Handwritten on drawing: slim-jiin sable all soft & supple to wrap into --- with a big Puritan collar/ bk. Swakara / red jersey lining / #241 / Bonnie Cashin
Handwritten on drawing: great new way to look in snow country – leather “espadrille” breeches – topped by a chunky Boreggo fur jacket – maybe dyed a giddy red – under that – a sweater & baby bonnet & mitts – all handknit tweedy mohair / Bonnie Cashin
Handwritten on drawing: long hair seal / a 7/8 cardigan coat – all line – no fuss – lined to the edge with jersey – bound off in leather – and leather buckled – great for travel – or anything / Bonnie Cashin / 1962
Handwritten on drawing: Black Broadtail – timeless eastern line – the surprise is fur – the jersey lining – the outlines of leather – and the effortless elegance --- Bonnie Cashin
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)