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" When I was really young, I had an afro and wore pressed jeans and argyle sweaters. In my teens, I moved on to ripped Levi's jeans, white T-shirts, and cowboy boots. "

Edward Enninful

Young

Levi

Boots

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Edward Enninful

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Edward Enninful

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