Sometimes she wore Levi's with white-suede fringe sewn down the legs a…

Francesca Lia Block
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Sometimes she wore Levi's with white-suede fringe sewn down the legs and a feathered Indian headdress, sometimes old fifties' taffeta dresses covered with poetry written in glitter, or dresses made of kids' sheets printed with pink piglets or Disney characters. ✨ Francesca Lia Block (2009). Dangerous Angels: Five Weetzie Bat Books, p.7, Harper Collins
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