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It’s funny, everything is so much easier when you do it yourself.

Carine Roitfeld

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Carine Roitfeld
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 19
Editor
Editor-In-Chief
Fashion Designer
Journalist
Model
Paris
France
Funny
Everything
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Easier

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