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Friedle said that was by design.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
The shoe is inspired by design elements from the 2000s, which gives it a vintage yet futuristic feel reminiscent of that era.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Efros noted that in the Wikipedia dataset that Huh used, the images and text contained very similar information by design.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
After a year defined by disruption, denim’s strongest players emerged not by chance, but by design.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
The shoe is inspired by design elements from the 2000s, which gives it a vintage yet futuristic feel reminiscent of that era.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Efros noted that in the Wikipedia dataset that Huh used, the images and text contained very similar information by design.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
After a year defined by disruption, denim’s strongest players emerged not by chance, but by design.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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