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" I don't think I am avant-garde. I made a lot of creations and created harmony with my fabrics, but I was not like Balenciaga, for example, although he was, of course, a great inspiration. "

Hubert de Givenchy

Inspiration

Great

Harmony

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American

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Time

Time Passes

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" A piece of material has a life. You must never upset it if you want the material to speak. "

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Book

Life

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