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Sports will always be important in global culture, and so fashion, as a reflection of cultural trends, will always incorporate influences from sports.

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Giorgio Armani
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 11
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You have to have doubts. I have collaborators I work with. I listen and then I decide. That's how it works.
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The difference between style and fashion is quality.
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Eliminate the superfluous.
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Anyhow, even though I have this home theater, I love going out to the movies. Movies are meant to be experienced together.
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I am impressed with America's capacity for change, and their ability to bring someone as inspirational as Barack Obama into the White House.
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