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If you had pockets, you were associated with a labor force. It meant you had things to carry yourself. Otherwise, your lady's maid or your manservant would have done it for you.

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Tim Gunn
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
Consultant
Costume Designer
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Washington
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Timothy MacKenzie Gunn
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