Bonnie Cashin on stage at an event for the Lighthouse for the Blind. The stage curtain is decorated with butterflies. Cashin is wearing a patterned dirndl skirt and leather top. She is holding a straw basket filled with poufy dusters, and she holds a duster up in the air. A man stands behind her.
Menswear style suede jacket with a curved transition from the placket to the hem, extending to lower hip length in the back. Worn with matching suede breeches tucked into leather boots. The model wears a dark-colored sweater a turtle neck that extends into a hood.
Text from press release: BEIGE AND WHITE PEASANT LINEN SUIT EDGED IN WHITE KIDSKIN - EASY - BREEZY WAY TO TRAVEL. / STYLE # 2016 SUIT...........about $85. retail / PLEASE CREDIT : BONNIE CASHIN DESIGN FOR SILLS & CO. / 48 West 37th Street / New York 18, New York / PHOTOGRAPHED BY RALPH KAUFMAN / TEAR SHEETS PLEASE? / EDITOR : THIS PHOTO IS EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITY.
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.
Unlined coat with 3/4 length dolman sleeves and leather binding on edges and slant, bound pockets, worn over a dress skirt and top and with a turban-like hat.
Suede suit -- gathered culotte skirt with wide waistband, skirt-length coat with turnlock [turnscrew] fasteners -- with with a turtleneck sweater, knee-high boots and a tweed hat.
Cape -- knee-length, fleece-lined, with turnlock [turnscrew] fastener on the leather band collar, leather binding on edges and at the hand opening. Worn with a wool hat and boots.
Coat or raincoat with collar, 4 snaps on the upper half of the placket (open below) and one on each cuff, welt pockets, bracelet-length sleeves and thin straps attached to the placket at the 3rd button and wrapping to the back of the coat. The hood appears to be part of the dress worn beneath; worn with knit gloves.
Suit composed of a long vest worn over a long-sleeved turtleneck with matching breeches. The vest has topstitched edges, two slanted flap pockets and is fastened by two swivel snap hooks attached with fabric tabs. The model wears a straw hat.
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.
Gathered leather skirt with patch pockets and open front placket, worn over a cap-sleeved cotton jersey dress. The outfit is accessorized with a cotton scarf worn around the neck.
Wool poncho with large patch pockets and a contrasting leather collar and placket. The placket is closed with metal turnlock [turnscrew] fasteners. Worn over a long-sleeved short dress and close-fitting boots.
Houndstooth poncho with a collar turnlock [turnscrew] fasteners on a leather placket. The stitched-down double angled welt pockets are bound in leather. A hooded jersey top is worn beneath the poncho. The model carries a cactus in a opt.
Coat in a fleece-like fabric with 3/4 length dolman sleeves, kidskin binding, a padded band neckline and a kidskin fringe closure attached with leather tabs at the neckline. Worn with a soft fabric hat.
Light-colored suit with a narrow skirt and matching poncho with a triple-row of top stitching on the edge. Worn with gloves and a soft fabric hat in a oversize fez shape. The model stands beside a painting by Ben Shahn.
The photograph was taken in an art gallery in front of the "Cubi IV" sculpture by the artist David Smith, created in1963. The gallery has a wood parquet floor.
Two models wearing two different garments with leather-bound edges, made from the same chequerboard pattern fabric. One model wears a knee-length skirt with tall oval cutouts on each side revealing the legs. The other model wears a cape with tall oval cutouts for the arms and in the front.
Wool dress with 3/4 length sleeves, an empire waist and placket down the front. The edges and waist seam are bound in kidskin. Shown with a dome-shaped fabric hat.
Light-colored, sleeveless and collarless above-the-knee dress made from diamond-quilted fabric. Worn with a soft, cloth hat and dark-colored. long-sleaved pullover.