BBC NEWS ONLINE: Fashion's lucrative love affair with Meghan Markle

  • Patsy Perry

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    "We are going to see Meghan's dress copied superfast", said Dr Patsy Perry, senior lecturer in fashion marketing at the University of Manchester. Fast fashion companies can get new designs in to shops in less than a month.

    "You can get someone to do a pattern in a week, you can get it into sampling in another week if sample machinists are available. And then within a month easily it could be available to customers."

    Period9 May 2018

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    • TitleFashion's lucrative love affair with Meghan Markle
      Media name/outletBBC News Online
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date9/05/18
      Description"We are going to see Meghan's dress copied superfast", said Dr Patsy Perry, senior lecturer in fashion marketing at the University of Manchester. Fast fashion companies can get new designs in to shops in less than a month.

      "You can get someone to do a pattern in a week, you can get it into sampling in another week if sample machinists are available. And then within a month easily it could be available to customers."
      URLwww.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43965982
      PersonsPatsy Perry
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    Keywords

    • fashion industry
    • Meghan Markle
    • royal wedding