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World Service,14 Nov 2013,17 mins

The Fashion Industry's Big Names

Business Daily

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Today Business Daily meets some of the most charismatic characters in the most glamorous industry on earth - fashion. On the programme, the 'Merchant Prince', the man who transformed Gap into a multi-billion-dollar global mega-brand. 'Mickey' Drexler grew up in the Bronx and tells us about the gut instinct that he says has driven his success. Meanwhile Paul Smith was not remotely interested in fashion as a child. He wanted to be a racing cyclist. So how did he become Britain's most successful menswear designer? And what about Tamara Mellon? It was her eye for hard-edged glamour and a sharp heel that turned an East London cobbler named Jimmy Choo into most desirable footwear brand on earth.

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