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Many of us grew up with a kind of puritanism against shopping. But shopping can be much more than how it is cast. If you are bored or you have problems, it can be a way of lifting your spirits, by doing something light and superficial. Why not?

Miuccia Prada

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Miuccia Prada
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 10
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
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Milano
Italia
Maria Bianchi
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