c1967 Couture Donald Brooks Silk and Pailettes Jumpsuit promo This wonderful and chic numbered

This wonderful and chic numbered suit would be considered demi-couture

No true flaws to note for a piece of this age

I love the high ruffles that circle the neck and detail the front and shoulders

Amazing arts and crafts Edwardian hat

It bears the Patron Original label and this label was used for two purposes - it would indicate a gown custom made for a client that was not always exactly to the version presented on the runway or was one entirely made for the individual altogether on a collaborative effort between client and designer or

c1967 Couture Donald Brooks Silk and Pailettes Jumpsuit promo This wonderful and chic numberedThis amazing and rare, early Donald Brooks jumpsuit is the absolute epitome of the best of his couture level work. It is one of the best pieces of his that I have seen outside of a museum. Any of the big name super models of the time would have easily graced the pages of Vogue in this jumpsuit. The fabric is almost beyond comprehension. The base is a cream silk crepe onto which are thousands upon thousand of individually sewn iridescent large sequin