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I don't think about myself very much.

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Manolo Blahnik
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 27
Artist
Businessperson
Dressmaker
Fashion Designer
Shoe Designer
Manuel Blahnik Rodríguez
Manuel Blahnik Rodriguez
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Paris is paramount for fashion, always was - always will be.
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It was so interesting that the girls were moving in such a different way.
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I always love China, especially the old China.
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I am not a movie star or a football player, I just do my thing.
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Everything is global now. It's not London, it's not Spain, it's not Italy - everything is everywhere. So you have to be everywhere, I guess.
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Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.
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I forget about the diseases that I have. I don't want to know.
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