Pattern and Print: Easton Pearson Archive

26/02/2021 - 04/12/2022

  • The Designers’ Guide: Easton Pearson Archive
    n/a The Designers’ Guide: Easton Pearson Archive , 2018
    Image Credit
    Photo: Carl Warner, illustration: Stephen Mok, donated by Dr Paul Eliadis through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program 2017, Easton Pearson Archive, Museum of Brisbane Collection

About the exhibition

Pattern and Print: Easton Pearson Archive is a celebration of the internationally acclaimed fashion house Easton Pearson.  

Easton Pearson was at the cutting edge of international fashion between 1998 and 2016. The label’s success hinged on the remarkable 28-year creative partnership between Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson that began in 1989. Their unique ways of working fostered inventive designs, lasting collaborations, and supported ethical manufacture. 

Pattern and Print: Easton Pearson Archive showcases a selection of vibrant garments that highlight the technical innovations, bespoke fabric, distinctive prints and embellishment choices of the fashion house. Easton Pearson collaborated with individual artists and artisans to create unique designs which ranged from colourful Indian beading, to designs painted by hand directly onto a finished dress.

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Partners

An exhibition by Museum of Brisbane (MoB), toured by Museums & Galleries Queensland. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government's Visions of Australia program.

Sponsors

The Easton Pearson Archive gift to Museum of Brisbane has been made possible by the generous support of Dr Paul Eliadis AM, a Brisbane-based philanthropist and patron of contemporary art and design. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.