He borrowed a 16 mm camera, cut up his mother's old fur coat to make a bear model, and made a film about himself and his dog being menaced by a bear.

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John can keep up with the plunging v-necks, burgundy satin jumpsuits and caviar-sequined shirt-dresses: They were cleanly elegant in cut and tone, with luxurious details like granite fox fur, cheetah-print, and chocolate elbow-length gloves.

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Fur coats and leather pants are easy enough to cut out of your wardrobe, she said.

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