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Acton, Prue

Occupation: Fashion designer
Summary: At 15 years of age, fashion designer Prue Acton OBE was the youngest ever student to attend the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Acton, undated). Acton completed an Associate Diploma in Printed Textiles (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1965, p. 353).

Published Resources

Books

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Calendar 1965, Melbourne, Victoria. Also available at https://rmit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61RMIT_INST/1g1a7i9/alma9921556619401341. Details

Webpages

Acton, Prue, Prue Acton, undated. Also available at https://www.prueacton.com.au/. Details
RMIT School of Art, Prue Acton: Colour and Design, RMIT University, 6 November 2019. Also available at https://art.rmit.edu.au/events/prue-acton-colour-and-design. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Acton, Prue, Prue Acton, undated. Also available at https://www.prueacton.com.au/; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Calendar 1965, Melbourne, Victoria. Also available at https://rmit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61RMIT_INST/1g1a7i9/alma9921556619401341.

Created: 11 November 2021, Last modified: 3 March 2026

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