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Babson Volleyball's Sweep Was Real, But 'Dominant' Deserves a Second Look
The box score supports the result. The framing is where the numbers and the story part ways.
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What Does a Creative Director Do — The Hand Behind the Picture: What a Creative Director Actually Does
The title sounds grand and the job description rarely exists. Here is what the role really involves, across fashion, publishing and advertising.
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The Mirror Phone Case, Decoded: What to Know Before You Order the Jennifer Fisher x Flaunt Accessory
A square, mirror-finish case with a hidden message — here is what the facts support, and how to decide if it belongs on your phone.
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How Designers Price Work — The Quiet Arithmetic: How Fashion Designers Actually Price the Work
Design pricing is documented math: unit cost plus a set markup, a wholesale-to-retail climb, and couture that spends more than a gown earns while licenses pay.
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Fashion Media Business — The Business of Fashion News: Who Funds the Coverage You Read
Advertising, affiliate commerce and sponsorship pay for fashion journalism. Here is how each works, and where independence holds or frays.
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Mood Board Design — The Mood Board as Creative Manifesto: Reading the Visual Language Before the Garment
Before the first sketch comes the board. How fashion's creative directors build mood boards, and how to read the visual language they set for a season.
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How to Read a Painting: A Beginner's Guide to Composition, Color and Symbol
A step-by-step method for standing in front of any canvas and finding what it is actually saying.
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Shopping the Season Well: What an Editor's Amazon Fall Edit Teaches About Buying Fewer, Better Things
A shopping editor's seasonal list is less a haul than a method. Here is how to read it, and how to apply it to any retail assortment, this fall and after.
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Creative Direction Career — Finding Your Creative Direction: A Guide for Young Artists
How scattered interests become a coherent practice — and why coherence, not talent, is what gets a young artist noticed.
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London Fashion Week SS27 Beauty: Three Trends From the Shows
Unmade hair, bare skin and a deliberate streak of imperfection defined the season's backstage.