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Sustainable Fashion Designer. Marina Spadafora is one of the most innovative protagonists in the world of fashion. In the nineties, her name was synonymous of sophisticated dresses and knitwear collection. Her experience was enriched by the collaboration with Ferragamo and Prada. The busy life in the fashion industry lead Marina to reflect deeply and put her creativity and knowhow at the service of good causes. Marina becomes a point of reference for eco-friendly products at the international level and promoter of ethical consumption in the fashion industry. Since 2010 she is director of the “Auteurs du Monde collection “of Altromercato ( www.altromercato..it ). She collaborates with Franca Sozzani, editor of Vogue Italia, to promote African fashion designers and to push the Italian brands to produce in Africa, as it happened with "Pinko Bag for Ethiopia “ project.

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