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“Sometimes those who bloom too early fade fast. Michael Kors struggled for years - and endured bankruptcy - before he became all rich and famous and fabulous.”

Quote by Robin Givhan

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Robin Givhan (born 1965) is an American fashion editor and journalist, best known for her fashion criticism at The Washington Post. In 2006, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, becoming the first fashion journalist to receive this honor. Givhan's writing integrates fashion with politics, culture, and social issues, analyzing the symbolic meaning of clothing in public life. She has contributed to The New Yorker and Vogue, and authored the book "The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History" (2015). Her work has redefined fashion journalism as a serious field within news reporting. more

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