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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.