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1. VOGUE ITALIA JULY 2005
Gifted to me by my secret admirer ;). A birthday gift of the Vogue which was published in my birth month and year. Linda Evangelista is the cover star and it's titled "Makeover Madness". Considering I spent hours as a child rewinding the makeover scenes in movies (it was my fav part) I think the concept gels with me well.
2. ATLANTIS BRASILIEN PICTURE BOOK Gifted to my by my mother who had it gifted to her by some mysterious source in 1974. Fulvio Roiter's work is out of this world. It's a very special book, thats all i can say. 3. MY ENTIRE BLOOD ORANGE VINYL COLLECTION Discogs has been good to me since 2017. It was quite the feat but I got there.
4. EVERY PROGRAM FROM EVERY SPURS GAME I'VE BEEN TO Starting from 28 November 2012 where we won 3-1 at home against West Ham to 19 December 2024 where we won 4-3 at home against United.
2. ATLANTIS BRASILIEN PICTURE BOOK Gifted to my by my mother who had it gifted to her by some mysterious source in 1974. Fulvio Roiter's work is out of this world. It's a very special book, thats all i can say. 3. MY ENTIRE BLOOD ORANGE VINYL COLLECTION Discogs has been good to me since 2017. It was quite the feat but I got there.
4. EVERY PROGRAM FROM EVERY SPURS GAME I'VE BEEN TO Starting from 28 November 2012 where we won 3-1 at home against West Ham to 19 December 2024 where we won 4-3 at home against United.
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Jul 20, 2025
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this is quite an impressive collection!! also love that you included lil backstories with each :) ! pls feel free to post more to this thread or just message me!!
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