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Marilyn Brooks, designer formerly with The Unicorn that started off the boutique boom in Toronto in 1963, started designing fashions again as a free-l(...)
Marilyn Brooks, designer formerly with The Unicorn that started off the boutique boom in Toronto in 1963, started designing fashions again as a free-l(...)

Marilyn Brooks, designer formerly with The Unicorn that started off the boutique boom in Toronto in 1963, started designing fashions again as a free-l(...)

Date2/25/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Marilyn Brooks, designer formerly with The Unicorn that started off the boutique boom in Toronto in 1963, started designing fashions again as a free-lancer two weeks ago. I was drained creatively for six months, she says.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0034628F
      Brooks: Owner of Marilyn Brooks Boutiques will be at Festival of Canadian Fashion
      Brooks: Owner of Marilyn Brooks Boutiques will be at Festival of Canadian Fashion
      Brooks, Marilyn
      2/19/1986
      Foundation symbol: Pearl Davey, a Parkinson's patient, models apron that fashion designer Marilyn Brooks, right, created to raise research funds for the Parkinson Foundation of Canada
      Foundation symbol: Pearl Davey, a Parkinson's patient, models apron that fashion designer Marilyn Brooks, right, created to raise research funds for the Parkinson Foundation of Canada
      Brooks, Marilyn
      7/24/1990
      Designer Marilyn Brooks toasts the crowd from the runway during the celebration of her 25th anniversary in fashion
      Designer Marilyn Brooks toasts the crowd from the runway during the celebration of her 25th anniversary in fashion
      Brooks, Marilyn
      2/8/1988
      Designer Marilyn Brooks is back on Metro fashion scene creating new designs
      Designer Marilyn Brooks is back on Metro fashion scene creating new designs
      Brooks, Marilyn
      3/3/1971
      Above, from left, Marilyn Brooks' assistant, Grace Wiebe, in a Brooks design, designer Marilyn Brooks, businessman Michael Cormack, with wife Sunny Ch(...)
      Above, from left, Marilyn Brooks' assistant, Grace Wiebe, in a Brooks design, designer Marilyn Brooks, businessman Michael Cormack, with wife Sunny Ch(...)
      Brooks, Marilyn
      12/14/1980
      Designer Susan Chew, models a hooded minidress and fur-trimmed vest which is typical of the fashions she will continue to sell in her boutique on Dave(...)
      Designer Susan Chew, models a hooded minidress and fur-trimmed vest which is typical of the fashions she will continue to sell in her boutique on Dave(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      8/24/1970
      Marilyn Brooks: Toronto-based designer claims designers weren't consulted on subsidy cut to next New York show
      Marilyn Brooks: Toronto-based designer claims designers weren't consulted on subsidy cut to next New York show
      Brooks, Marilyn
      9/20/1978
      Toronto Designer Marilyn Brooks with her husband Kennedy Cole were among the many guests at the Shawction
      Toronto Designer Marilyn Brooks with her husband Kennedy Cole were among the many guests at the Shawction
      Brooks, Marilyn
      10/9/1984
      Below, Toronto designer Marilyn Brooks in jewelled turban and peasant shirt with husband Kennedy Coles in appliqued folkloric-chic jacket
      Below, Toronto designer Marilyn Brooks in jewelled turban and peasant shirt with husband Kennedy Coles in appliqued folkloric-chic jacket
      Bock, Tony
      5/4/1987
      Ever-loquacious Marilyn Brooks, a permanent fixture on the fashion scene, wore a sample from her spring collection as she chatted, above, with designe(...)
      Ever-loquacious Marilyn Brooks, a permanent fixture on the fashion scene, wore a sample from her spring collection as she chatted, above, with designe(...)
      Brooks, Marilyn
      1/26/1983
      Phyllis Marshall modelled this floral print gown, designed by Marilyn Brooks, at Fashion Group's show at the Crest Theatre last night. Fabric is by Riverdale
      Phyllis Marshall modelled this floral print gown, designed by Marilyn Brooks, at Fashion Group's show at the Crest Theatre last night. Fabric is by Riverdale
      Mahler, John
      2/11/1976
      Knitting away: Clarence Brooks, 86, started knitting after he retired and has made many items for perpetual Bazaar, a Brampton store run by seniors
      Knitting away: Clarence Brooks, 86, started knitting after he retired and has made many items for perpetual Bazaar, a Brampton store run by seniors
      Gower, Patti
      12/31/1990