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The demon on his shoulder

Hockey’s notorious bad boy Sean Avery appears to have a genuine interest in fashion that’s not just a bid for attention or a way to meet models. He’s even interned for ‘Vogue’ magazine

By Allen Salkin  /  NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , NEW YORK

At Vogue, Avery said, “I did everything from schlepping clothes back and forth from Steven Klein’s studio, to trying to get b-roll on a photo shoot in LA, a little bit of everything.”

One summer evening, Flynn said she dropped in to Graydon Carter’s Waverly Inn in Greenwich Village and saw Avery. “He was there with Andre Leon Talley and Karl Lagerfeld,” she said. “It was one of the most surreal experiences.”

Avery says that one day he’d like to create a line of designer athletic wear.

“There’s a few that do it like Y-3 and obviously Stella McCartney,” he said, “but I think there’s maybe a gap in there I could get into.”

The fashion flock has returned the interest. “He’s made me a big fan of hockey now,” Rodriguez said.

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