Exhibit - Donald Brooks
Linda Hackett
Designing in the 60s
An Interview with Brooks' former Design Assistant

I was 19 and had completed two years of college. Now what? It is amazing how unprepared I was.

I had no idea what I was doing so I enrolled in the French Fashion Academy

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Text: Kathleen Maggio
Photos: Timothy Maggio

If you wanted to be a little risqué when you sat down, it showed quite a bit of leg but when you stood up - who would notice except when you walked?

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It has a high waist and the back, of course, is totally bare but it couldn't be nicer. There's no reverse cleavage showing. It's perfect.

[...] even when I would turn sharply, nothing would happen - not like these ladies today with every thing hanging out.

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Everything he did was so marvelous. Is too bad that he wasn't a household name because I think his style is so distinctive.

Donald's things were young, classic and fun.

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