Step into Paradise

IN 1973, THE sails of the just-opened Sydney Opera House were making headlines around the world. At the same time in the Strand Arcade, another cultural revolution was underway, at Jenny Kee’s radical fashion house, the Flamingo Park Frock Salon. Her creative collaboration with Linda Jackson has proven one of the most influential in Australian design and is being celebrated in this vibrant survey of their work. It includes more than 150 garments, textiles, photos and artworks, stretching right back to the pair’s formative years, before they’d met, including Kee’s work from London in the ’60s with Vern Lambert at the Chelsea Antiques Market, and Jackson’s travels throughout the Pacific, Asia and Europe. ■ Ben Neutze àJenny Kee and Linda Jackson: Step into Paradise, Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo 2007. 02 9217 0111. maas.museum. Daily 10am-5pm. $0-$15. Until Mar 22.