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Dress

1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Suede shirt dress trimmed with fringed trim inspired by Native American styles. Beige suede trimmed with three rows of suede fringe around the skirt. The dress has a small turndown collar, long sleeves with added cuffs and horizontal slit pockets at the front. Single breasted and closes with four metal fastenings. There is a shocking pink silk lining.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Trimmed suede, lined with silk
Brief description
Suede shirt dress trimmed with fringed trim, designed by Bonnie Cashin, made by Sills & Co., United States, 1968
Physical description
Suede shirt dress trimmed with fringed trim inspired by Native American styles. Beige suede trimmed with three rows of suede fringe around the skirt. The dress has a small turndown collar, long sleeves with added cuffs and horizontal slit pockets at the front. Single breasted and closes with four metal fastenings. There is a shocking pink silk lining.
Production typeReady to wear
Marks and inscriptions
'SILLS A BONNIE CASHIN DESIGN' (Label on the side seam)
Credit line
Given by Sills & Co.
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 374
Collection
Accession number
T.79-1974

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Record createdJuly 16, 2007
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