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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

Toronto Designer Marilyn Brooks with her husband Kennedy Cole were among the many guests at the Shawction

Date10/9/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto Designer Marilyn Brooks with her husband Kennedy Cole were among the many guests at the Shawction.
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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
5/4/1987
In a May to December romance with a modern twist, beaming bride Marilyn Brooks, right, poses with her brand-new husband Kennedy John Lachlan Coles
In a May to December romance with a modern twist, beaming bride Marilyn Brooks, right, poses with her brand-new husband Kennedy John Lachlan Coles
4/26/1982
Marilyn Brooks with husband Kennedy Coles
Marilyn Brooks with husband Kennedy Coles
2/9/1994
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(...)
12/14/1980
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
7/24/1990
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(...)
2/25/1971
Designer Marilyn Brooks is back on Metro fashion scene creating new designs
Designer Marilyn Brooks is back on Metro fashion scene creating new designs
3/3/1971
Above, designer Marilyn Brooks chats with television and film producer Michael Steele
Above, designer Marilyn Brooks chats with television and film producer Michael Steele
4/26/1983
Cheers: Designer Marilyn Brooks, above left, with Heather Reid and Graham Morris at Bonne Bell anniversary party
Cheers: Designer Marilyn Brooks, above left, with Heather Reid and Graham Morris at Bonne Bell anniversary party
8/30/1985
Our experts: From the left, retailer Toby Farb, designer Marilyn Brooks and Flare magazine editor Keitha McLean
Our experts: From the left, retailer Toby Farb, designer Marilyn Brooks and Flare magazine editor Keitha McLean
7/16/1981
Veteran designer: Marilyn Brooks, 53, says she learned a lot from the bankruptcy of her business
Veteran designer: Marilyn Brooks, 53, says she learned a lot from the bankruptcy of her business
2/19/1986
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
2/8/1988