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17 January

17 January in fashion history

Fashion designers, models and fashion photographers born on 17 January.

Born

  1. 1928Vidal Sassoon Fashion designer (1928–2012)British hairstylist (1928–2012)
  2. 1954Ellen von Unwerth Fashion photographer, turns 72 todayGerman photographer (born 1954)
  3. 1990Costanza Caracciolo Fashion designer, turns 36 todayItalian model, television presenter and actor

Died

  1. 1967Evelyn Nesbit Model (1967–1967)American model and actress (1884–1967)

Source: Wikidata (CC0). People covered by at least 5 language editions of Wikipedia, plus every Lithuanian.

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