Carla Zampatti
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| Born |
19 May 1942 Lovero, Italy |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Spouse(s) | Leo Schuman (m. 1964–1970) John Spender (m. 1975–2010) |
| Labels | Carla Zampatti Limited |
Carla Maria Zampatti AC,OMRI (born 19 May 1942) is an Italian-Australian fashion designer and businesswoman.
Carla Zampatti is Executive Chairman of Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd. She is board member of the Australian Multicultural Foundation, the European Australian Business Council, Sydney Dance Company, MCA Foundation and UTS V-C's Industry Advisory Board.
Born in Lovero, Italy, Carla settled with her family in Australia in 1950. In 1965, she produced her first small collection for Zampatti Pty Limited, followed two years later by a national launch, and in 1970, by the establishment of Carla Zampatti Limited.
Carla opened her first boutique in 1972 in Surry Hills, Sydney Australia. Over the next 3 years the Mosman, Double Bay and Elizabeth Street Sydney boutiques were opened, growing the Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd company to create a chain of 30 Carla Zampatti boutiques and concept stores across Australia. With the growth of the label, Zampatti moved into David Jones in 1990 and Myer stores in 1992. Australian singer of Italian descent, Tina Arena is known to wear her pieces, as well as other Australian significant icons Princess Mary of Denmark, Dannii Minogue, Delta Goodrem and Ita Buttrose.
In 1973 Carla became one of the first Australian designers to introduce swimwear into her collection. Expanding into other areas of fashion, Carla was commissioned to create the first designer eyewear of Polaroid's range.
In 1983, Zampatti launched a perfume, 'Carla'. With the success of her first fragrance, Carla released a second in 1987, 'Bellezza'.
Carla has also redesigned a car. In partnership with Ford Australia, she was asked to redesign a car especially for the women's market. Her first Laser, produced in 1985, was followed two years later with a collection of Lasers and Meteors.
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