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Nothing Makes You Look Older Than Attempting To Look Young. You Can Fool Anyone, Apart From The Young. The Worst Are The Lip Operations. There Are People Who Have It Done And I Don't Recognise Them Afterwards. They Look Like They Flew Through The Windscreen During A Car Accident And Were Patched Up Badly Afterwards.

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Karl Lagerfeld

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Nothing Makes You Look Older Than Attempting To Look Young. You Can Fool Anyone, Apart From The Young. The Worst Are The Lip Operations. There Are People Who Have It Done And I Don't Recognise Them Afterwards. They Look Like They Flew Through The Windscreen During A Car Accident And Were Patched Up Badly Afterwards.

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