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Sighs & Whispers

Laura McLaws Helms

Fashion, Design and Cultural History

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Following on from the latest Sighs and Whispers Podcast episode, an interview with fashion designer Erika Elias, I thought I would share with you this interview she did with Rags Magazine in 1970. At the time, E...

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