Set
Designer
Bonnie Cashin
(1907 - 2000)
Retailer
Saks Fifth Avenue
(American, founded 1924)
Manufacturer
Sills and Co.
c. 1965
Cotton canvas and leather
Museum purchase
Object number99.56.1
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.
DescriptionLime green cotton canvas short A-line raincoat and skirt; raincoat with matching leather convertible collar, piping and trompe l'oeil shoulder bag appliqueExhibitions