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'I love Carla's story': young migrant designer benefits from Carla Zampatti Scholarship
Fashion designer Sofia Abel is selling her designs both in Australia and in major international markets. Source: AAP
Australia's $27 billion fashion industry sends more than 200-thousand tonnes of textile waste to landfill each year. Some young designers are working to change that, including a rising star who migrated from Bolivia, and is now making a name worldwide. 20-year-old Sofia Abel, who won the Carla Zampatti Scholarship, is already selling her designs both here and to major international markets.
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