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" Even if you have a lot of money, you may not want to spend a lot of it on clothes. "
Giles Deacon
Even
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" I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead. "
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" Some things can be quite stupid yet interesting. Life can be like that. "
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" The reason I wanted to work with New Look was that they wanted to stick with one designer and do lots of collections a year. "
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