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Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Description:
A knee high over coat in orange color. The collar is large which is turned over the coat, covering the shoulder like a triangular shawl. The coat is fastened by a belt from the same material and color. It is worn by a mannequin in front of a decor depicting three white flowers.
Date:
1950-1977
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Description:
Mannequins featured in a department store window are wearing a white pants suit. A long sleeves loosely fitted jacket is covering a white blouse. The suit and blouse seem to be cotton and very comfortable. The mannequin’s head is covered by a scarf that has oriental pattern on it. The second mannequin is wearing a knee high white dress with a narrow belt from the same material. The dress is covered by a knee high overcoat with long and loose sleeves. The coat has a collar, and is for casual wear.
Date:
1950-1977
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Description:
Text from essay: Bonnie Cashin's Paper-Route to fashion. an idea for a whole series of disposable paper accessories-styled by a fashion designer with an eye toward the special needs of today’s living- the idea starts with a bag, the all-purpose gals best friend carry all- it contains three beach hats! slippers, aprons, children's things, men's things. Ideas are unlimited here-and, who know perhaps one day will wear disposable clothes!
Date:
1953
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Description:
From text: “The Cashin Carry- a beauty treatment for the utility bag styled in a series of gay fashion-right colors and patterns and designed to be wear in the smartest town place as well as country and beach wear- a 1001 uses for shopping, for beaching, for picnicking, for traveling, for knitting, for weekending etc etc.”.
Date:
1953
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Description:
Test: I'd love to do a job for a paper company --- I'd love to design a whole group of gay fashion accessories --- all paper --- bags, hats, slippers, umbrellas, maybe even a beach skirt --- I'd love to do a fashion show --- the gayest most fun ever --- I'd supply all the clothes to go with the accessories --- it could be jam packed with ideas and news and chic --- and make somebody awfully rich --- Bonnie Cashin / I'll call it "Paper-Route to Fashion" --- 1953
Date:
1953
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Description:
Handwritten on drawing: It's in the bag / a beauty treatment for the utility carry all by a fashion designer -- improved handle slips over arm comfortably with widening strap / stronger facing - in contrast colors for fun --- 3 sizes / "Paper-Route to Fashion" --- 1953
Date:
1953
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Press clippings regarding Cashin's work.

Description:
Clipping 2, Dallas, Texas, Times-Herald, 4/1953: "Knitted wardrobe is coronation-bound / By Alice Hughes / Written Exclusively for The Times Herald" with two photographs of models wearing Bonnie Cashin travel knitwear recommended for travel to events surrounding the coronation of queen Elizabeth II, and one photograph of Alice Hughes.
Date:
1952-1953
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Press clippings regarding Cashin's work.

Black and white photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co.

Description:
Text of press release:"BONNIE CASHIN COMBINES IMPORTED SCOTCH CHECKS AND SOFTEST SUPPLE SUEDEA suit for more than the country, a suit that’s chic, sleek, sophisticated - can go any and everywhere. Painstakingly tailored new shorter belted jacket in softest supple suede. Roll-over collar and slim gently gathered skirt in Sills' exclusive imported Scotch checks. Curry color suede with muted check wool. 8 to 16 sizes. Style #487 about 110.00 retail."
Date:
1953-1961
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Black and white photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co.

Black and white photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co.

Description:
Text of press release : "A dress you’ll love and live in. Softest, supple suede with zip-up front that means you jump in and are dressed in no time at all. Impeccably tailored and completely lined with the prettiest possible paisley print. Belts with a laniard tie and has an ascot scarf to match lining. Persian Melon, Curry, Tabac or Fruitwood suede. 8 to 16 sizes. Style #166 about 90. 00 retail.EDITOR THIS PHOTO IS EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITY"
Date:
1953-1961
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Black and white photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co.

Black and white photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co.

Description:
Text of press release: "A‘FOREVER' KIND OF EASY-GOING COAT, WITH THE LOOSE LINES IDEAL TO WEAR OVER SWEATERS AND TWEEDS. A POINT IS THE WIDE OPEN NECK, RIMMED WITH PURE LINEN, HAND-KNITStyle Number: 1219Approximate retail price: $iOOOOSize Range: Small, Medium, largePlease Credit: A BONNIE CASHIN DESIGN FOR PHILIP SILLS"
Date:
1953-1961
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Black and white photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co.

Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Description:
A window display of a retail store, the Saks Fifth Avenue, two mannequins and a stand display two raincoats and a overcoat of a heavy material. The rain coats are very loose and knee high; they look like two piece large shawls made to raincoats with buttons on front.The overcoat is knee high and straight cut, looking like a sack. it is long sleeves with two horizontal pockets and a small standing collar with buttons.
Date:
1950-1977
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Description:
A mannequin is wearing a coat that has fur lining that are shown on the collar and end sleeves and front opening. The coat has two pockets with horizontal openings. The mannequin is wearing a headscarf and very long above the knee tightly fitted boots.
Date:
1950-1977
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Description:
From text: “Fiscal Storage! In bright colors- folders to match- all packed, complete with flow pen markers (and easy to find for the tax man). I’ve long been using old shopping bags to store old records-much easier to lay hands on when needed- hate filing cabinets which are always crammed too fall- and are usually so formidable…”.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Description:
From the text: “ for the modern living needs a smart closet accessories for stashing all the odds and ends that accumulate- for sewing, for belts, for yarns, for dust clothes, for sailed lingerie. For the gardener to be stored in garden supply shelf. Aprons-many shapes”.
Date:
1953
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Cashin's essays and illustrations regarding design ideas for paper accessories including handbags, umbrellas, and slippers.

Black and white photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co.

Description:
Text of press release: "A fresh approach to the fur-loather combination is shown in this handsome coat by Bonnie Cashin for Philip Sills. For its fashion debut, guanaco in its natural color of white and reddish beige completely lines a belled kid coat. The tuxedo front is held snugly at the neck by leather ties. Low welt seaming accentuates the new silhouotte. The coat is completely reversible.167 $250. w/s r/t around $400.00"
Date:
1953-1961
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Black and white photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co.

Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.

Description:
A store window displays three sets of clothing; two winter coats and one skirt suits. The heavy two piece skirt suit is wool. The jacket is long-sleeves and two pockets on each sides. The collar, the end of the sleeves and the bottom of the skirt is covered with a one inch length silk cloth. One of the winter coat has a fur collar and end-sleeves. It has three sections sewn together and has oval pockets on each sides. Another winter coat has circle multicolor pattern. It is of heavy wool material. All cloths are knee-high. There are two pairs of boots one worn by a mannequin and the other one displayed independently.
Date:
1950-1977
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000
Photographs of Cashin's ready-to-wear designs for Sills and Co. featured in department store windows.