Mrs. George Chester Clark, far right, and Anne Ophelia Banning, second from right, pose with fellow Assistance League members at the new thrift shop on 1301 N. Western Avenue.
Model wearing a fur coat , over-the-knee length, with 3/4 sleeves with fold-back cuffs. She carries a leather buck-shaped tote handbag. Seated men and women (probably buyers) observe from both sides of the aisle.
Text from press release: FROM: ELEANOT LAMBERT / 32 East 57 Street, NYC / MU 8-2130 / FOR RELEASE: ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 29TH 1961 / A full, sit-on-the-floor skirt of man-made fur, edged in the same suede as the matching shirt, designed for Sills & Co. --- by Bonnie Cashin who received the Coty American Fashion Critic's "Special Award" at a formal presentation and fashion show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 28th. / Style # 1874 (skirt) / # 818 (shirt)
Suede jacket lined in fur (real or fake) with a shawl collar and buckle closure with a leather tab attachment. Worn with a hooded jersey top and suede trousers.
Tweed coat with one button above the slender leather belt tied at the waist, and dolman sleeves folded back at the cuff. The tweed fabric has a dot patter on a grid. The outfit is completed with gloves and a fur hat.
Model wearing a suit with a leather jacket with a plaid fabric collar and cuffs, and a narrow skirt and handbag in a matching plaid. She also wears a close-fitting fur hat and leather gloves.
Fleece-lined canvas (?) coat with a shawl collar, extended sleeves and in-seam, stitched-down pockets. the high-waistline tie is inside of the coat in the back and emerges from two bound holes to tie over the coat in the front. The model wears gloves and a fur (or fake fur) hat.