Handwritten on drawing: #60 / suede 21 / "cream" / line in crepe / wear over jersey dress #51 / OUT / Bonnie Cashin / Sept 10/79 / CASHIN COUNTRY SP. II. '80
Text from press release: A HANDSOMELY SIMPLE SHELL OF A LINEN COAT, UNLINED, WITH EDGES BOUND IN KIDSKIN. / IN A LOVELY ORANGE-RED. IT TEAMS WELL WITH SLIM SHEATHS OF JERSEY, LINEN, OR SILK. / STYLE #2501 COAT .......... ABOUT $96 RETAIL. / STYLE #771 DRESS .......... ABOUT $50 RETAIL. / PLEASE CREDIT: BONNIE CASHIN DESIGN FOR SILLS & CO. / 48 WEST 37TH STREET, / NEW YORK, N. Y. / PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS BY RALPH KAUFMAN AGAINST WIRE HANGINGS OF MARISKA KARASZ. / TEAR SHEET PLEASE? / EDITOR: THIS PHOTO IS EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITY.
Light-colored leather jacket with wide, elbow-length sleeves, horizontal in-seam pockets and a knit collar. The jacket is worn over a light-colored dress. The outfit is accessorized with gloves, a textured purse and scarf.
Text of press release:"EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITYHall of Fame and three-time Coty Award winner, Bonnie Cashin, refers toher Noh suit as the easiest, most uncontrived sort of contemporary coveringeasy wrapping, happy on the wing thing.The woolsey-tweedsey fabric woven to Bonnie’s specification is a cross-fertilization of mohair and wool, plaided in deep rich subtle color tones, suchas olive, oriole and dove, banded and belted with olive suede.Worn over a close-fitting, funnel-necked sweater for early Fall, and later under a big mantle or another Noh-cut coat, this concept becomes the versatile, timeless good look of today, and carries out Bonnie’s time-honored views on layering.From Sills & Company.No. 3Oii.l/3Oli.7 - Sizes 6 to 114. - $230.00Bonnie Cashin sweaters from The KnitteryBonnie Cashin gloves from CrescendoeAVAIL!BLE IN YOUR CITY."
Text of press release:"EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITYBonnie Cashin’s way in the country after dark on a winter’s eve. A long double-knit wool jersey shaft, hooded (makes a flattering cowl collar worn down), a suede apron-skirt, and thrown over it all a big cardigan cape of quilted canvas, lined in plushy warm pile, all held together with leather tracings.All from Sills & Company.No. 2919 - Cape - Approx. $170.00.No. 14855 - Dress - Approx. $105.00.No. 659 - Skirt - Approx. $120.00.Available in your city."
Contact sheet with 12 prints of a model in slacks, leather knee-high boots, cloth(?) bell hat wearing a three-quarter length, dark colored leather coat, and mittens. Music related props to one side.
Wool cape with turnlock [turnscrew] fasteners with a matching, separate helmet-like hood, both with leather-bound edges. The outfit is worn with long, leather gloves.