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There Are So Many Young Designers Who Need Stock, Who Need My Push. With The Commerce, The One Thing I Knew Is That I Wanted To Have Things That Were Affordable. I Was Always One Of Those Customers That Would Go To An Amazing Store And Be Like, "um, What's The Least Expensive Thing?"

-Nicola Formichetti

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There Are So Many

Nicola Formichetti

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There Are So Many Young Designers Who Need Stock, Who Need My Push. With The Commerce, The One Thing I Knew Is That I Wanted To Have Things That Were Affordable. I Was Always One Of Those Customers That Would Go To An Amazing Store And Be Like, "um, What's The Least Expensive Thing?"

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