MUSCAT, Oman – While Gandhi and high-fashion may seem like an incongruous pair, the two actually have quite a tangled history, one that offers important lessons for the modern luxury business.
{"ct":"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","iv":"816b1146a3f07622daa44ab100e70e70","s":"53552ddd336567e7"}