Robert Pearce  b. c. 1954    d. 1989  Melbourne

Robert Pearce born c 1954 and died in Melbourne in 1989 was a illustrator and graphic artist and also a curator of fashion events and fashion art exhibitions. He, along with Kate Durham and Robert Buckingham started the Fashion Design Council in Melbourne in 1983. (below). Robert Pearce's art is held at RMIT archives and the National Gallery Of Australia hold examples of his art.

Robert Pearce, Kate Durham, Robert Buckingham c.1984 image Ashley Evans

The augustly named Fashion Design Council was in fact a riotous tribe of like-minded creatives who were convinced of the transformative power of fashion. Founded in 1982 by illustrator and radio presenter Robert Pearce, jewellery designer Kate Durham and arts law graduate Robert Buckingham, the FDC formed for a decade the hub around which peacocky Melbourne revolved. Their elaborate events are the stuff of urban legend. The flyer for the Fashion Babylon show in December 1988 invited us to witness "brazen hussies, glamour pusses, spivs and bright sparks; rising stars, mischief-makers and the phenomenal dreams of groovy fashion designers implode onto the catwalk".