Carla Zampatti's designs will live on in fashion history as celebrities pass her pieces onto their children and customers stockpile designs from the last collection before her death.
The 78-year-old Australian fashion icon was accessible to the everyday working woman while also remaining a red carpet staple - dressing the likes of Miranda Kerr, Julie Bishop and even royalty.
Her designs, which cost anywhere between $220 and $1,500, include everything from the office wear to the runway.
Born in Italy in 1942, Zampatti (pictured) migrated to Australia in 1950 and set up her now famous fashion famous label at 24
Zampatti died at St Vincent's Hospital on Saturday morning - a week after she fell down stairs at an outdoor opening performance of Opera Australia's Traviata on Sydney Harbour.