Object: Set
Designer:
Bonnie Cashin
(1907 - 2000)
Retailer:
Saks Fifth Avenue
(American, founded 1924)
Manufacturer:
Sills and Co.
Date: c. 1965
Medium: Cotton canvas and leather
Country: USA
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 99.56.1
DescriptionLime green cotton canvas short A-line raincoat and skirt; raincoat with matching leather convertible collar, piping and trompe l'oeil shoulder bag applique
Label Text:Bonnie Cashin designed the leather pocket on this coat to look like a shoulder bag. The use of leather, canvas, and twist locks are signatures of Cashin’s work. Cashin’s original sketch for the coat illuminated its construction details with a note: “Look ma, no hands! Let your coat carry your bag.” The trompe l’oeil design is emblematic of Cashin’s fusion of fashion and function.
Exhibitions:
- Pockets to Purses: Fashion + Function
- Bonnie Cashin