I was in the hospital there this morning and while I was in the waiting room they had Virgin tv on. They were broadcasting from Limerick and they had some new and exciting local guests on for us like Celia Holman Lee and Paul O’Connell.
Just exploits the ambitions of young aspiring models.
Step 1. Charge big money to host fashion shows
Step 2. Get aspiring young models to work for basically free
Step 3. Profit.
I wouldnt call them apprentices really — a few young ones who make the local papers and get a bit fuzzy with a bit of attention - your one exploits that for a lot of free work. Most of them are fucked off fairly rapid.
Years ago when she had the shop she was allegedly buying stuff in Dunnes and Penneys, taking off the labels, and selling it off at inflated profits in her own shop.
I don’t remember if anything was ever proved. I don’t even know if this practice is illegal.