Why high fashion Is Important to the U.K. economy
14 September 2018 |
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Stephanie Phair, chair at British Fashion Council and chief strategy officer at Farfetch, discusses the effects of Brexit on the U.K. high fashion industry and what luxury brands mean to the nation's economy.
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