Peter Jackson (fashion designer)

Peter Jackson (27 January 1928 – 1 August 2008) was an Australian men's fashion outfitter and fashion designer who catered to the Melbourne market.

Peter Jackson
Born
Herbert Peter Jackson

(1928-01-27)27 January 1928
Died1 August 2008(2008-08-01) (aged 80)
OccupationFashion outfitter
For other people with the same name, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation).

Herbert Peter Jackson was brought up in South Yarra, Victoria and became a hairdresser in 1950, and then designer in 1953. He gradually transformed his family's mixed business into a specialist menswear shop, and later opened a number of branches. His early clients included celebrities such as Graham Kennedy, Bert Newton and Philip Brady. He introduced store credit cards to Australia.[1] He was influenced by London's Carnaby Street, and he became a leader in the fashion stakes in Melbourne in the 1960s.

Despite early success, his business failed in 1976. He moved to Queensland with his two sons and became a house painter. Returning to Melbourne, he joined a clothing manufacturing business and dabbled in real estate. His siblings David and Olga revived the Peter Jackson business, with the new managing director, Paul Jackson (David Jackson's son). In 1993, Peter Jackson returned to the business and became the public face of advertisements. Paul, along with the council and support of his two sons, David and Nicholas, have implemented vast growth and change within the company over the last three years.

The business took on sponsorship of the Western Bulldog Football team, as the CEO, Paul is a passionate supporter of the team. More so, Pauls youngest son Nick, is a passionate supporter of all things football, and as of 2011, Peter Jackson Melbourne is the namesake sponsor of the VFL.

Jackson died of prostate cancer at Knox Private Hospital in Wantirna, Melbourne on 1 August 2008.[1][2][3]

References
  1. Aussie suit king Peter Jackson dead Herald Sun
  2. Melbourne suit designer Peter Jackson dies ABC News
  3. Obituary, The Age, 5 August 2008
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