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A £400 Zandra Rhodes dress for the royal premiere of The Railway Children. More recently, a Wurlitzer jukebox for my husband’s birthday.
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My half-electric Volvo.
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A Savile Row suit. Never again. Although I love it, I still feel guilty about what it cost.
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A table that used to belong to David Bowie: it was £13,000.
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A pair of Saint Laurent trousers.
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