Kira Plastinina, Take 2: LA Shop Set to Reopen Today

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Not even bankruptcy can keep Kira Plastinina from her American dream— the 17-year-old Russian designer, who infamously opened 12 US stores in quick succession last year, then closed them all seven months later, is reopening two of her locations in LA.

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