Emma Bond illustrates Carla Zampatti looks live from the Australian Fashion Week Runway

Carla Zampatti designs are Australian made and have been since their beginning in 1965. Designs are instantly recognisable, contemporary, bold and enduring. An absolute honour to be invited to the industry runway. Carla Zampatti is very much a family business and all designs are engineered to transcend time with both incredible craftsmanship and modern style. The new looks are iconically Carla, they have the power to transform and empower.

What we love about a Carla Zampatti design is the attachment and real love that brand users experience, as expressed when you talk to anyone about their Zampatti piece. Such stories were beautifully shared at The Powerhouse exhibition last year. Stories of saving to buy that incredible piece that was worn to important events over a range of decades. The biggest and easiest way we can be more sustainable and more circular is to keep garments in use. If you want to control your own sustainability journey, buy less and if you must buy stop and ask yourself: How many times will I wear this? 

Feel empowered to ask your designers (or check your tags) for country of origin. Be curious and consider what this means.