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Whatever she wore, she was always in control': why Marlene Dietrich was the original fashion influencer
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dominic dyer on Twitter: "Marlene Dietrich is detained at a train station in Paris in 1933 for violating the ban on women wearing trousers. https://t.co/LguhrdI5uJ" / Twitter
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