Eight of IMG’s top tennis clients, including Serena and Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori and Maria Sharapova will enter the world of the Mario Tennis Aces game exclusively for Nintendo Switch to participate alongside other celebrities in a live virtual tennis tournament titled the “Stay at Home Slam.” It will be broadcasted May 3 […]
There isn’t a hotel as closely identified with Hollywood as the Chateau Marmont, which is probably why people have been talking a lot about its future amid the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus. Rumors abound lately that the 90-year-old hotel and restaurant, still a favorite haunt of celebrities and industry types the world over, […]
Viewers of beloved game show “Wheel of Fortune” may have noticed cohost Vanna White is looking particularly glam this week. The letter spinner has been modeling Bob Mackie archival gowns to help promote a new “Wheel of Fortune” collection by the designer available at shopwheeloffortune.com. “I have been watching ‘Wheel’ and ‘Jeopardy’ since the Eighties. […]
GENEVA — More than 436 million businesses worldwide are at a high risk of very serious disruption due to the severe economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the International Labour Organization said Wednesday. “In the wholesale and retail business, which is the hardest hit, the expectation is that 232 million enterprises are at […]
As the industry attempts to figure out a way to emerge from the pandemic, a reset is necessary. White, a marker of fresh starts and the bridal season that just passed, was shown on the fall runway through ethereal and light designs. Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
A number of today’s biggest celebrities and influential figures are coming together for a global livestream event. “The Call to Unite” 24-hour livestream is bringing together roughly 200 actors, musicians and public figures for an event meant to provide support to those impacted by the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The event, which begins streaming on Friday, […]
There’s no readily available list of which companies have been approved for a small business government stimulus loan to help them through the coronavirus crisis, but public filings and company disclosures are starting to fill in some of the blanks. To date, only a handful of media companies have disclosed that they received a loan […]
Redemption is going all-in on its fight against the coronavirus. The Milan-based fashion label was founded with the intention of establishing a new way of doing business. (It normally donates 50 percent of profits to charity.) Now the brand is giving 100 percent of proceeds from its online store to charities that support COVID-19 relief […]
Michelle Obama’s best-selling memoir is getting the documentary treatment. The former First Lady revealed in an Instagram post today that she is teaming with Netflix for a documentary following the 34-city book tour for her 2018 memoir, “Becoming.” The documentary, which is also titled “Becoming,” recounts similar stories shared in the memoir and also shows […]
FIRST STEP: Italy’s prime minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday evening confirmed the lockdown in the country, first enforced on March 9, will be gradually lifted beginning May 4, when production and construction will be allowed to restart, as well as B2B operations, in compliance with safety protocols. Another phase will kick off on May 18 […]