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In high school I had some famously egregious fashion missteps. I was really out there in fashion, I think because I wanted attention. I would wear crazy patterns, skin-tight pants and giant platform shoes.

Busy Philipps

• School
• High
• Attention
• Fashion
• Crazy
• Shoes

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  Busy Philipps
  • School
  • High
  • Attention