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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: Azzedine Alaļa "Alaļa was born in Tunis, Tunisia in 1935. His parents were wheat farmers but his glamorous twin sister inspired his love for couture. A French friend of his mother fed Alaļa's instinctive creativity with copies of Vogue. He lied about his age to get him into the local École des Beaux-Arts in Tunis and began studying sculpture where he gained valuable insights into the human form. After his graduation, Alaļa began working as a dressmaker's assistant. He soon began dressing private clients, and in 1957 he moved to Paris...."
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