Italy's fashion 'challenged' by Chinese factories

26 October 2010 Last updated at 04:56 ET Help

It has been home to Italy's fashion industry for a thousand years but Prato in Northern Italy is now home to thousands of Chinese factories.

Italian factories are facing tough competition and could be priced out of the market.

Duncan Kennedy reports.

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