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18 Questions: Simon Doonan

JL;DR SUMMARY Simon Doonan, the acclaimed style commentator, is currently captivated by hair as a cultural and personal narrative, evident in his latest memoir project focused on his life in Los Angeles during the 70s and 80s. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MemoirLos Angeles1970sFashionHair1980sJonathan AdlerSimon DoonanFashion TrendsStyle

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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
"People spend an inordinate amount of time obsessing about their hair, he told Tablet from his Palm Beach home, which he shares with his husband, designer Jonathan Adler."

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