Easton Pearson: An Australian Fashion Tale
June 16, 2025 6:30 pm
Australian Lecture
Easton Pearson: An Australian Fashion Tale
Easton Pearson: An Australian Fashion Tale
Hunter Theatre
Brisbane 1989 – fashion designers Pam Easton and Lydia Pearson began to create their range of garments. The designs were deliberately nostalgic and feminine, with an air of retrospection obtained by engaging with historical and ethnographic sources.Â
Within ten years their female clothing line, manufactured in Brisbane but made of textiles garnered from Vietnam and India, Italy and France, was retailing globally. They were sold in Browns, London; Neiman Marcus, USA; and Alta Moda, Kuwait.Â
What is the appeal of Easton Pearson and how is their design distinctive?Â
This lecture reflects on McNeil’s involvement as writer-researcher in the first exhibition of Easton Pearson, held at QAG/GOMA. This was the first time fashion had been shown on a large scale in a Queensland art museum.
Dr Peter McNeil
Dr Peter McNeil FAHA is Distinguished Professor of Design History at UTS.Â
From 2008-18 he lived and worked in three countries, being Foundation Professor of Fashion Studies in Sweden and Academy of Finland Distinguished Professor, Helsinki.Â
His acclaimed book ‘Pretty Gentlemen’, on Macaroni Men and the 18th century fashion world, was published in 2018. He was the main writer for Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s travelling exhibition ‘Reigning Men’ (2016-18) and has worked with communities and museums around the world, including the award-winning Australian shows ‘Dressing Sydney’ (2012-13) with the Sydney Jewish Museum and The ‘Unflinching Gaze’ (2017) with Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. Â
Peter is Past President (2006-10) of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand, representing Art History and a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
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