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Romance Was Born Wins 2009 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Designer Award

March 20, 2009, 5:42 pmwhomagazine

Designers Luke Sales, 28, and Anna Plunkett, 27, from Sydney label Romance Was Born were announced the winners of the 2009 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Designer Award, presented by Woolmark.

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The pair were presented with a $10, 000 cheque and worth of travel to either Pitti Fialti in Milan or Premiere Vision in Paris, as well as introductions to Australian Wool Innovation's worldwide supply network or expert weavers and manufacturers.

"We're really into developing our own fabric so we'd really love to travel to Pitti Filati to see how we can develop our knitting techniques. We don't so much want to start manufacturing overseas, but it would be great to see new things and bring them back," said Sales.

Plunkett also recently won Yen's Young Woman of the Year Award.

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