STYLE

MEET DESIGNER CARLA ZAMPATTI

BY MARGO ROBERTS

With a career spanning over five decades, Carla Zampatti is a fashion icon. Born in Italy, she arrived in Australia at the age of 6 and began making fashion history.

Zampatti’s design ethos is best characterized as; simple, bold, and with clean visual lines. Her collections are timeless and seem to lead rather than follow trends; this may be due to her ability to infuse a timeless Italian sophistication into her collections.

Zampatti has emboldened the evolving spirit of the modern woman in her courageous, simple, and sophisticated designs. From pantsuits to jumpsuits, tailored jackets tempered by soft fluid fabrics, gowns imbued with dramatic cut-outs, and sweeping skirts, she inspires women to be beautiful and purposeful. Available at carlazampatti.com.au.