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" Print is at the very, very top in the fashion business - of course it is. "
Natalie Massenet
Course
Business
Fashion
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" I always thought I looked kind of like Keith Richards, and sometimes I think I look like Michael Jackson in his mug shot. But as I think Keith Richards is pretty great-looking, I'm embracing that part of me. "
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