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We had on Joyce Avon, Victoria Mournay, Flo Milley.

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One of the things that I find really interesting about modern fashion is the way designers reflect

the cultures and communities they see around them and their work, and because it's been

the 50th anniversary of HIPOP, we wanted to talk about the connection between HIPOP and

high fashion.

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