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Tributes flow in for Carla Zampatti as the industry mourns the loss of an icon 6 April 2021
Legendary Australian fashion designer Carla Zampatti has died in Sydney.
Carla Zampatti is Australia’s most successful and enduring fashion designer, launching her eponymous label in 1965. Executive Chairman of Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd, Carla has long been celebrated for making Australian women feel confident and elegant through her exceptional design, tailoring and understanding of the modern woman.
Born in Italy, Carla settled with her family in Western Australia in 1950. After moving to Sydney in her 20s, she produced her first small fashion collection in 1965. Two years later she launched her collection nationally and in 1970 established Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd.
Australian fashion designer Carla Zampatti dies at 78
In the early 1970s Zampatti became one of the first designers to introduce swimwear into her collections
Zampatti held several directorships, and served as chairwoman of Australian public service broadcaster the Special Broadcasting Service
MELBOURNE - Australian fashion icon Carla Zampatti, known for elegant designs and efforts to empower women over more than half a century, has died aged 78 after a fall in Sydney, her family said on Saturday (April 3).
Actors Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett, as well as former prime minister Julia Gillard, were among the influential Australians who wore the clothes of Zampatti, hospitalised last week after a fall at an outdoor opera performance.
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Australian fashion icon Carla Zampatti, known for elegant designs and efforts to empower women over more than half a century, has died aged 78 after a fall in Sydney, her family said on Saturday.