Cashin's memos and illustrations of "Cashin Carry" handbag designs for Coach.

Title: Cashin's memos and illustrations of "Cashin Carry" handbag designs for Coach.
Alternative title: The Cashin-Carry idea
Cashin-carries
Date Created: [circa 1962]
Date: 1962
Language: English
Collection: Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000

Description: Text: THE CASHiN-CAARRY iDEA / Thoughts on carriables / * To launch a sportive practical tough group of carry things and coordinated accessories, geared to the mobile modern life style – layered theory as applied to carriables -- / * Make these things as lightweight as possible – as simple as possible – as punchy as possible – and as inexpensive as possible -- / * Sturdy canvas – linen – tweedy weedy textures – don’t rule out plastic – don’t rule out leather substitutes – how about “completely vegetarian”? / * Geared to travel—geared to modern hazards of city streets – to survival creature comforts – to traveling light – “Take only what you can carry” --- / * Do a real packaging job – do an in formative show – send the word out / * Register name “Cashin-Carry” / * All kinds of special sport totes – tennis etc. / * Do purse wallet – nylon cosmetic sac – hair sac – flask – flashlite – work book – address book – slippers – passport case – folio – belts – key holder – etc. etc. etc.
1 page essay written by Bonnie Cashin listing her ideas for Cashin-Carrys with to-do list. "The Cashin-Carry Idea" at head of list followed by "Thoughts on carriables".

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002xngp
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