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Fashion & VIP parties - the hidden stories behind the glamour and wealth.

Fashion & VIP parties - Laurie Taylor uncovers the hidden stories behind the glamour and wealth.

Fashion & VIP parties - Laurie Taylor explores the hidden stories behind the glamour and wealth. He's joined by Giulia Mensitieri, Social Anthropologist and Ethnologist Research Fellow at  the Université Paris Nanterre, and author of a study which  investigates the fashion industry and uncovers the harsh and exploitative realities which lurk beneath the glittering façade. Also,  Ashley Mears, Associate Professor in Sociology at Boston University,  describes the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit, from New York City to  Saint-Tropez, revealing a culture of ostentatious display & waste.

Producer: Jayne Egerton

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