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Carla Zampatti s timeless designs will live on in Australian fashion history as celebrities vow to pass her pieces onto their children and everyday customers stockpile designs from the last collection before her death.
The 78-year-old Australian fashion icon was accessible to the everyday working woman while also remaining a red carpet staple - dressing the likes of Miranda Kerr, Julie Bishop and even royalty.
Her designs, which cost anywhere between $220 and $1,500, include everything from the office wear to the runway.
Zampatti died at St Vincent s Hospital on Saturday morning - a week after she fell down stairs at an outdoor opening performance of Opera Australia s Traviata on Sydney Harbour.
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Some of this language we recognise immediately as dangerous. It is essential that we all call it out as such.
Other language used around politicians may not be dangerous. But it can be just as effective at reinforcing gender stereotypes about who our politicians should be.
Just this week we see the Mayor of Galway City Council, Councillor Mike Hubbard stepping back from his role following the escalation of threats made against him and his family. Also reported in the last few days is that the Gardaí recently increased armed security around Tánaiste Leo Varadkar.
With the sudden death of Carla Zampatti, Australia has lost perhaps its most successful and loved fashion designer. Zampatti was that rare beast who had inter-generational relevance. She celebrated her 55th year in business before COVID lockdown, in early 2020. She had not retired when she died at 78.
The outpourings of condolence on social media channels since her death (due to injuries sustained in a fall at the Sydney Opera) indicate the high esteem in which she was held nationally. Comments fall into two groups: a much loved designer who made clothes women wanted to wear; and a woman who supported the next generation as well as those who worked for her.