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What I hope I would do is something new, but I still love print. I love to touch paper. I'm not sure if I will ever do a magazine again, but I have plenty of ideas on the subject.

Carine Roitfeld

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