![Photograph of the wedding party of Amanda Brooks' mother with the bridesmaids dresses custom made… | Vintage lilly pulitzer, Custom bridesmaid dress, Lilly pulitzer Photograph of the wedding party of Amanda Brooks' mother with the bridesmaids dresses custom made… | Vintage lilly pulitzer, Custom bridesmaid dress, Lilly pulitzer](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/55/a1/cb/55a1cb78803848d8405602ff2c290076.jpg)
Photograph of the wedding party of Amanda Brooks' mother with the bridesmaids dresses custom made… | Vintage lilly pulitzer, Custom bridesmaid dress, Lilly pulitzer
![Shala Monroque and Amanda Brooks were once front-row fixtures. Then they abruptly dropped out of the fashion world. Here, they reflect on loving and leaving the industry—and coming back now on their own terms. Shala Monroque and Amanda Brooks were once front-row fixtures. Then they abruptly dropped out of the fashion world. Here, they reflect on loving and leaving the industry—and coming back now on their own terms.](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/hbz110121wellleaving-004-1636145639.jpg?resize=640:*)
Shala Monroque and Amanda Brooks were once front-row fixtures. Then they abruptly dropped out of the fashion world. Here, they reflect on loving and leaving the industry—and coming back now on their own terms.
![Out With Mary - 2008 - (r) Artist, Christopher Brooks with his wife, Amanda Cutter-Brooks and a friend Out With Mary - 2008 - (r) Artist, Christopher Brooks with his wife, Amanda Cutter-Brooks and a friend](http://outwithmary.com/picture/christopherbrooksamandacutterbrooksfriend.jpg?pictureId=1555900)