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All my clothes are secondhand, but I did buy a pair of new silver Vivienne Westwood shoes to get married in, which I still have.
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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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Michael Kiwanuka
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A 1962 Fender Stratocaster guitar I bought in 2014 for £10,000.
Edward Fox
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Probably a suit. If you buy a good suit, it lasts beyond your lifetime.
A Biba dress when I really couldn’t afford it. It was every scrap of my money and I’ve never parted with it.
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A case of Chateau Margaux 59.
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