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Oct 2023
16m 3s

Fashion: Becoming a designer

Bbc World Service
About this episode

We speak to Greek designer Dimitra Petsa - founder of Di Petsa - a brand which has been worn by celebrities around the world.

She graduated from fashion school five years ago and since then has launched her own fashion brand.

Very few make it in the fashion world - Dimitra explains how she did it from mentors and getting exposure to creating business plans and coming up with business strategies.

Producer/presenter: Hannah Mullane

(Picture: Models wearing Di Petsa clothing. Credit Di Petsa)

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