Handwritten on drawing: suede 21 / #9 / see B.C. jacket / lined coloe 723 cream / narrower lapels cut in in e piece / wear over jersey skirt & pullover . no buttons on pocket / 800 #150.00 / Bonnie Cashin / June '79 / CASHIN COUNTRY - SP. '80
Handwritten on drawing: A new fussy little suit - rather Marcel Marceau - almost all sleeves for a jacket over a mini waist & a widening skirt - in a delicious craft kind of tapestry tweed - / unlined / [swatch note:] oak / Bonnie Cashin / Mar '73
Sketch of a model in a knit jacket over pants and a criss-crossed top tied at the waist. Text of note: "Simple slip-on easy pants + a brief little criss-cross top of fine all wool jersey in a soft mauvey tone are creature comfort to me -- I like the contrast of a thick texturey mix of a knit over it all in subtle wisteria colors --At bottom: May 30, 1980 for Bernadine Morris NY Times"
Handwritten on drawing: Lumber Jill Where are you going my pretty maid?to chop some wood she said --- kidskin and knit and a mobile elastic waistline --- / Bonnie Cashin / Jan. 1963
Handwritten on drawing: a suit is to be suitable in --- I feel very suitable in suede with a wide stride skirt & the briefest of jackets to take me to luncheon or a board meeting --- I wear the parts separately with other things too / Bonnie Cashin
Handwritten on drawing: this is a simple roomy shape slightly flared at sides belted in with long suede string of cord tie -- all edges bound with suede & about a 2" facing inside -- silk lined except hood lined in suede / could the lining be that bright India pink? / To go with this make "light blue" pants as #1 / Bonnie Cashin / Dec. '78
Handwritten on drawing: love my wonderful Irish tweed jacket -- unlined -- all edges accented with "green tea" leather --- stick pin fastenings I think are fun -- I wear it over a skinny "green tea" jersey sheath -- or a leather skirt / Bonnie Cashin / 1958
Leather jacket -- collarless with three turnlock [turnscrew] fasteners. Worn with elastic-cuffed pants with a pocket on the left thigh, high top tennis shoes and a beret.
Contact sheet with 12 prints of a model wearing a two-piece matching outfit. The jacket and skirt with a front vent are of the same wool-like checked material. The coller of the jacket and its front panels are fringed; the jacket closes with a metal turnlock [turnscrew] closures. She wears solid, light-colored gloves with an eyelet and a shoulder bag.Her earrings are rounded squares of what appears to be metal with an off-center punchout.
Contact sheet with 12 prints of a model wearing a two-piece matchin outfit. The jacket and skirt with a front vent are of the same wool-like checked material. The collar of the jacket and its front panels are fringed. She wears solid, light-colored gloves with a metal turnlock [turnscrew] closur, and a shoulder bag. Her earrings are rounded squares of what appears to be metal with an off-center punchout.
Photograph of a kneeling model wearing a blouson-like leather jacket with matching leather shorts. She wears a hood and has apocket hanky in the breast pocket and wears flat sandals. She is looking in a picnic basket.
Two female models. Model on the left is seated and wearing a dress, a cloche hat, a pearl necklace, and a light jacket made of thin fabric. Model on the right is standing and wearing a short-sleeved dress, a wide brimmed hat, a pearl necklace, and gloves, and she is holding a wicker hatbox.
Model posing in an East Asian-style outfit. She wears a conical hat (also known as sedge hat, rice hat, paddy hat or coolie hat) made out of woven material, and a light colored jacket with a mandarin collar, fastened with simple frogs.
Text from press release: EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITYDon’t be a square ... Be in with the parabolic (a geometric term we’d better get to know) and lead in the fashion parade.Bonnie Cashin is a designer who defies c1ichs. She has created this parabola skirt for Philip Sills Company in black leather lined with make-believe chinchilla, translating the conical shape into eye-commanding artistry.Infinitely wearable, indoors or outdoors, with deep side pockets, the skirt is happily mated with charcoal gray cashmere legs. The sweater too is cashmere, another Cashin favorite.No. 2517 - Parabola skirt - Approx. retail price $110.00No. 407 - Cashmere legs - “““ $ 50.00No. 404 - Cashmere sweater - “““ $ 40.00Bonnie Cashin designs for Philip Sills E* Company available in your city.
Handwritten on drawing: [dress:] 3066, pheasant jersey, no binding, face with jersey, pheasant leather [for skirt], all one piece / [jacket:] 2972 wooden button, pheasant trim / Bonnie Cashin / July '71
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
Text: "the elegance of moody greys & browns in a very sportive suit"; "(3240) body altered" [fabric?]; "3282" [jacket design]; "5259" [skirt design]; "skirt - (4259) front & back pleat only" [fabric]; "Bonnie Cashin Feb '74"
Sketch of a parabola jacket with dolman sleeves and stand-up collar. Shown with a and pleated in the same fabric. Pockets of jacket are edged in leather. Skirt has leather edge and underlay.
Two ethnic looking jackets. L: Jacket with narrow band collar, pleats escending from the shoulder seams about 6" down the front, long cuffed sleeves gathered at the shoulder, and side pockets. R: Jacket with narrow band collar, yoke that extends into the top of the cuffed sleeve, and pockets with "x" top stitching high up below the yoke and underarm seams.
Text of press release : "EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITYBonnie Cashin’s new collection for Philip Sills & Company is a re-dedication of their concepts to that growing clientele they both dearly love - - “that aware, involved, independent woman, who has not the time or taste for fads or period pieces, and who considers her wardrobe an enriching adjunct to total living.”For this independent busy girl here is a workable, wearable canvas jacket which has two Cashin trade-marks: the attached purse-pocket with turn- screwed closure, and the leather tracings.The jacket can be worn with a skirt or dress, but makes its important appearance when worn with matching narrow pants. These are a new interpretation of leather front, with a canvas back.The colors are lyrical, such as: malarky, geranium, pheasant, linen and toffee.Jacket No. 2734. - extra small, small and medium: - $140.00Pants - No. 2746 - Sizes 6 to 114- - $80.00.Available in your city."
Text of press release:"CASH IN COUNTRYDivision of Russel Taylor, Inc.512 Seventh AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10018For release: On or after Saturday-Sunday, November 24-25, 1979.Bonnie Cashins’ belief in designs of pure shape and clean lines, works superbly in shaping ‘Suede 21’ into a pantsuit featuring a simply cut, classic, side-vented kimono jacket. Part of herCashin Country Collection for Spring ‘80.Style: #8151 JacketSuggested retail price: $300.--Style: #8007 PantsSuggested retail price: $230.--"
Text of press release: "BONNIE CASHIN TAKES A GIANT STEP IN SUEDEHere is a 2 piece all-suede suit that will pep up even the weariest traveler. Styled particularly for individualists, impeccably tailored in the newest of our suede shades - a derring-do color called Krishna. Peek under the soft, bow-tied jacket and you’ll find the brightest surprise of the season. A sleeveless blouse of light weight brushed jersey in the boldest, brightest multicolored flower pattern you can imagine. The suit in Krishna (turquoise) suede, Style #733X13Z4 about $125.00 retail. The blouse, Style#14 about $55. 00 retail. Both in 8 to 16 sizes.EDITOR THIS PHOTO IS EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITY."
Handwritten on drawing: kid-weight suede lined / 27" length, 20" shoulder / 8" slope at shoulder / 18" sleeve length / 8 1/2" sleeve width / 5 1/2" bottom of sleeve / 19 1/2" across the back / 23" across back hem / 1 1/8" binding / silk lining / 3/16/79 out, too short in back / Bonnie Cashin / Jan 17/79 / #10
Text of press release : "Bonnie Cashin believes that “color lifts the face and lifts the spirit.” For Sills & Company she has introduced a brace of new color tones used with imagination in this leather jacket in a soft lavendar with an abstract splash of sailor blue. Loose and easy, thong-tied at the collar, with deep, no-nonsense pockets.The lean leather pants continue to be a perennial favorite for today’s more elegant, casual needs, whether worn under coats, ponchos, short or little toppers or the big elasticized bubble tops, another Cashin favorite.No. 4672 — Jacket. One size - $300.00No. 6493 - Leather pants - Sizes 6 to 16 - $200.00Available in your city."
Text of press release: "Bonnie Cashin’s crisp white shorty jacket, she calls “the Chopper,” worn with a swingy ballet-length skirt in a lively blue called “Matisse.”The skirt looks fresh and new with a shirt or sweater too, and the “Chopper” achieves a completely new effect with long lean pants. Wonderfully versatile costume for resort wear.Chopper jacket — No. 3354 — Sizes Xs, 5, M. — $200.00.Skirt — No. 3355 — Sizes 6 to 12 — $200.00.RELEASE AT WILLEXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITYFrom Sills & Company.AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA."
Model wearing a suit composed of a light-colored suede jacket and perforated suede skirt, and a knit cloche-type hat. She also wears knit gloves and holds a dark leather tote made of fur and leather bindings and straps.
Shawl collar suede jacket lined in a substantial rib knit, with a matching rib knit top with a suede-bound neckline. A suede strap tie is fastened around the waist. Paired with a matching narrow, over-the-knee length suede skirt. Accessorized with jersey cap.
Light-colored canvass jacket with bound pockets and a buttoned pocket in the back. The jacket is worn with dark-gloves, a leopard print hat and small scarf tied at the neck.
Text of press release: "RELEASE AT WILLEXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITYEasy rider ... Bonnie Cashin’s practical and enduring “bicycle suit” that leads a rugged life...for cycling around town, for travel, for spectator sports.Of buttersoft Angola leather, the bubble Jacket’s “back pack” is a super carry—all. The bracelet cuffs hug the wrists and the front is battened down with hardware closures.The knee length breeches are also of Angola leather. Available in a].1 the luscious Cashin—dyed colors.From Sills & Company.No. 298 — Jacket — Sizes Xsmall, small, medium — $230.No. 3299 — Pants — Sizes 6 to 16 — $160.Sweater and headgear from Bonnie Cashin’s Knittery.AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA."
Text of press release: "Bonnie Cashin calls her hooded wrap-around “The Thing,” a hand— loomed plaid, a “Noh”—type mini—jacket traced with suede, with elongated spaghetti ties that circle the waist.Shown here with ankle—length, double-knit jersey dress, yoked in suede, “The Thing” functions as effectively for daytime wear, perhaps over a full skirt, as it does in the evening.The Thing ....$160.No. 14262 — Jersey Dress — Sizes 6 to 114 — $180.Produced by Sills & Company.AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA."
Contact sheet with 10 prints of a model in matching jacket and pants in a leather-like material. She wears high top two-tone shoes. The jacket features large pockets with metal turnlock [turnscrew] fasteners (not visible in these photographs), and a built-in pouch on the back.
Contact sheet with 12 prints of a model in matching jacket and pants in a leather-like material. She wears high top two-tone shoes and gloves. the jacket features large pockets with metal turnlock [turnscrew] fastenersand a built-in pouch on the back.
Contact sheet with 12 prints of a model wearing slacks, two-toned, laced shoes, a striped, hooded top under a sleeveless jacket with pockets, and slightly cut-away in front. She wears gloves and ins ome prints hold a pair of sunglasses.
1 photograph of a model wearing a short, long-sleeved jacket in a suede-like material. It is collarless and has small metal buttons. She wears an ankle-lenght skirt in a leather-like material and mules.
Photograph of a model on the cover of the magazine "In fashion." She wears light collored slacks and jacket in a large black and white houndstooth patterns. She wears wing-tip styled black and white low heeled shoes.
Mannequin wearing a suit with a leather skirt and a woolen fabric or knit jacket with leather sleeves. Accessorized with a black hat and a black cashmere shell.
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.
Text of press release: "Bonnie Cashin’s suit—to—be—suitable—in, with its own flingable, swingable poncho. Designed for Sills & Company.The tweed was woven by loving Irish hands in Donegal in a mixture of Naturals. The tied—in Jacket is yoked and sleeved with Angola leather.The skirt with four big box pleats is for easy striding, bus—hopping, or just trotting around town.The poncho, unmistakable Bonnie Cashin, is a great fling with hardware battenings for stormy weather, and the roomiest of pockets.No. 3259 — Suit — Sizes 6 to 114 — $310.No. 2995 — Poncho — $180.Headgear - Bonnie Cashin’s Knittery.AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA."
Mannequin wearing a suit with a leather skirt and a woolen fabric or knit jacket with leather sleeves . Accessorized with a black hat and black cashmere shell.
Model posing in a garden setting, wearing a light colored suit (skirt and jacket) with a matching belt and dark trim. She is also wearing a dark colored cloche hat.
Text of press release: "Bonnie Cashin’s love of a suit, produced by Sills & Company.The jacket is her famous “Noh” shaping, fashioned out of a confection of hand—loomed, basket—weave wool plaid, imported from England, in tones of dove, pheasant and saddle, all framed with saddle leather, the front anchored with a maxi buckle.The skirt is lightly shaped for easy striding and loping.No. 3271 — Sizes 6 to 114 — $260.Sweater and headgear from Bonnie Cashin’s Knittery.AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA."
Text of press release: "The individuals for whom Bonnie Cashin likes to design are those who reach out for the colors, the textures, the bloom of natural things. And who likes to wear clothes that go everywhere with ease and comfort.Her new “bubbly’t topped suit is suitable for city-country-travel-anywhere. Theimported tapestry tweed jacket has elasticized waist and sleeves to be worn any whichway. The stand-up collar and the tracings are oak colored suede (a lovely warm, woodsy brown).The A-line suede skirt is also oak-colored.Thrtleneck sweater from Bonnie Cashin’s Knittery.Gloves - Crescendoe by Bonnie Cashin.AVAILABLE IN YOUR CITY.From Sills & Company.No. 3107 - No. 3106 -Jacket - Sizes 6 to 16 - $160.00. Skirt - Sizes 6 to 16 - $130.00."
Two suede suits. Left: Collared jacket with two flap pockets with a skirt that closes down the front . Right: Collarless, sleeveless, extended shoulder patchwork jacket worn with trousers. Both suits (jackets and skirt) have turnlock [turnscrew] fasteners. The models a seated on a fence with three horseback riders visible behind them.
Mannequin wearing a muslin, or mock-up, of a garment consisting of a light-colored jacket with dark cuffs, over a dark skirt that extends past the knees.
Mannequin wearing a muslin, or mock-up, of a garment consisting of a light-colored jacket with dark cuffs, over a dark skirt that extends past the knees.
Sketch of a model wearing a short tweed jacket and vest with a plaid, pleated wool skirt. it can be worn with a silk shirt or as is with a hankie twist at the neck.
Handwritten on drawing: #1733 jacket / smooth backed suede -- unlined -- for a brief jacket - all shape --- I wear it with a matching jersey dress - Also edged in suede --- looks wonderful with my suede shorts too / Bonnie Cashin / 1957
Handwritten on drawing: 1387 / new collar / [back of jacket:] pleats / [jacket:] regular facing of leather, lined in cotton / [skirt:] 1388, full skirt (like wool) - line in cotton / Bonnie Cashin
Drawing of a model in hooded cape over a blouson-styled jacket and slacks. It fastens at the neck with a buttoned flap; the lining of the cape and the jacket are of the same plaid pattern and material.
Mohair jacket with dolman sleeves, leather bindings on the edges and snaps on the placket. The lower hem has self-fringe. Beside the model is a mohair blanket with a stitched-on leather coin purse.
The model is wearing a dark leather short dress with a zipper about 18 inches down the front. she is wearing leather pants that are tucked into knee high boots. She is also wearing a light colored knee length leather jacket and a matching leather bell hat.
Text from press release:"CASH IN COUNTRYDivision of Russel Taylor,Inc.512 Seventh AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10018For release: On or after Saturday-Sunday, June 16-17, 1979.Bonnie Cashin adds function to practical, rugged outerwear fashion in this jacket with multi storage pockets. Done inAlpine cloth it’s featured in Cashin Country for Russ Taylor.Style: #7945Suggested retail price: $2OO."
Text of press release: "The Philip Sills Spring Collection by Bonnie Cashin thinks it’s fun to be in a leopard’s skin even if the fabric is linen. Bonnie's familiar “Noh” jacket with matching leather trim tops a full dirndle—type skirt and easy jersey blouse.SIZE: 8 - 16 STYLE NO: Jacket #4060; Skirt #773; Blouse #1868. PRICE: $215"
Text of press release : "From the Philip Sills Spring Collection by Bonnie Cashin this tacky tattersall jacket with it’s sporty leather pipping tops Bonnie’s supple long-striding skirt and jersey tank top.of matching jersey.SIZE: 8 — 16 STUE NO: Jarket #871Skirt #7753 Blouse #1867 PRICE: $260"
Sketch of a model in a flaired jacket over a turtleneck. The jacket's fasteners are toggles, it has back pockets and a large folded over collar lined in fake fur.
Text: "Homage to the First American, make signals with a big top & narrow pants"; "new wine unlined" [swatch]; "3390" [jacket design]; "3391" [pant design]; "Bonnie Cashin '75"
From sketch: “ I’d like to have a little jacket to wear cycling, straight front covered up short, and a fuelled back just long enough to cover my rear as well as the bike seat see ?”.
Suede jacket lined with fleece (visible on the collar and turned-back cuffs). Worn with a knee-length skirt, mittens and boots, and accessorized with a soft body purse with an outer coin purse stitched on top.
Text of pess release: "(Exclusive to you in your city)# 8166 428OThe layered look in leather and suede starts with a hooded je.reey blouse. Then comes a suede skirt, quilted on the bias to swing freely as it walks through the country. And last, a collarless jacket of quilted leather that, tieG once at the waist. The entire suit. is of a rich, earthy brown. From the &rnie Gashiji Collection at Saks Fjfth Avenue.FROM:Helen O’HaganPublicitySaj Fifth Avenue611 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York"