Article 627NG The 23-year-old fashion designer dressing Colombia’s first black female vice-president

The 23-year-old fashion designer dressing Colombia’s first black female vice-president

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Joe Parkin Daniels in MedellĂ­n
from World news | The Guardian on (#627NG)

When Francia Marquez became the South American country's VP elect, she chose the unknown Esteban Sinisterra Paz to create her outfits

Esteban Sinisterra Paz, a 23-year-old fashion designer from Colombia's conflict-ridden and impoverished Pacific region, had not long started his career when he received a call from a history-making client.

Francia Marquez - the renowned environmental activist and Colombia's first black female vice-president-elect - was on the line, and she wanted two outfits made.

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