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I've tried to find a new elegance. It's not easy because people want to be shocked. They want explosive fashion. But explosions don't last, they disappear immediately and leave nothing but ashes.

Giorgio Armani

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Giorgio Armani
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 11
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Nothing
Disappear
People
Tried
Explosive
Fashion
Explosives
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Explosions
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Elegance
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Shocked
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Ashes
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Immediately

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