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Rachel Ceruti Is Curbing Environmental Waste By Upcycling Clothes

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Growing up, Rachel Ceruti had an appreciation for the environment, but she didn’t consider herself an environmentalist nor had she started upcycling clothes. While she was there, she learned about how secondhand clothing is shipped to Africa and then ends up in landfills. “We What is upcycled clothing?

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

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But the reason social media is so beneficial for Khaled is that, over time, the people who have heard his voice yelling over the beginning of some of their favorite records start to realize what all his co-collaborators and his business partners already know: None of what you’re seeing and hearing actually make up a contrived persona.

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Q&A: Bauble Stockings Founder on Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

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It has also sparked collaborations with celebrities and popular fashion and lifestyle brands including Alice + Olivia, LoveShackFancy, Dogwood Hill and Draper James, the clothing line founded by Reese Witherspoon. That was very eye-opening because the groups write back saying, “We don’t know how to do that. We need work.”

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Menswear With Meaning: Fashion Brand INHERENT Is Dedicated to Improving Men’s Mental Wellness

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While the idea of opening a men’s clothing store had come to Draper before, it didn’t fully take shape right away. He says those same base principles of design, such as color theory and hierarchy, translate well to clothing. It also educates individuals on how to get help and what questions to ask.

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10 Trailblazing Women Paving the Way for a Better Future

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But you must have a clear vision and surround yourself with people who know how to get the job done and who can manifest your vision.” She believes in the “transformative power” of clothing and also in increasing access to plus-size clothes in an otherwise hard-to-find market (especially if it’s vintage).

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Broadcast Journalist Deborah Norville Stitched the Perfect Career Path to Satisfy Her Curiosity

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The day of the pageant, she got up on stage and modeled the clothes she made while projecting close-up images of the garments’ details using a Kodak carousel slide projector that she and her father had made. So part of me thought, ‘You know, I should tell them I have no idea how to cover a story. I don’t play the piano.

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Debrett’s unveils etiquette guide for hybrid working

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” The guide claims to offer insight into everything from how to behave on video calls and how to dress yourself and your background, to body language tips and the importance of eliminating distractions. Try to eliminate chaotic bookshelves, discarded clothing, empty take-away containers and distracting artwork.