The Creative Pragmatist

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OK, yes, when one door closes, another opens……
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OK, yes, when one door closes, another opens……

but if that original door opens back up, make sure you don’t go in circles. I’ll explain.

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Amy smilovic
Nov 15, 2024
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We all know the saying, when one door closes another opens. Here in this stack, I speak from a business perspective, specifically that of the fashion industry. Just in case you don’t know, I’m the Founder and Creative Director of the global brand Tibi, one of the longest (maybe longest?) standing independent designer brands headquartered in the USA - founded in 1997 whilst I was living abroad in Hong Kong.

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