A mannequin is wearing a dress with a short sleeves-short overcoat. She is wearing a round shaped hat without brim. The dress is knee high and the coat has a small turned over collar with wide sleeves. the front of the coat is open and is secured by just one button on the top. The mannequin is carrying a large bag on one arm and waving a headscarf on the other. She is also placed on a flying carpet. The mannequin is also wearing sunglasses, indication of traveling fashionably.
Photograph of a model in a room in a knee-length dress with long sleeves in a suede-like material. It has a low collar and three metal buttons. It gathers just below the chest and is tied with a thin belt. The dress is accessorized by four tiers of fringe.
Photograph of a model wearing a long-sleeved plaid dress with a large vee neck over a blouse with a rolled neck. The belt and trim are the same light color as the blouse and shower cap-like hat.
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.
Text of press release:"FOR RELEASE: ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 29th 1961A sleeveless, raccoon-bordered dress in the new mid-formal length. Of softest suede, its new raised waistline is a wonderful look for a winter evening in the country. Designed for Sills & Co. by Bonnie Cashin who received the Coty American Fashion Critics’ Special Award” at a formal presentation and fashion show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 28th.Style # 851"
Dress -- sleeveless, thigh-length, with large patch pockets and leather binding on edges and pocket tops. With matching shorts. Worn with a turban-like cap. The photograph was taken in a fenced garden.
Long sleeved, narrow dress in a charcoal-type color worn with a coordinating cape using the same fabric for the lining with a dark-colored fabric for the outer shell. The edges of the cape and neckline of the dress are finished in a thin leather binding and the dress has a thin, tied belt from the same leather. The model also wears a knit cap.