87:. She opened her first boutique at the age of 19, with her brother, and shortly after established her first label. In 1983, Taryvdas became the first Australian designer to export clothing overseas. By the 2000s, she had designs being sold in 170 outlets across 16 countries, with a number of celebrity clients, both in Australia and overseas. A flagship store in
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at the same time, and broke previous records for a single news day. The dress continued receiving ongoing coverage, and, worn by another model, was the final gown in the
Tarvydas tribute show at the Perth Fashion Festival. Rebecca Judd opened the tribute show wearing another Tarvydas dress that had
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On the morning of 16 May 2014, Tarvydas was found dead on the street outside her apartment, where she is believed to have fallen from a 14th-floor balcony in unsuspicious circumstances. She had reportedly failed to meet a deadline the preceding day for repayment of a $ 100,000 debt to
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By the early 2010s, Tarvydas' business found itself increasingly in financial difficulties, entering administration in 2012, at the time the King Street boutique closed. However, in
December 2012, supported by businessman John Bond, Tarvydas opened a new shop in
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By 2008, Tarvydas had designs sold in 16 countries around the world, exporting designs to over 170 outlets. That year, a
Tarvydas retrospective was held in the museum of the
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