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You have to find your own style, and it's difficult to define what style is. It's not what you're wearing it's how you wear it. It's something very personal, and it reflects the way you live and your house, the books you read, the art you have.

Carolina Herrera

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Carolina Herrera
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: January 8
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Fashion Designer
Ciudad de Caracas Venezuela
María Carolina Josefina Pacanins Niño
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