Carla Zampatti honoured as 'a champion of multicultural Australia'

Carla Zampatti is being remembered as one of Australia's greatest multicultural success stories. The legendary Australian fashion designer and former SBS Chair has died at the age of 78. Her designs have been worn by some of Australia's most influential women, including Princess Mary of Denmark, Australia's first female prime minister Julia Gillard and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman. The fashion icon died on Saturday, 2 April in a Sydney hospital, after a serious fall at an outdoor opera event and opening night of La Traviata in Sydney.

A photo of Carla Zampatti taken in 2004. The Australian fashion designer has been awarded a number of awards including, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Source: CARLA ZAMPATTI P/L