Day: December 20, 2019

Waiting for Russell Westbrook

What does a large group of children under 12 years old do when waiting for a star of the NBA to show up? In Downtown Los Angeles on a chilly Wednesday evening, it was a mix. Some played patty cake, some wrestled lightheartedly, a lot joshed each other for how they would act when they […]

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Adidas Italian Employees Strike in Front of Milan Store

MILAN — Adidas Italy faced a strike just ahead of the busy Christmas period. A group of the company’s employees from Adidas’ Italian headquarters in Monza, Lombardy, protested on Wednesday, organizing a four-hour sit-in in front of the brand’s store in Milan’s central shopping thoroughfare Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. The protest was sparked by news […]

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YouTuber PewDiePie Made $70 Million in 2019, According to Report

One YouTuber’s yearly earnings are enough to grant him early retirement. YouTuber and gamer PewDiePie, née Felix Kjellberg, made more than $70 million in 2019, according to a new report from OnBuy.com. The online marketplace estimated that that sum came from advertisements and merchandise alone. According to the report, PewDiePie made the most in September, […]

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Copenhagen Fashion Summit Announces H&M CEO as First Speaker

Copenhagen Fashion Summit has revealed H&M’s chief executive officer Karl-Johan Persson as a speaker for the upcoming Copenhagen Fashion Summit, billed as “Redesigning Growth.” The event is produced by the nonprofit Global Fashion Agenda. Last May, the two-day Copenhagen Fashion Summit saw 1,300 attendees. Speakers were from brands such as Nike, PVH Corp. and Adidas, […]

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CFDA Releases February Show Schedule: Where’s Ralph?

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has released its official schedule for New York Fashion Week, and there are some key omissions among big-name designers: Ralph Lauren is not on the schedule, nor is Tommy Hilfiger. A spokesman for Ralph Lauren Corp. said the company hasn’t released its plans yet for its spring 2020 […]

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