Pauline Kingston

Pauline Kingston (née Davis, b.1936) shot to controversial fame in Australia when she won the 1970 Australian Gown of the Year with a Merino and Lurex handwoven striped dress with stunning beaded bodice.

From New Zealand and trained in fashion illustration and design, she had married a New South Wales farmer and took up spinning and weaving at her country home. She produced about twelve fabric lengths a year in vibrant colours and designs which were made into hostess gowns, often with then fashionable hot pants.

Four Pauline Kingston outfits are in EHCO collection.