Coat
ca. 1960 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Bonnie Cashin was a mid-twentieth century American sportswear designer. This coat is an example of Cashin's adaptations of popular coat styles of the time for what were increasingly known as 'suburban coats' in the 1950s and 1960s. This name referred to their shortened length, which allowed for greater ease and motion for women getting in and out of cars.
Cashin often combined leather and wool in the same garment. This coat is a typical example: made of colourful wool tweed, lined with wool jersey and trimmed with leather piping.
Cashin often combined leather and wool in the same garment. This coat is a typical example: made of colourful wool tweed, lined with wool jersey and trimmed with leather piping.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tweed and wool |
| Brief description | Coat, pink and green wool, Bonnie Cashin, U.S.A., ca. 1960 |
| Physical description | Pink and green wool tweed coat with green leather piping on edges and wool lining. The closure is a green leather strap with gold coloured metal buckle at bust. The sleeves are wide and are three-quarter length. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'a / Bonnie Cashin / design / Sills and co.' (label on inner right side) |
| Credit line | Given by Lindsay Hoyer Millar |
| Summary | Bonnie Cashin was a mid-twentieth century American sportswear designer. This coat is an example of Cashin's adaptations of popular coat styles of the time for what were increasingly known as 'suburban coats' in the 1950s and 1960s. This name referred to their shortened length, which allowed for greater ease and motion for women getting in and out of cars. Cashin often combined leather and wool in the same garment. This coat is a typical example: made of colourful wool tweed, lined with wool jersey and trimmed with leather piping. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.60-2009 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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