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" I didn't know anything about the fashion industry until I met the stylist Simon Foxton on a Tube. I was 16, on my way to Kingsway College, and then my whole world opened up. Before that, like in every African family, you are meant to be a lawyer. "

Edward Enninful

Lawyer

College

Family

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Vogue

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Scared

Feel

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Edward Enninful

You

Tough

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Edward Enninful

Picture

Character

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West

School

" In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do. "