"Emma Watson had a really good year this year all around, but the gold sparkly minidress she wore to the Burberry show in London was gorgeous, " Gardner said.

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There have also been pickets at London Burberry stores.

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At the headquarters in London of Burberry, a British maker of fashionable clothes, 70% of the staff are under 30.

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