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Finding herself on the wrong side of a union battle, a refugee turned hotshot fashionista lawyer launches her own brand | dG1fVmY3ZDlJcUt2TVE
Transcript
00:00 What you wear affects how you feel and how you present yourself to the world.
00:05 How do I look?
00:06 Like a corporate lawyer.
00:07 People over profit!
00:08 Who are we representing?
00:13 Canara Corporate against the factory workers.
00:16 If your mother worked at a factory, how come you're taking sides for a corporation?
00:24 I know it seems like I have it all together, but I have a mess.
00:31 What is me designing one dress going to accomplish?
00:33 I've got an idea.
00:38 My cousin and I, we have a side business.
00:41 This is Beauty and Measure.
00:45 It's a custom dressmaking business.
00:47 We want to help the displaced Canara employees find new jobs.
00:54 Why are you befriending the enemy?
00:55 I have to do something big, something that matters.
01:06 What would my mom tell me to do?
01:08 She'd say, "Be happy."
01:10 And get rid of those gray suits, because they are boring.
01:12 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:13 I'm a changer, wow!
01:15 (dramatic music)

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