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World Service,26 Dec 2014,18 mins

A Passion for Fashion

Business Daily

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It's an industry used by all, employs millions of people worldwide, and it's estimated worth is over $1.5 trillion dollars. It's fashion. Tanya Beckett speaks to one of the world's most successful designers, Diane Von Furstenberg, about how she created a brand which is going stronger than ever after over 40 years. Plus: Jane O’Brien reports on why exercise clothes are changing the way US women shop, and we speak to a plus-sized fashion blogger, Gabi Gregg, about how bloggers are the new influencers in the industry.

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