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   Christian Siriano's Journey into Fashion American Designer, Christian Siriano, was the youngest person to win fashion design competition Project Runway in 2007. This title came with prizes including an editorial feature in Elle Magazine, the opportunity to sell among some of the biggest names in fashion on bluefly.com, a 2008 Saturn Astra car, and $100,000 to start his own line. With money and publicity, Siriano began his namesake brand in 2008. Largely and rapidly successful, by 2010, he made the list of Crain's Top 40 Entrepreneurs Under 40 and by 2012, his company's revenue was estimated to be near $5 million. This article will focus on this bright designer's career so far, the background that led him to it, and the glistening career path ahead of him.  Christian Siriano was born on November 18, 1985, in Annapolis, MD. Always artistically inclined and encouraged to pursue creative fields by his parents , who were avid supporters of the arts, he began designing clo...

Coca-Cola's Goods and Goals in Sustainability Coca-Cola is ranked the beverage industry leader in sustainability and social issues. Their efforts have earned them several awards , including Award for the Most Outstanding Beverage Company in Environmental Sustainability and Award for the Eco-Friendly Bottled Water Brand of the Year from the Environmental Sustainability Conference, Expo, and Awards (ECOSEA), The World Environment Center's Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development, recognition as the most sustainable beverage by the Dow Jones for 12 years and counting, as well as the company's director of Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability being dubbed Environmental Sustainability Professional of the Year. So, what is this company doing so well?  Packaging To start, in sustainability, Coca-Cola has made numerous differences in the packaging and manufacturing of their products during recent years. One area, where they've m...

Support from Online Friends Can Help to Ease Test Anxiety Taking classes can be stressful for many, and testing can easily be the most distressing aspect. It's believed that 25-40% of US students suffer from test anxiety today, which is a 10% increase from what previous research indicated. This can drastically hinder an individual's ability to perform on the assessments that matter most in escalating their academic career, and in college, can make the difference between thousands of dollars in retaking classes. So, what is test anxiety, and how can we use social media to combat this? Test anxiety is a psychological condition characterized by a combination of physical symptoms and emotional reactions that interfere with one's ability to perform well on tests. There are various reasons an individual may experience test anxiety, including an excessive course load, maladaptive perfectionism, a negative family environment, and most notably, low self-esteem and self-efficacy. Re...

   The Biography of Oscar de la Renta Oscar de la Renta was born on July 22, 1932, in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic to a middle-class family, alongside 6 sisters. He left home at 17 years old and headed for the Caribbean, where he studied painting at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid before switching his focus to fashion-beginning in illustration before becoming a designer himself. De la Renta-a huge proponent that one's background plays an essential role in their future-so eloquently puts it,  "I think that any experience you have; anything you pay attention to is part of what I call the ‘baggage’ you carry with you all your life. My early involvement with painting, even the fact that I come from a tropical country, are part of who and what I am today.”  De La Renta was one of the most successful designers in America, with his inclined and inventive designs having been worn to red carpet events and presidential inaugurations alike, until his passing in 2014....

Updates on Cryptocurrency 2022 Cryptocurrency, once an impressive dinner party anecdote for those with superior financial industry knowledge, has become widely known among all, thanks to its news generating volatility, celebrity endorsements, and increasing popularity with about 16% of Americans having at some point investing in, trading, or using it. The first of which, and still one of the most popular today-Bitcoin-was initially released back in 2009, and since, the market has saturated with over 21,000 cryptocurrencies to choose from today with a market capitalization of $850 billion. So, is cryptocurrency a good investment? This article will analyze how cryptocurrency investments performed in 2022.  2021 2021 was a record-breaking year for cryptocurrency, with its value and popularity increasing steadily for the majority of the year. This led to highlights like bitcoin, an industry leader, breaking record for its largest market capitalization at $1.28 trillion and several no...

   The Captivating True Story Behind the House of Gucci As one of the most well known fashion brands in the world-Gucci and its house worth is estimated at approximately $12 billion dollars. Even more interesting than the glamorous, retro-chic aesthetic of their fashion, is the brand's true and compelling history, which is a tale of family, business, drama, and even murder. Guccio Gucci, the founder of this iconic brand, was born March 26. 1881 into a family that made straw hats. It was assumed at this time that he would continue his family's legacy in doing this when he grew up. This plan fell apart, however, when the family business went bankrupt and fell apart. Not long after, Guccio was driven out of his house by his father. Just 17 years old at the time, Guccio used this as an opportunity to leave Italy and went to London-where he would find work at the Savoy Hotel. As the first hotel with a working elevator, this was viewed as a prestigious job for someone in Guccio's...

An Update on Elon Musk's 2022 What's that smell? Elon Musk, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla; founder of The Boring Company and Starlink; co-founder of Neurolink and open AI; president and philanthropic leader of the Musk Foundation; and-as of October 28,2022-owner and CEO of Twitter, had a big year. Much of which was consumed with drama over this acquisition.  Starting in July, when Musk publicly announced he was now the majority shareholder of this social media platform, after having quietly bought up most of the shares, controversy started brewing as this tech mogul first expressed his interest in taking over the company. From there, his cheesy joke turned into a negotiation, which led to an offer that was later withdrawn. The withdrawal of this offer led to a major lawsuit, which was dropped after the tech mogul took back his withdrawal. The result of all this negotiation and drama was Elon's purchase of the platform ...