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Dark and dramatic or light and editorial: which feels more crafted?
The Russian Ballet School (Webflow), classical ballet classes, in an elegant dark theme.
Brühl & Sippold (WordPress), designer sofas and armchairs on a custom theme with video-rich product pages.
Both sell craft, ballet and handmade sofas, so the site has to feel made with care.
Which one feels more premium to you?
Live: therussianballet.com · bruehl.com
More builds: instagram.com/sellwrightstudio · youtube.com/@sellwrightstudio
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For me, dark & dramatic wins hands down.
The Russian Ballet School in dark feels so premium and timeless, like a real theatre. Light would lose that drama.
And Brühl & Sippold looks super clean! Love how you handled the video-rich product pages on a custom theme. Both are craft,...
Thanks Sagar! Same feeling here, the dark theme gives the ballet site that stage-lit look and lets the photos carry it. On Brühl & Sippold the product videos do most of the selling, so the pages give them room. Thanks for voting!
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