Handwritten text: "keep me free, keep me easy for my on-the-go life---", "And lots of pockets"; "#5283 108(?) yds" [fabric], "unlined"; "4451 (#2451) body made longer" [style]; "pocket"; "(discarded)" "Bonnie Cashin Aug. '70"
Handwritten on drawing: pleasant canvas leather trim - line in red canvas -- hardware / all white stitching / leather [binding] / 1602 / 85.75 / Bonnie Cashin
Sketch of a jacket and skirt suit. The jacket belt ties with a toggle, and has fringe on the edge of the epaulet. Sketch of a skirt with slit at the front.
Sketch of model wearing a long-sleeved, belted dress with a fur collar. The skirt is cut in by parabolas with vertices at the tops of the thighs of the left and right leg. Small sketch shows front or back shape of skirt.
Handwritten on drawing: tweed or leather / I like this length over ballooning skirts / narrow narrow draped [jacket] --- flaring out / high fastenings [on jacket / Bonnie Cashin
Handwritten text: "Pants, just wide enuf to go over boots - but slim to wear under tunics - long enuf to cover shoe- short enuf not to sweep the street---" "2804"[pants]
From sketch: “Am on the go constantly, I’d like really good fitted big paper kind of bag in soft lovely leather that can be stuffed really full, call it the “soft bag”. Carry handbag with short handle and half away some design.
Handwritten on drawing: fronted with suede - a tweedy suit for 1st fall days / tweed back / 3280 [jacket] / unlined / elastic" [waist, wrist] / 2940 [skirt] / Bonnie Cashin Feb. '74
Sketch of a figure wearing a long sleeve slim fitting sheath with an open button front knee length skirt over it. The dress has a keyhole neckline with an overlapping button closure. The skirt has large patch pockets.
Sketch of a figure wearing a full length plaid wrap coat with a tie belt and patch pockets as well as elbow patches in a solid color. Shown over a turtleneck [sweater]. Includes a swatch of mohair.
Sketch of model wearing long-sleeved belted leather and chinchilla dress with a hoop-like skirt of varying length, high mini-skirt in front, calf-length in back. Small sketch shows back of dress skirt.
Sketch of a model in a waist-length jacket with three buttons and a large rolled collar, the whole lined in alpaca. It is worn over a knitted top, hooded that only exposes the eyes. It is worn with knee-length shorts with zippered pockets over knitted leggings.
Handwritten on drawing: I'd like a new soft classic suit -- shaped lean but not skinny --- rustic kind of wool not too heavy for year round duty / Bonnie Cashin
From sketch: “ Friends in for drinks tea in front of the fire- floor pillar talk- I wear my shaggy story [sic.] Skirt with soft satin shirt”. Neckline shirt tuck in the skirt, with full length skirt and bow tie belt around the waist
Text: "Sleek black leather collared in thick fake spotted stuff over a vest of the same thing - over a blk. jersey dress - line the coat with crepe - quilted -"; "3370" [coat design]; "4370" [vest design]; "Bonnie Cashin Jan '75"
Sketch of a figure wearing a full length wrap coat to be made in a camel colored tweed with large suede pockets and suede trim. Figure is also wearing a wide brimmed hat. Includes a swatch of camel colored tweed fabric.
Sketch of a figure wearing a jacket with a wide collar in contrasting fabric, front angled slit pockets and front toggle closures. The figure is also wearing a close fitting cap.
From sketch: “The body bag a great soft , soft unconstructed bag to hold my boots papers or juice. Big zippered packets for security and a police whistle for you know what. Carry a cylinder shape bag over her shoulder with three zipper pockets. Bag is in red.
From sketch: “Love macramé in natural flax linen color only, it goes with everything I own, day or night. Id’ likes simply little shapes, nothing to carry, but all style”. 3 sketches one shoulder strap sac shape, tote and clutch bag. Wearing sandal all has kind of stripe and other design.
From sketch: “the body bag a big soft suede sporran kind of bag to thong around my body or sling over arm “. Wearing body bag wrap around her waist and fringes at the edge of the bag. Bag is sketch in red.
Sketch of a figure wearing a suit consisting of a short jacket with a high collar and an above the knee length skirt with a sash belt at the waist. Figure is wearing a form fitting funnel neck hood. Two fabric swatches attached, one black (jersey?) and one deep burgundy (wool?).
Handwritten text: "Wear a chunky little shorty over your full skirts this year, this- suede - lined in racoon [sic] --- underlayer a jersey dress""heavy or epagna"; " 2823" [style?]; "2707 sleeve"; "full weight suede"; "unlined"; "2792 skirt" [style] "Bonnie Cashin"
Sketches of a long john, a jumper dress and a coat with hood and side pockets. The coat has two large buckles one on neck area and a second buckle on waist, as well as hidden snaps in between all the way down..
Handwritten on drawing: #2604 / great bellowed & buckled pockets on a coat to travel around in -- anywhere / leather inside [of pocket] / Bonnie Cashin / July/68
Text: more Indians / [swatch:] new yellow suede; white jersey shirt / [sketch:]4140, [three words], jersey shirt, keep sleeve skinny / [signature] Bonnie Cashin Oct/68
Handwritten on drawing: 2523 / wear a little waisted ballerina skirt of zorina – wear it with a cashmere / [label, bottom:] past knee / Bonnie Cashin / May/68
From sketch: “Love those little envelopes of soft, soft leather that you can sling, or carry as a clutch. They’re as flat I like wearing two over shoulder & one in hand, why not? It’s called “Soft clutch”’. Carry two over shoulder & one clutch with stitches around the bags.
From sketch: “ The body bag hardwired belt with a big soft pouch to wear sporran fashion or hipster”. Wearing a body bag wrap around her waist with pocket money in front, with snap kiss lock.
Sketches of figures wearing a button front, smock style coat and a short sleeved empire waist dress in a print fabric. Both garments have side pockets. Figures are also wearing headscarves. Includes four swatches, two taupe (one velvet) and two gray with small flower print.
Handwritten on drawing: 2522 / run around in Russian knickers pushed into boots + tie yourself into a bush country sort of jacket – all leathered - with a cashmere turtle / [sketch:] all leather / Bonnie Cashin / Mar/68
Sketch of model wearing a long-sleeved front-zipped jacket with a skirt. Smaller sketch of back of skirt with leather belt. Swatch of red canvas attached.
From sketch: “The piggy-bac Pac, soft & flexible & sturdy & practical, but its’ the look that sold me. Great traveler, just like me a two in one investment”. Carry one small handle bac-Pac & one over shoulder bag with zipper on the top.
Illustration text: "It's like a supple little "nok" of a throw--please make it unlined--in a lovely soft lamb--so that it can be worn on the fur side or inside out--It will be the most useful thing in my wardrobe--over pants, over suits, over P.M. things--and over there I wing round the world."
From sketch: “ The llamasery , its’ a muff ,its’ a bag, its’ a sybarite thing to wear with all my great simple investment cloths. Holding shoulder strap muff bag.
From sketch: “Please make me the most basic dress- of the most caressing cashmere around- just V the neck- long sleeves I can push up- & I’ll halt it where I want.#129-long sheath cashmere “. Shoe string belt.
Text: "my two super classics-- backbone of my wardrobe pure cashmere-- 1. funnel neck 2. big fat turtle"; "#59 - long funnel"; "#133 - fat turtle"; "Bonnie Cashin"
From sketch: “ Handlaint [spelling] intarsia in fabulous thick primitive, a natural collector’s item warmer than fur & much wear fun. From drawing model wearing a jacket, design pattern with hood and glove.
Handwritten on drawing: More Indians / be a Seminole (underlined) / white dyed wig / #2729--skirt / bk [black] jersey / edge in leather / keep sleeve / very (underlined) tight / fringe [at waist] / beige pocket [on skirt] / pad skirt + lin [line] / white leather / black [stripe on skirt] / pheasant / acacia / geranium / [signature] Bonnie Cashin July/69
Handwritten on drawing: --- I love this because it feels so good! all easy - relaxed - perfect adjunct for my busy life --- in 3 versatile pieces - a superbly cut jersey shirt and a non-skimp skirt to match - all 100% wool --- a hand loomed knit shawled topper of a simply delicious mix of color and texture --- perfect 1980's startup / #4515 - 3 pieces / Bonnie Cashin
Sketch of three models wearing various styles of sweaters. The first wears a buttoned u-neck sweater over a turtleneck, the second wears a sleeveless, knit turtleneck dress belted at the waist, and the third wears a belted cardigan over a turtleneck.
Handwritten on drawing: I'll collect a lot of water shedding poplin suits this year - seasonless functional fun + great under my deep-freeze coats - the bubbles are for me if they're scaled right - I wear them with puddle-jump skirts or full ones or skinny shorts + get all sorts of pleasing changes / Bonnie Cashin
Sketch of a figure wearing a jacket and skirt suit trimmed througout. Figure is also wearing a form fitting hood and carrying a cane. Detail sketch of the skirt highlighting the toggle at the waist and the fly front. Includes two swatches of herringbone fabric.
Sketch of a figure wearing a full length coat with contrasting trim at the collar, empire seam and wrists. Figure is also wearing a hooded garment or a head scarf. Includes two fabric swatches, 1 tweed and 1 leather.
Text: [unintelligible text at top of page partially obscured by swatch]; "4051" [design?]; "#(3051) - 4 [in.] shorter, add pockets, unlined"; "Bonnie Cashin Feb '74"
From sketch: “ I wear casual things at nite, like a long cashmere sweater dress. What I need is a little soft bag not pretentious or “dressy”. I have found it it’s called the “Little one”. Slings over shoulder, absolutely great”. Model wear small shoulder strap bag, flap over.
From sketch: “This is my soft flat “Body Bag”, which feels as good next to me, I wear it under my coats & suits to foil purse snatchers”. From sketch shoulder straps bag with zipper on the top.
From sketch: “ My husband says its’ as roomy & great, he’s’ going to get one too. I call it my “Cargo Container”. Carry over shoulder handbag, flap over with belt like toggles and stitches on front lower.
From sketch: “ Piggy Pac, wear it on your back or be conventional & wear it over shoulder , but whatever travel liberated. Soft, soft”. Shoulder bag with flap over front.
From sketch: “ Cashin-Carry, me don’t like “conspicuous consumption”, but we do believe in conspicuous accessories that are great investments like these tried & true travelers. Wear your spy glass case round body carry an oversize canvas junc-sac”. Carry travel bag with small handle, and over shoulder strap bag flap over with toggle.
Text:"1st fall dress a fireman's red shirt dress with big brass buttons -- an easy fulled (sic) skirt ties in with a pliceman's whistle at the end of a leather thong --"; "jersey - geranium" [fabric]; "leather" [collar and bodice]; "big pockets"; "gold whistle"; "Bonnie Cashin Feb/71"
Sketch of a figure wearing a full length belted coat. It has top-stitched pockets and trim along all edges. Includes a swatch of herringbone tweed fabric.
Sketch of two models, one wearing a pullover with a wide mock turtleneck and the other a cardigan. Both collars display the handwork Ballantyne's was known for.
Handwritten on negative: a great swinging canvas tent - completely lined in raccoon spilling over into fringe - bind it and thong it with leather - pocket it big / inside of pockets leather / [swatch note:] red canvas / Bonnie Cashin / Feb/69
Handwritten on drawing: Cashmere Travel Plot / BONREE / 2 ply V neck cardigan over cashmere slip / 2 ply tunic cardigan over cashmere "legs" MC DORIN / turtled slip / striped slip / PUFFIN / long cashmere skirt on elastic waist. Wear it with any of the tops -
Sketch of a figure in a short (mini?), long sleeved dress in an a-line style, worn over tights and with tall, snug fitting boots that tie all the way up the front.
Sketch of a hooded jacket and skirt ensemble. The jacket has leather binding at the neckline and along the front zipper. The skirt which is knee high has stiching around the knee area all around. Both jacket and skirt are alapaca lined.
Handwritten on drawing: white leather, line in toffee sibon [sibonne], skin, toffee canvas / [labels, small sketch:] white leather, toffee jersey / [signature:] Bonnie Cashin Oct/68