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Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Kay Thompson Does Diana Vreeland on a “Why Don’t You?” Wednesday

Posted by Charlus at 12:53 PM  

Labels: Diana Vreeland, Gay, Kay Thompson, Think Pink

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