Dame Zara Holt b. 1 January 1909

Also known as Zara Kate Dickins, Zara Fell, Dame Zara Bate
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Holt was a fashion designer who began with a dress shop in Melbourne in partnership with Betty James in 1930. Her biographer, P. A. Pemberton, states that she also designed packaging for her father's food processing business. In 1946, she opened another frock shop in Melbourne, Magg, which expanded to Sydney was known for its formal wear. She also played a design role in Expo '67, Montreal and redecorated The Lodge, Canberra.
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associate of
Betty Grounds
1909
Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect), Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
partner in fashion boutique from 1948
grandparent of
Sophie Holt
1909
Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
relative of
Caroline Holt
1909
Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
employer of
Caroline Holt
1909
Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)

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Alternative names
  • Zara Kate Dickins
  • Zara Fell
  • Dame Zara Bate
  • Zara Kate Dickins
  • Zara Fell
  • Dame Zara Bate