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I would like to direct your attentions to a blog on the same mission as I, Des Modes Et... by Tikéma. Same idea, but in French. I love the wider scope; I've a lot of German magazines and Dutch patterns, but not much in French, so I'm looking forward to browsing the blog when I'm not vomiting uni work.
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