Short, double-breasted, empire waist coat with a shawl collar, and slanted welt pockets. A narrow belt is attached to each bottom button in the front , and ties loosely in the back. Shown with narrow pants.
Short coat with the fake fur lining showing on the large collar, with welt pockets and a half belt (under the coat in the back and threaded through openings to tie in the front).
Sketch of a model in a knit jacket over pants and a criss-crossed top tied at the waist. Text of note: "Simple slip-on easy pants + a brief little criss-cross top of fine all wool jersey in a soft mauvey tone are creature comfort to me -- I like the contrast of a thick texturey mix of a knit over it all in subtle wisteria colors --At bottom: May 30, 1980 for Bernadine Morris NY Times"
Handwritten on drawing: a wide circled mantle -- a high turtled neck -- pocketed on the inside -- traced round with leather -- and - look no hand holes -- throw one end over shoulder / 5452 cape / Bonnie Cashin / Jan/68
Handwritten on drawing: four parts of fall -- a shirt / a shell / a long stride skirt / a suede cardigan over all -- line it with wool / Bonnie Cashin / Jan/68
Handwritten on drawing: sleek leather -- with a nothing of a shirt band collar -- but big butcher's cuffs of raccoon -- make it in peat keep it narrow underarm -- Bonnie Cashin / Jan/68
Handwritten on drawing: Shantung anyone? / new way to look -- tough double ticking -- patched and edged with suede -- wear it with suede breeches and a sweater or shirt --- the shantung shell / bellows pocket / back, slit pocket / Bonnie Cashin
Handwritten on drawing: the Llamasery coat -- this year in suede lined in curly goat -- I'd like it in maybe sour "espagna" yellow -- and wear it over country things as well as everything else / Bonnie Cashin
Handwritten on drawing: [dress:] 3066, pheasant jersey, no binding, face with jersey, pheasant leather [for skirt], all one piece / [jacket:] 2972 wooden button, pheasant trim / Bonnie Cashin / July '71
Handwritten on drawing: parabola covering for a late day costume / [swatch note:] edge is peat, 6507 (4507) / parabola skirt pattern / [skirt:] peat leather, elastic waist / Bonnie Cashin / Feb '70
Handwritten on drawing: On the go coat / cropped for speed -- / 5081 / like #(4081) cut short / make jacket smaller & higher --- / lined in jersey / Bonnie Cashin / Mar. '73
Handwritten on drawing: After dark in a long slim slip of cashmere -- narrow string halter, tied -- and its own double weight cashmere poncho to cover up / #275 dress, #316 poncho / Bonnie Cashin
Mini-dress with long, dolman sleeves, a jewel neckline, stitched side seam pockets, a front opening, and side wing extensions that are gathered. There is a drawing of a model wearing the finished dress, a drawing of half of the dress, unsewn, and a rough sketch of the pattern of the dress.
Handwritten on drawing: do me a divided bicycle skirt please / stitch in white / big zip / short above knee / 2892 shorts wit wide legs added / [swatch note:] 3024, blue jean, unlined / Bonnie Cashin / Mar. '72
Handwritten on drawing: simple covering of jersey -- almost bare with a suede cardigan cover up --- / [cardigan:] 3208 / [dress] 3209 / jersey, leather trim / [cardigan] suede unlined / [top sleeve] seam / Bonnie Cashin / July 1973
Handwritten on drawing: do my old Noh cut / I'd like so much unlined -- thick -- lovely plaid -- / leather under collar / [swatch note:] Aztec suede, #3006 Aztec / Bonnie Cashin / Jan '72
Thick wool wrap dress, knee-length, with 2-part sleeves, sash waist, waist-high side slits and pockets, worn over skinny pants and a funnel neck jersey top. The model wears a furry Tartar-style hat.
Drawing of a model holding a bouquet of flowers and wearing a top and full breeches gathered below the knee, accessorized with a tied floral headscarf and hoop earrings.
Handwritten on drawing: jersey swatched with leather -- intarsia effect / 2955 / (2849) body with wider back / seam toward the front / pockets / back cut slightly fulled / Bonnie Cashin / July '71
Handwritten on drawing: 3248 / [swatch note:] Galey & Lord Bulwark, bk. outside / can you make bindings wider than usual / collar this angle / leather patch under hardware / leather [elbow patches and patch pockets] / Bonnie Cashin / Jan '74
Handwritten on drawing: Homage to the First Maerican -- narrow suede breeches & a fringed fling -- wear it over a skinny sweater / [poncho:] 3394 / [swatch note:] tokay / [pants:] 3391 / Bonnie Cashin / Feb '75
Handwritten on drawing: I;m a big soft cloud of mohair plaid -- I can float / I wear it as a dress --- (nothing under) or as a feather weight coat -- / Redwing trim / snaps / 3345 (6345) / Bonnie Cashin / Oct '74
Handwritten on drawing: 3383 [top], 3076 [skirt], 1st fall dress -- all brown mix stripe jersey touched with leather -- flippy pleaty skirt -- / [swatch note:] Oakwood / Bonnie Cashin / Feb '75
Calf-length coat with a shawl collar, raglan sleeves, welt pockets and a tabbed closure. The coat lining is plaid. Shown with a straight, striped dress with a straight neckline and long sleeves.
Handwritten on drawing: the smocks are coming in fresh fresh shirting stripes translated in wool / 2980 / shoulder lined in silk / rolled sleeve / [skirt:] 2974 / Bonnie Cashin / July '71
Handwritten on drawing: the tiered twin / New twins in town! from Cashmere land / 1. The neatest engineered hooded cardigan / 2. a sleeveless bateau neck long-pull to belt or not / 3. Wear it all over a slim skirt or straight pants --- & think of them for evening with a long slinky skirt --- / Bonnie Cashin
Handwritten on drawing: cashmere luxury soft easy shapings to wear belted anywhere you like -- or loose & monastic / great pm foil for your jewelry collection --- #285 dress / Bonnie Cashin
Skirted striped tweed suit. On the jacket leather is used for the band collar, cuffs, welt pockets, placket, side slit and hem edging. The stripes are vertical on the jacket and horizontal on the short a-line skirt.
Handwritten on drawing: spongy boucle tweed in a feminine fuchu coat --- I can wear it with a matching skirt and jersey camisole or it looks wonderful over a lilac jersey dress / Bonnie Cashin
Two-piece dress with a fitted leather bodice with wide shoulder straps, and top-stitching the same width as the straps across the top and down from each strap, and snaps down the back; worn with a full, gathered, over-the-knee length skirt. Shown with a wide-brimmed straw hat and a arm-full of bangle bracelets.
Handwritten on drawing: 3729 / spell spring in delicious colors -- wear a skinny jersey top -- a big round of skirt -- ballet length -- and a great tweed throw -- / marlarky tweed [throw] / malarkey jersey [top] / malarly tweed [skirt top] / petunia leather [mid skirt] / Balboa [lower skirt] / Bonnie Cashin
Handwritten on drawing: for spring wear an air conditioned suede jacket -- unlined -- all saddle stitched -- / orange long johns / front fringe tie [jacket] / Bonnie Cashin
Suede pants outfit with a jerkin and breeches. The jerkin has a buttoned yoke and a bodice with three rows of fringe. The slim pants have a fringed hem. Shown with a funnel neck top.
Ankle-length coat with a buttoned-on lower panel, converts into a short coat when the panel is removed; the coat also reverses. With a collar and a kangaroo pocket with welt openings.
Jersey dress, close-fitting and hooded with a buttoned placket down the front, worn with a knee-length leather skirt gathered at the elasticized waist. Coordinates with a knee-length leather cape with a shawl collar and tie fastener.
Handwritten on drawing: Be the most dashing at the spring races in a great plaid -- touched with leather -- bloused in jersey -- [top:] vanilla jersey / [belt:] vanilla jersey / poncho # 9469 [crossed out] no pocket, shirt #(5507) 3757, skirt # 2754 / Bonnie Cashin