 2019. Nordstrom Q1 (21 May) For the fourth quarter, Nordstrom reported net earnings of 248 million dollars compared with 151 million dollars during the same period in fiscal 2017 due to lower…
The 2019 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands saw its total value increase 7 percent to 4.7 trillion dollars. While Amazon, Apple, Google and Alibaba are the usual contenders as the world’s most valuable brands, it is the luxury sector that is outpacing all categories. The Brands top 100 index is produced in association with Kantar and WPP, and data showed that luxury when it allows for greater accessibility, improved use of technology, and…
The Hugo x Liam Payne capsule collection has been launched at an experimental event during Berlin Fashion Week. The FW19 capsule is the first to be designed by the pop artist and former One Direction member back in April, and also marks Hugo’s first global collaboration in the world of music. The collection features clothing, footwear and accessories that blur the line between formalwear and athleisure, featuring pieces that “breathe new life into the current…
The ex-Liverpool midfielder believes the France international’s actions during the summer have further destabilised matters at Old Trafford Former Liverpool boss Graeme Souness has renewed hostilities with Manchester United’s Paul Pogba ahead of Sunday’s season-opener, claiming he would not want the midfielder in his dressing room if he was in charge at Old Trafford. France international Pogba has endured an unsettling summer, but has offered reassurances to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that he will not create…
The French defender has made no secret of his desire to head home this summer and is now in the process of completing a return to Ligue 1 Laurent Koscielny is in France to undergo a medical at Bordeaux, with a €5 million (£4.6m/$5.6m) deal close to completion, while Carl Jenkinson is also edging towards the exits at Arsenal. Sources close to events in north London have confirmed to Goal that the experienced centre-half is set…
The former centre-back was asked if he’d have the Uruguayan at Old Trafford and he insists his links with Liverpool wouldn’t bother him David May has said he would take ex-Liverpool striker Luis Suarez “all day” at Manchester United. In 2011, the Uruguayan forward was charged by the FA after being found guilty of racially abusing then-United left-back Patrice Evra at Anfield, receiving an eight-match ban as well as a £40,000 fine. However, that saga and the…
Michael Kors is taking its shoppers on an experiential game that is purposed for consumer engagement rather than retail. In promotion of a new campaign advertising its Wonderlust fragrance and starring Gigi Hadid, the New York-based brand will host a treasure hunt for its New York City consumers on July 15 and 16. The game will begin at the Michael Kors Rockefeller Center store, where participants may pick up an experience map. These maps will…
The former Blues assistant manager says fans have misunderstood the Frenchman’s role after criticism of their former head coach Gianfranco Zola has defended Chelsea’s decision to use N’Golo Kante in a more advanced role last season, saying that fans are wrong to think of him as a holding midfielder. The use of Kante ahead of sitting midfielder Jorginho last season was a contentious issue as Blues fans took issue with the tactics of then-manager Maurizio Sarri.…
The Bundesliga champions are at the Allianz Arena for their opening match of the 2019-20 campaign The curtain will come up on the 2019-20 Bundesliga season with defending champions Bayern Munich playing host to Hertha Berlin at the Allianz Arena. Bayern’s dominance of German football may not have been ended last term, but it was certainly shaken as Borussia Dortmund pushed them all the way to the final day before the title was sealed, and…
The Argentine No.10 has had a big fall from grace over the last year with Juventus desperate to offload the popular attacker this summer Shortly after leaving Palermo for Juventus in the summer of 2015, Paulo Dybala returned to Sicily to visit some friends. During a trip to the beach, the forward naturally went for a swim. It was at this point that “something strange” happened. “When I was about to get out of the…