Marilyn Brooks, Stephan Caras and Valerie Gibson – fashion industry icons

Mar 21, 2016 | Events

Marilyn Brooks attended the Stephan Caras fashion show at Toronto Fashion Week for the Fall 2016 lines. It was a fabulous show and a wonderful evening! Here Brooks poses with fellow fashion designer, Stephan Caras and former Toronto Sun fashion editor, Valerie Gibson....

Jeanne Beker and Marilyn Brooks at FGI event

Mar 18, 2016 | Events

Marilyn Brooks had a chance to have a little chat with Jeanne Beker at the Barbara Atkin Power Breakfast.  Jeanne has already had a sneak peek at Marilyn’s soon-to-be released book “Behind the Seams” and we just LOVED her contributions to it. The...

Power breakfast for a power player: FGI Presented Fashion Visionary Award to Barbara Atkin

Mar 18, 2016 | Events

As a kick off to Toronto Fashion Week, FGI celebrated the internationally respected fashion trend forecaster, Barbara Atkin. As VP of Fashion Direction at Holt Renfrew, she created innovative retail concepts such as the Holt Renfrew World Design Lab – an...

Arriving for the David Dixon Fall 2016 show at Toronto Fashion Week

Mar 17, 2016 | Events

Marilyn Brooks attended the show of David Dixon last night in Toronto during Toronto Fashion Week. Accompanying Marilyn for this show was Sheila Schirmer, a long-time friend and fashion fan. Here they are pictured outside the fashion building in David Pecault Square...

Banlon in the 1960s, the blank canvas for fun prints

Mar 17, 2016 | Throwback Thursday

Banlon was the canvas for Marilyn Brooks’ original prints. It gave her the chance to express her love of painting with colour in her fashion designs. The models here are wearing Brooks’ designs from the 1960s. It was a favourite of hers because it was...