Contact sheet of 10 prints showing a model wearing a knee-length, one-piece dress with pockets that buttons up the front and belts just under the chest. She wears a cape that ties at the throat and whose collar is large and hangs over the shoulders. She wears a light-colored tuban and gloves with large cuffs.
Text of press release : "Bonnie Cashin believes in loose, easy, graphic shapes clean, modern, unforced, such as this full circle cape fashioned out of soft, grey mohair, for Sills & Company.Traced with beige suede (or leather) and fastened at the neck with an emphatic buckle, it is available also in “Dove” and “Sandstone .,‘“Put-togetherness” is a Bonnie-ism, and she suggests a double— knit jersey dress, in bold awning stripes, in shades of beige to blend with the cloudy grey of the cape. A sophisticated and charming way to look this Spring.Cape - No. 3317X - One size — $340.00.Striped Jersey Dress — No. 3321 — Sizes 6 to 14 — $150.00.AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA."
Cape in a large-scale plaid fabric and self-fringed hem, with two turnlock [turnscrew] fasteners on the leather band collar. The poncho is worn with leather-like shorts (or skirt) and over-the-knee boots.
Text of press release: "EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITYHall of Fame and three-time Coty Award winner, Bonnie Cashin’s designphilosophy that tmodern pieces should work well together and simplify trans.seasonal dressing,” is exemplified in this three-part layering concept.The deep-freeze covering is a suede carving lined with furry-stuffinside, and topped by a racoon collar, with hardware [turnlock / turnscrew] closures for battening down.The suede tunic is one of those 1ajering parts that can be worn happily with sweaterings or a skinny hooded jersey, as shown.Another collaboration part of pieces that work well together, are thestraight-legged pants, also in suede.The color palette for the suedes include a brace of deep rich subtletones, as well as bland blondes, bright shades, and mid-tones, such as smokeyfog, a faded-y blue called “blue Jean,” and sumac, a rosy burnished tone.From Sills & Company.No. .989 - Cape - One size - $310.00No. 3051 - Tunic - One size - $100.00No. 6!i.93 - Pants - 6 to 16 - $]Ao.ooBonnie Cashin gloves from CrescendoeAVAILABLE IN YOUR CITY."
Photograph of a model wearing a cape in auburn suede over a tiny matching skirt and a blue jersey jumpsuit. She wears cavalier-like boots and a large heavy golf chain necklace.The caption reads: The layered look--caped in suede. At bottom: Reprinted from the editorial pages of July Vogue, c1971.