{"product_id":"9780732299293_my-life-my-look","title":"My Life, My Look","description":"The compelling story behind a fascinating Australian legend - fashion designer Carla Zampatti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarla 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's determination, ambition, resilience and dreams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarla 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, \u003cem\u003e'Dai, Carla, e possible farlo,'\u003c\/em\u003e 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... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA household name, a true Australian legend, and an inspiring woman - this is Carla Zampatti, and this is her story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘It was Zampatti's enormous drive, flair and independence of mind that enabled her to become one of Australia's top fashion designers. In a market saturated with mediocre celebrity autobiographies, it's refreshing to find one that is well-written and down to earth' \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o \/?\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'Carla's story is one of drive and determination, and well worth reading' \u003cem\u003eBrisbane News\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'From Australia's fashion iconoclast, you won't be able to put this tale of ambition down' \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carla Zampatti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46896494411925,"sku":"9780732299293","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780732299293_79fb44a8-8b9f-4647-947d-d3664a5a9f80.jpg?v=1776888432","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780732299293_my-life-my-look","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}