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Bonnie Cashin|Philip Sills & Co.

spring/summer 1964 · (a) wool; (b) wool, leather · Costume Institute

Robust materials seized from hardy men's outerwear became coin of the realm for Cashin, who tied and latched these rugged material with aplomb. Gender-shared outerwear is now commonplace, but it was chiefly Cashin's invention. In the 1960s, asymmetrical tying was sufficient to render the style feminine. But the flare of the coat also suggests Cashin's Pacific-Rim sensibility: robing, along with asymmetry, suggest the stimulus of Chinese and Japanese robes and kimono.

Artist

Bonnie Cashin|Philip Sills & Co.

Date

spring/summer 1964

Medium

(a) wool; (b) wool, leather

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Helen and Philip Sills Collection of Bonnie Cashin Clothes, 1979