Donald Brooks
Donald Brooks was an American fashion designer. Though he was very successful, if not as famous as some of his contemporaries, his passion was his work for the stage and film, designing over 3500 costumes. His efforts were recognized by an Emmy Award and numerous other honors he was also nominated three times for the Academy Award and once for a Tony.
He was born as Donald Marc Blumberg in New Haven, Connecticut on January 9, 1928. Brooks attended Syracuse University followed by the Yale University School of Drama, where he first decided to become a costume and clothing designer. He studied design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and then the Parsons School of Design in New York. Brooks first job in the fashion industry was as a window designer for department store Lord amp Taylor. He attracted the attention of Dorothy Shaver, the stores president, who hired him to design a clothing line that year.
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