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Celebrated Canadian Fashion Designer Marilyn Brooks Has Died at the Age of 93
Brooks helped define Toronto’s mod look and later expanded her boutiques across Canada and the United States, family and colleagues said.
- Canadian fashion designer Marilyn Brooks died on Saturday of natural causes at the age of 93, according to family spokesperson Norma Meneguzzi Spall.
- In the 1960s, Brooks popularized mod-style clothing famously worn by rebellious British youths and The Beatles; her Toronto boutique, The Unicorn, became a destination for teens.
- Fashion journalist Jeanne Beker recalled The Unicorn as "the most hip and funky place to shop" during her teenage years, reflecting Brooks's influence on Canadian retail.
- The City of Toronto declared February 4 Marilyn Brooks Day in 1988, and Brooks was invested in the Order of Canada in 2022 for her design contributions.
- After closing The Unicorn in 1970, Brooks launched Marilyn Brooks Boutiques across Canada and the United States, cementing her legacy as a transformative figure in North American fashion retail.
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Celebrated Canadian fashion designer Marilyn Brooks has died at the age of 93
TORONTO - A Canadian fashion designer who popularized a clothing style that was famously worn by rebellious British youths in the 1960s has died.
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Celebrated Canadian fashion designer Marilyn Brooks has died at the age of 93 – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — A Canadian fashion designer who popularized a clothing style that was famously worn by rebellious British youths in the 1960s has died. Norma Meneguzzi Spall, a friend and spokesperson for Marilyn Brooks’ family, says Brooks died Saturday of natural causes at the age of 93. Jeanne Beker, a Ontario-based fashion journalist, says she remembers Brooks’s boutique, The Unicorn, was the most hip and funky place to shop at when she was a teen…
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