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13 December 2014

9:00 AM

13 December 2014

9:00 AM

It seems as though I have just been on some grand tour of the absurd. It helps that I work in fashion, quite possibly the most absurd of all industries. And the most magnificent display of this absurdity has reached London: the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Planes have touched down and disgorged their precious cargo, the ‘Angels’ (they’re more than just models, remember), who bounced onto British soil, all glossy and shiny and pristine.

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Edie Campbell is, among other things, the current face of Lanvin, Alexander McQueen, YSL Black Opium perfume, Sandro and Hugo Boss.

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