PURE ACTON
Prue Acton was born in benalla, Victoria in 1943. she completed a Diploma of art in 1962 and in the following year started her own company with a loan from her parents. She was the first Australian designer to break into the American market, after a successful vist to New York in 1967. Prue received a number of awards during her career, including five Australian Wool Board awards, three David Jones awards for Fashion excellence and four fashion industry of Australia lyrebird awards, as well receiving an OBE in 1982. After closing her business in the late 1980's, she in working as full-time painter.