"A sort of Persian gentleman's kind of coat. Actually it is Persian lamb inside. All little pieces sewn together. All deep woodsy browns. Curiously like a painting which I prefer on the outside. I feel I'm wearing a Paul Klee! A simple surround which ties in back. Just bind it round with leather & let it be."
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."
2 sketches of a fur coat designed by Cashin for R.R.G. (Rein, Rame, and Gourevitch). The larger sketch depicts a side view of the coat; the smaller one has pencil annotations indicating that the undercollar, facing and binding would be leather. Sketch is signed by Bonnie Cashin.
Illustration text: "This one in the lightest most drapeable skins possible. Fake roll-up sleeves over attached knitted sleeves & collar too--the epitome of casual independent elegance--make one cropped short too."
From sketch: “ I’d like to have a little jacket to wear cycling, straight front covered up short, and a fuelled back just long enough to cover my rear as well as the bike seat see ?”.
From sketch: “the layered hand winter insulate wear a great leather mitt over a bright knitted glove. I’d like it in bright red and a brassy color each wore after a bright mustard yellow glove, make it in heavy leather with heavy overcastting wheel ! what a glad hand.
From sketch: “ for me less & less cutting up pure line graphic shape delicious texture marvelous color earth & sky tones think Thoreau [?], nothing dead nothing funk nothing attic! Everything perfecting natural”. From drawing a model wearing headscarves and shawl, with long gloves.
From sketch: “ I love being a part of the 70’s going on the 80’s-tjeres’ a lot to be done change everywhere my hands are busy ones- no delicate gloves for me- I pull them on with ease- happy free & comfortable- tough with a lots of fashion! The wearing hand is the 70’s hand.