EASTON PEARSON
spring/summer 2008

Now it's winter in Australia and the new collections for next season - spring/summer 2008 - have been presented on the catwalk; such as the Easton Pearson spring/summer 2008 collection in May 2008.

Brisbane (Australia) based design duo Lydia Pearson and Pamela Easton were inspired by garments created by craftpersons for their arty collection.

"The artists hand. A focus on hand painting, watercolour, hand decoration and hand stitching. The luxury of the artisanal garment and the beauty of the hand made."

The artist Stephen Mok

fig.: The “Pays Dress” by Easton Pearson for example is painted by Stephen Mok, born 1964 in Brisbane, Australia.

You can find on this dress nature inspired illustrations of feathers, florals, parts of rainbows, painted bijou that is extended with textile applications,... Even the shoes are painted by artist Stephen Mok. www.stephenmok.com

The Inspirations, Influences

"Our references are drawn from varied terrain – from Indian, African and European sources, from historical predecessors, from vintage clothes, from museums, archives and films, from books and our own travels with our families.

The possibilities offered by specific textile techniques clearly influence us in terms of what might be adapted into clothing. Simultaneously, our visual references continue to wander. We find we are drawn to the work of artist’s colonies in humid and hot lands – to visual expressions from the South of France, from the American desert, Mexico, Polynesia or South Africa. Many of these communities are especially rich in decorative textile traditions." Easton Pearson

fig.: "Pink Dress"

Lydia Pearson and Pamela Easton started their design partnership in March 1989. In 1998 they have their first show in Paris. Today they supply over 100 stores worldwide in 24 countries. The duo participates in planning, designing, finishing, traveling and selling - in all stages of the production. Their focus on fabrics is very strong.

Fabrics

"... our approach to fabric. We have been working with a number of artisans in India, Vietnam and Hong Kong for around 15 years now to create fabrics with specific garments in mind. We rarely purchase existing fabrics, rather, we work over long periods of time and through various processes of experimentation to develop our own cloths. We are, of course, continually learning. The process is an adaptive and fluid one. Time is always pressing, so we often find our final designs become responsive to outcomes in terms of the actual fabrics produced, as a consequence, unexpected directions evolve. Once the fabrics are formed, we then work in Australia on the actual production of garments. In practical terms, we design three ranges a year – Spring/Summer, Cruise and Autumn/Winter." Easton Pearson www.eastonpearson.com

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