Helen Brockman

Fashion Designer

Birthday September 24, 1902

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Iowa

DEATH DATE Jul 22, 2008 (105)

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About

Former fashion designer and professor most remembered for her unparalleled pattern making skills.

Before Fame

She studied Latin and Greek at the University of Iowa.

Trivia

Her 1965 novel, The Theory of Fashion Design, became recognized as a fashion bible and brought her much acclaim.

Family Life

She was born and raised in Palo, Iowa.

Associated With

She taught at FIT for 9 years -- the same university where designer Nanette Lepore once attended.