Subject: Women--Clothing & dress--United States--1950-1960 / Genre: essays - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Test: Leather for evening --- Leather, usually thought of for country wear is being bought by smart women as an exciting new look for nite --- the polish of the soft goatskins, kidskins & such lend a good background for jewels --- and somehow the animal quality of the leather plus an expanse of pretty neck makes for a very electric look. Bonnie Cashin / 1954
Date:: 1954
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000

Description:: Handwriting on design states: “Turnabout” – “I can wear my double skirt on either side – and I have it in all sorts of colors – low key & high key. It has a nice silky bulky blousy look tucked into a cinched waist – or it serves as a jacket worn over sheath or slacks. Sometimes it’s fun to cross & pin the ends in back for a little middle look. It could be called a chameleon – it has that many moods—“
Date:: 1952
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000

Description:: Test: Dorian presents a brilliant new collection of at-home fashions. This collection is based on the fact that the rediscovery of the home is here to stay [...]
Date:: circa 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000

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