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Boots: Rita Ora X Primark

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(Photo: Connie Briceno) Connie says Mireya's boyfriend and date, who goes to another school, asked the teacher if she could wear his jacket, but she was told she could only put on her own coat, or go home and change into a different dress

A more useful addition to your smart casual arsenal is a pair of shoes that dont make you feel like youre going on a night out to a bad club

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