Month: October 2019

NBA opening night is dampered slightly by the absence of Zion Williamson, but we can still have all sorts of NBA DFS fun: LeBron James and Anthony Davis vs. Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers in Staples Center. The early game gets the new-look Pelicans even without Zion: Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram should provide a younthful tinge to the New Orleans lineup. There are plenty of DraftKings opportunities: You can play a cash game or…

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This post originally appeared on SCMP Style, our content partner. Immediately after Angel Chen’s catwalk show at Milan Fashion Week, the designer flew back to Shanghai, because 48 hours later she was launching her capsule collection collaboration with H&M. It’s a significant milestone in Chen’s career as she is the first Chinese designer to collaborate on a designer-capsule with the fast-fashion giant, joining a list that includes Balmain and Versace. Chinese designer Angel Chen delivers…

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In “Chinese Whispers,” we share the biggest news stories about the luxury industry in China that have yet to make it into the English language. In this week’s edition, we discuss: A Viral Post Exposed Problems with Buying Fake Fans in ChinaSneaker resale platform Goat launches Virtual Try-OnLittle Red Book Return to Android Store Viral Post Exposing Problems With Buying Fake Fans in China – Jiemian News  Buying fake fans to inflate social media engagement…

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Sustainable fashion may sound unsexy to a lot of people, but it’s currently in vogue in the fashion industry now.  At this year’s Shanghai Fashion Week, the luxury group Kering collaborated with the Silicon Valley-based innovation platform Plug and Play to host an in-depth discussion on just this topic, the very first “K Generation Talk & Award Ceremony” in China. For Kering, the location was a strategic choice, as Chairman and CEO of Kering, François-Henri…

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Dior has become the latest major brand to inflict damage upon itself in China after it revealed a map of the nation that did not include Taiwan. Despite apologizing on Chinese social media, experts suggest that the brand must issue a global statement, or risk being boycotted by Chinese consumers. Yesterday, Dior presented a workshop at Zhejiang Gongshang University, showing a map that did not feature Taiwan. When a student in the audience questioned the…

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Peter Stoger has admitted that the Gabon international refused to attend team meetings during his final weeks at the club Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed team meetings and refused to run during training as he sought to force through his £56 million ($73.5m) move from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal, according to the Bundesliga side’s former coach. Peter Stoger took over at Dortmund in December 2017 following the sacking of Peter Bosz, by which time Aubameyang was being…

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The manager was full of praise for his opponents after a humbling loss for Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Diego Simeone deflected concern from a 4-0 hiding into praise for a rampant Borussia Dortmund side that inflicted his heaviest defeat with Atletico Madrid. A young and vibrant Dortmund scored three times in the final 20 minutes to tear a hole through their Champions League opponents and go three points clear in Group A. Axel…

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A host of Premier League clubs have been linked with a move for the Mexico international but he looks set to stay put – for now PSV Eindhoven winger Hirving Lozano has spoken of his delight at being talked up by the English press and says Manchester United were a club he liked a lot growing up. Click Here: chloe perfume The 23-year-old burst on the global stage during the World Cup, scoring the winning…

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The Argentine superstar has made a speedy recovery from a broken arm, but the decision was taken not to involve him in a European clash with Inter Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde says his side “couldn’t risk Lionel Messi” against Inter despite seeing him return to training ahead of a Champions League clash. The mercurial Argentine suffered a broken arm during a La Liga meeting with Sevilla in mid-October. He was expected to be sidelined for at…

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The Brazilian forward is starting to make a first-team impact at the Santiago Bernabeu, but has been told he will need to maintain those standards Vinicius Junior has been warned that “Real Madrid don’t wait for anyone” as he seeks to fulfil his undoubted potential with the Liga giants. At just 18 years of age, the Brazilian forward has been handed a senior breakthrough by the Blancos this season. They have invested €45 million in his…

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