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Artist and fashion designer Jordan Gogos: “You can be as talented as you want, but without the right machines, you can’t execute it.”

The strategy to revive the Australian fashion industry, backed by big-name designers

Following a difficult few years for the Australian fashion industry, marked by US-imposed tariffs and the shuttering of homegrown brands, the NSW government has announced a fashion sector strategy.

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A model in Carla Zampatti before the opening show of Australian Fashion Week at Circular Quay, Sydney.

‘You could feel her in the room’: Carla Zampatti label returns to form

Four years since the death of the beloved designer, Carla Zampatti is the biggest name at Australian Fashion Week.

  • Damien Woolnough

‘Going into politics has taught me I’ve got more courage than I thought’

Two years ago, she was a “shy”, reluctant pollie. Now Allegra Spender’s navigating the fallout from tragedies at home and abroad.

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Model Valerija Erolhina, Carla Zampatti CEO Alex Schuman and model Shai Giladi at the Carla Zampatti head office in Sydney.

The mother of all runway shows from Carla Zampatti

Three years after the designer’s death, Carla Zampatti returns to the runway at Australian Fashion Week.

  • Damien Woolnough
The woman was captured stealing clothing from the David Jones in Bourke Street.

Mother, daughter shoplifters amass Aladdin’s cave of stolen designer clothes

The duo stole more than $56,000 in luxury items from a David Jones store in the CBD, with the mother’s lawyer saying expensive clothing was her “choice of joy”.

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Bianca Spender, Allegra Spender, Alex Schuman attending the Carla Zampatti exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum.

‘Reputation is everything’: Three famous Aussie families on coping with succession

The families of Carla Zampatti, Michael Gudinski and Neil Balnaves describe how they grapple with a legacy – while grieving a loss.

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Carla Zampatti’s granddaughter Brigid Schuman and the label’s creative director Karlie Ungar prepare for the first runway show from the brand since 2019.

It’s Karlie’s Zampatti now: A new step forward on the runway

Prepare for a fresh vision from Carla Zampatti’s creative director at the label’s first runway show since the designer’s death.

  • Damien Woolnough
Politician Allegra Spender at an exhibition devoted to the fashion career of her mother Carla Zampatti at the Powerhouse.

The politics of being a Zampatti and wearing Carla

Allegra Spender reflects on the power of her mother’s legacy before the opening of Zampatti Powerhouse in Sydney.

  • Damien Woolnough
Carla Zampatti: “Like many people in fashion, she was always looking ahead,” says Powerhouse curator Roger Leong.

From princess gowns to Ford Lasers: Carla Zampatti’s greatest hits

The Powerhouse Museum called on the public to fill in the gaps for the first retrospective on the late fashion icon.

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Allegra Spender pays tribute to father John Spender after his death

The former member for North Sydney, who died on Friday at the age of 86, was known as one of the MPs who defended journalist Laurie Oakes against claims of contempt of parliament.

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