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Prue Acton b. 1943

Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)

Prue Acton is a women’s wear designer. She trained at RMIT beginning in 1958. She established a Melbourne showroom in 1963 later moving to the Block Arcade. Her work sold in the USA through Lord & Taylor and other retailers. She also designed Australia's Olympic Games costumes on three occasions. Acton retired in the 1980s.

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(c.1986), 'Prue Acton outfit: top, skirt, cummerbund’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=166544&search=99%2F123%2F1&images=&c=&s=
(c.1975), 'Prue Acton: dress’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=123150&search=prue+acton&images=&c=&s=
(c.1967), 'Prue Acton: 3 piece lingerie set’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=131359&search=prue+acton&images=&c=&s=
(c.1970), 'Prue Acton 'Witches Breeches’', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=33208&search=prue+acton&images=&c=&s=
(c.1968), 'Prue Acton: minidress’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=85883&search=prue+acton&images=&c=&s=
(c.1980), 'Prue Acton: Evening dress’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=169107&search=prue+acton&images=&c=&s=
(c.1960), 'Prue Acton: sleeveless jumpsuit’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, (Catalogue data).
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=189083&search=prue+acton&images=&c=&s=
Jenny de Nijs (1 January 1986), 'Women as Designers in Australia’.
Lesley Sharon Rosenthal (1 January 2005), 'Schmattes’.

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