Lingerie firm Agent Provocateur under pressure over Moscow franchise stores
by Daniel Boffey Chief reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#66SRZ)
Retailer among companies listed by Leave Russia project but says it does not itself operate there
In its three decades in British retail, the lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, the 1990s brainchild of Dame Vivienne Westwood's son, has rarely shied away from controversy.
Whether it be its daring window displays or that 2001 TV advert featuring Kylie Minogue riding a velvet bucking bronco, the brand has stirred up some strong emotions. But it had not, until now, been accused of inadvertently helping to finance a war in Europe.
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