Fashion’s secrets: a lecture for the Fashion Law Masterclass of the University of Milan
April 01, 2019
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On May, 27th 2019 Marella Naj-Oleari will talk about fashion and confidential information during the lecture for the Fashion Law Masterclass of the University of Milan. There are many secrets in fashion industry, not always well protected. Every day designers, creative directors and style offices create clothes, logos, fabrics, bags and accessories that require strict confidence thr
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