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Katharine Hamnett and Kanye West’s Unlikely Friendship

Over lunch, the ‘80s maverick designer and pioneer of sustainable fashion tells Tim Blanks about allowing Kanye West to ‘sample’ her archive — the latest radical step in one of fashion's most unconventional careers.
Katharine Hamnett and Kanye West | Source: Courtesy/Shutterstock
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  • Tim Blanks

LONDON, United Kingdom

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