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I love black lingerie and white shoes, and I love knives.

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
Black
Love
Lingerie
Knives
Shoes
White

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