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R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe joins us to look over some pictures of himself and reminisce about his style, from a thrift-shop suit and skirt in Athens, Ga., to face paint and a baby-blue tux on the global stage
Fashion forward, with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe
Fashion forward, with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe

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