Is it brave to be different? This week, The Day will be profiling five famous British South Asians to mark the UK's South Asian Heritage Month. We start with designer and TV star Tan France.
The designer who dared to stand out
Unique selling point: “You’ve got to find one thing about you that's different — the environment, you, your staff. It must be unique to your business,” says retail expert and TV presenter Tan France (above). Glossary
Ethnicity - Groups of people with a shared culture, language, history and set of traditions.
Modest - When applied to clothing, it means those garments that cover most of the body.
Conservative - Holding traditional values, and in a political context, favouring policies such as private ownership.