Museum of Brisbane holds the extraordinary Easton Pearson Archive, the largest textile collection from a single Australian fashion house held by a museum.
Through this hands-on white gloves experience, students are offered a unique insight into the creative design process, sustainable ethos, fashion history and culture inherent in the work of Brisbane designers Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson.
Receive specialist insight from our Museum Educators on a curated selection of Easton Pearson garments and inspiration pieces, as well as fabric samples, range plans and look books.
Complement your experience with a creative workshop focused on slow fashion and embellishment techniques.
Collection Object Handling Session (1 hour)
Investigate and handle a curated selection of fashion items from the Easton Pearson Archive with our Museum Educators. During the session students will learn stories about the brand as well the process of collection handling and care.
Design Challenge (1 hour)
Develop students’ critical and creative thinking skills as they take on a design challenge to make a small accessory, embellishment, or a wearable art piece inspired by the Easton Pearson archive. Students are tasked with designing and making their own accessory in one hour inspired by the materials and design choices inherent in ‘A Game of Love and Chance’ 2001 Spring Summer collection.
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. The Archive consists of more than 3,300 garments donated by Dr Eliadis through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program in 2017. It is supported by more than 5,000 accessories, specification sheets, range plans, look books, photographs and other supporting materials donated by Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson in 2018.
