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When travelling, dress as comfortably as possible and don't have expectations of everything going perfectly.

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Tommy Hilfiger
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: March 24
Designer
Fashion Designer
Elmira
New York
Going
Comfortably
Travelling
Perfectly
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Dresses
Expectations
Possible
Everything

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