Jumpsuit

Bonnie Cashin|Philip Sills & Co.

fall/winter 1967–68 · wool, leather · Costume Institute

These are long-johns. A jersey jumpsuit, as boldly striped as the outfit of a convict on a chain gang, features every device of designer sportswear. Snaps replace what might otherwise be the buttons denounced by anthropologist Bernard Rudofsky and others as archaic; the waist is tied closed and could well have been accompanied by a worker's leather skirt or apron; and even the drop seat of the union suit is honored in this apparel that thinks of every convenience. Cashin prized the vernacular and rendered it as style.

Artist

Bonnie Cashin|Philip Sills & Co.

Date

fall/winter 1967–68

Medium

wool, leather

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

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