Dorothy Jeakins’ long and fruitful design career began somewhat inauspiciously after the war, and were it not for a sudden twist of fate, might not have happened at all. Jeakins had been a costume illustrator at various studios in the late 1930s, and had even worked on Doctor Rhythm

Dorothy Jeakins’ long and fruitful design career began somewhat inauspiciously after the war, and were it not for a sudden twist of fate, might not have happen…