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Nov 2022
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L’enfant prodige de la mode (The Fashion...

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Alphonse Maitrepierre is a talented young designer who worked his way up to many established fashion houses in Paris. After learning from the best, he wanted to design clothes that reflected his vision and commitment to sustainability. But would the fashion world embrace him?

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3ThCPQh.

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