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Fashion designer Carla Zampatti has passed away.
Australian fashion designer Carla Zampatti, who dressed politicians, actresses and a princess, has died at the age of 78.
Zampatti died on Saturday after being hospitalized after a fall while attending an opera performance in Sydney a week earlier, according to a statement on the Zampattie website and the guardian.
The enduring and legendary designer, who launched her brand in 1965, was known for her classic and elegant pieces, including powerful suits, which were sold in her own boutiques, as well as large department stores such as David Jones, including the locations of the chain in New Zealand.
Zampatti was born in Italy, moved to Western Australia in 1950 and finally settled in Sydney in his twenties, according to the designer’s website.
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Her legacy in life and fashion design speaks of empowering professional women by dressing them for leadership in the workplace, while also catering to nightwear.
His designs were seen by politicians such as Australia’s first female prime minister Julia Gillard and the country’s former foreign minister Julie Bishop, as well as actress Cate Blanchett. Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, also wore Zampatti’s clothes.
The designer was always at the forefront of social change for women and designed a uniform for Westpac Bank that included a hijab.
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Charlee Fraser walks the runway in a Carla Zampatti design during the Gala Runway 2 show at the Melbourne Fashion Festival on March 10, 2020.
“Devastated,” Sydney journalist Melissa Hoyer wrote on Twitter following news of Zampatti’s death. “I can’t quite understand: she was a force and a friend.
Others tweeted about the Zampatti pieces they owned, often a suit worn for a special occasion that they never forgot.
In the statement on the Zampatti website, his family thanked the staff at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and invited fans and clientele to share their memories of Zampatti.
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