My Life, My Look

By Carla Zampatti

The compelling story behind a fascinating Australian legend - fashion designer Carla Zampatti. Carla Zampatti is an enduring Australian fashion icon. In 2015, in a remarkable feat of longevity, she celebrated the 50th anniversary of her fashion house in Australia. And despite the fact that so many of us have grown up with Carla Zampatti - loving, coveting and wearing her elegant, beautiful designs - very few of us know the private woman behind the brand. And yet it is a compelling, fascinating and ultimately moving story of one woman&#39;s determination, ambition, resilience and dreams. Carla was only five when her mother took her to visit the dressmaker in her local small town in Lombardy, Italy. It was then, in a sudden flash of inspiration, that she knew she would become a fashion designer. She was a feisty little girl who had two older brothers - she would run after them up the mountains on their adventures, while they called to her, &#39;Dai, Carla,&#160;e possible farlo,&#39; come on Carla, you can do it! And she never lost that spirit of determination, even when, as an eight-year-old with no English, her family moved across the world to a tiny speck of a town in Western Australia, a place where her dreams of becoming a designer seemed almost out of reach... A household name, a true Australian legend, and an inspiring woman - this is Carla Zampatti, and this is her story.‘It was Zampatti&#39;s enormous drive, flair and independence of mind that enabled her to become one of Australia&#39;s top fashion designers. In a market saturated with mediocre celebrity autobiographies, it&#39;s refreshing to find one that is well-written and down to earth&#39; Sydney Morning Herald&#160;&#39;Carla&#39;s story is one of drive and determination, and well worth reading&#39; Brisbane News&#160;&#39;From Australia&#39;s fashion iconoclast, you won&#39;t be able to put this tale of ambition down&#39; Cosmopolitan&#160;

By Carla Zampatti

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