There are a lot of the really bad fabrics that don't contribute to making the body look beautiful. That was the time when glamour was the primary word and one of the things that was glamorous was beautifully drawn prints on fine fabric.

When you believed in a designer, you went out of your way for them, whether it was Brooks, Halston or Adolpho. You had to establish a relationship with them. Donald used to invite me to every one of his shows and I would sit in the front row.

A couple of designers on Seventh Ave. found this relationship to be productive and therefore were generous at all levels. They were Stan Herman, Leo Narducci, Sydney Wragge; Donald being number one on the list.

Chester Weinberg and Georgio di Sant' Angelo were others I worked with on a regular basis who were generous in sharing the credits. A magazine once called about credits and said they were having a fight with a designer because he did not want anybody to know that he bought fabric in America and would not use my name.

Donald was the sort of client who among other things trusted [others], so he took me with him wherever he went.

I went out to California and made him something that is used in Star! It's the black and white scene of Julie Andrews wearing a chiffon dress.

He took me with him when he went to Maidenform to do lingerie and I made three things every season he was there.

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