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Rags to riches
October 10, 2004
Reporter: Peter Overton
Producer: Kathryn Bonella
Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass) and Heidi Middleton (Bide).
 Sarah-Jane Clarke (Sass) and Heidi Middleton (Bide).
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  • Web chat with two of Tsubi's founders, George Gorrow and Dan Single : read the chat transcript
  • Fancy a pair of trendy torn jeans for $400 or a slinky little top for around $1200? Or maybe just the thought of such extravagance fills you with horror? Well, either way, this is the story for you. It's a rags-to-riches tale of self-made millionaires ... of Sass and Bide and the three young fellas who founded the Tsubi label — the hottest of the the hot young Aussie designers. How they went after a slice of the $200 billion international fashion market and how they conquered snooty, upmarket New York. And for the Tsubi boys, how they fared when Carson Kressley — yes, that Carson — cast his queer eye over them and their creations.

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      Date   Story
     October 31, 2004 Sophie's story
      What a waste
      Dear diary
      I spy
     October 24, 2004 Out of Africa
      The long goodbye
      The truth about cats and dogs
     October 17, 2004 Bigger than Hollywood
      Teacher's pet
      The great divide
     October 10, 2004 Caught in the web
      Rags to riches
      Speed demons

    Caught in the web
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