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I used to do a great deal of sewing
when I was a girl.
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I always blessed my mother for insisting
that I learn how to handle a needle.
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When my parents died, I was 16 then...
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- my uncle who lived in Paris...
- Paris?
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Paris was my mother's home...
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before she immigrated to Quebec
and married my father.
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I lost my parents
within three months of each other.
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Flu epidemic.
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Anyway, I went to live in Paris.
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My uncle arranged for my apprenticeship
with a well-known couturier.
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Of course, I was only a seamstress.
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But I had visions
of creating my own designs...
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in the house of Madeleine Rouche
challenging the great Chanel.
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That was my name, Madeleine Rouche.
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I remember standing behind the curtains
with the fitters...
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when the collections were shown.
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The buyers came from all over the world.
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Many times, as I watched the models
display the gowns, I'd think...
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now I would have done
that one differently...
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used a different fabric...
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something that had more movement,
more mystery...
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I know it's vanity, of course. But I think
I could have made a success of it.
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But how could you give it up?
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I found something better.
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- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
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Rachel...
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I'm sure you want to contribute the $10...
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to Sister Rose Marie's mission fund.