How Carla Zampatti helped put Australian fashion on the map
The pioneering designer created nothing less than a new aesthetic for Australian women â and forged a path for them in business like no other.
Carla Zampatti photographed at her home in Woollahra in May 2020.Â
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Rarely seen without her signature sunglasses or the impeccably tailored wide-leg jumpsuits she favoured, Carla Zampatti was a figure who loomed so large in the imaginations, and closets, of so many that she appeared to be close to invincible.
Indeed, Zampatti has been such a part of the countryâs social fabric â and indeed, its literal fabric â for so long, that her death, on Saturday, was a devastating shock for many. Zampatti was 78.
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.
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.
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