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ese days. So, So, I started working with them, and and it kind of flourished. And then from all all s these days. I started working with them, it kind of flourished. And then from per’s Bazaar to be a fashion director, and and of course it was very hard at that time to be a a Harper’s Bazaar to be a fashion director, of course it was very hard at that time to be an of ethnic background to have that that role role in one of the most prestigious magazines. So So man of ethnic background to have in one of the most prestigious magazines. and and my my mother was was still still alive then and and she she was was very pleased with what was was happening se, mother alive then very pleased with what happening to the collections and and realize that that there were only two two brown faces in the front seats; d o go to the collections realize there were only brown faces in the front seats; ley. I mean, you you know, at that time. But But I never thought about it because I wasn’t born Talley. I mean, know, at that time. I never thought about it because I wasn’t born p t up in Trinidad where there’s not not a lot of that sort sort of problem, because of course everybody in Trinidad where there’s a lot of that of problem, because of course everybody things, and and of course in London I never had had that. In London, they just just looked h different 3 different things, of course in London I never that. In London, they looked wasn’t put put into into a category. So, So, it all kind of happened at Bazaar. Bazaar, which is owned . I wasn’t a category. it all kind of happened at Bazaar. Bazaar, which is owned owned by by Condé Nast, they are are almost like like on on enemy camps. You You know what I mean? is owned Condé Nast, they almost enemy camps. know what I mean? ve with one one another. So So if you work with for for one, you you can’t work with the the other. They itive with another. if you work with one, can’t work with other. They he advertising, models, photographers, and and there’s all all of that. Anyway, I managed to do r the advertising, models, photographers, there’s of that. Anyway, I managed to do o d find different angles to not copy Vogue, and and to bring something else else to the magazine. to find different angles to not copy Vogue, to bring something to the magazine. a Picasso, Paoblo Picasso’s daughter…I became friendly with her…to model for for me me in in oma Picasso, Paoblo Picasso’s daughter…I became friendly with her…to model hind a Picasso painting. I tried to find what I could do do that that was was different from Vogue, behind a Picasso painting. I tried to find what I could different from Vogue, erent energy to it. of the best best photographer’s, and and the the best best of everyone worked for for different energy to All it. All of the photographer’s, of everyone worked y way to make a difference. I had to find new new photographers, and and it was a challenge, but but it it to make a difference. I had to find photographers, it was a challenge, it made me me think about what I could do do to be different. We’re all all looking at the same use it made think about what I could to be different. We’re looking at the same what can can I do I do to make this this dress look different. So So that that was was kind of wonderful. However, but what to make dress look different. kind of wonderful. However, at I was what I was r, zaar, And then from all all of of that, I was offered a job at at Harper’s And then from that, I was offered a job Harper’s Bazaar to to be be a fashion director, and of of course it was very Bazaar a fashion director, and course it was very hard at at that time to to be be a man, and not not just a man, but but a a hard that time a man, and just a man, man of of ethnic background to to have that role in in one of of the the man ethnic background have that role one most prestigious magazines. most prestigious magazines.