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The origins of clothing are not practical. They are mystical and erotic. The primitive man in the wolf-pelt was not keeping dry he was saying: Look what I killed. Aren't I the best?

Katharine Hamnett

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Katharine Hamnett
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 16
Fashion Designer
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