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Sir Paul Smith
His no-nonsense Midlands working-class upbringing endowed him with solid values - he learned the rag trade from his father, who sold linen door-to-door in Nottingham. He quit school at 15 and dreamt of becoming a professional cyclist, before reconsidering after a nasty crash.

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Valentino
Valentino Garavani was born in Voghera, north of Milan on May 11, 1932. While attending high school he shows a precocious artistic temperament and soon becomes interested in fashion. He takes courses in fashion design and studies French to prepare himself to move to Paris. He is 17 years old when he arrives in the then world capital of fashion and couture. After a few years' apprenticeship in the Fashion Houses of Jean Desses and Guy Laroche,
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