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I am not a good professional of fashion. I am not an expert about how clothes are constructed or the history of fashion. I never start with fashion. I always think of the girl and her personality - because all that matters to me when you look at a page is, Do you want to be that girl?

Carine Roitfeld

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Carine Roitfeld
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 19
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