Carla Zampatti

Carla Maria Zampatti ,  (19 May 1942 – 3 April 2021) was an Italian-Australian fashion designer and businesswoman. She was executive chair of the fashion label Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd. Zampatti was born in Lovero, Italy. 

Zampatti was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1987 Australia Day honours for service to the fashion industry as a designer and manufacturer.

In 2015, HarperCollins published Zampatti's autobiography, My Life, My Look.

On 26 March 2021, Zampatti was taken to hospital after going to a premiere at Sydney Harbour, where she fell down from a staircase and hit her head. She died from her injuries on 3 April, aged 78.

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