Bonnie Cashin: Mohair Blanket Coat, Up Close

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuU03DlM3N67_Mykm9Nno6lvPsGYoy6aXI08i8XEh-xk9N80ZsRBLI0Hzpw5uakILFdJ7IWRbNY-xHjjHWdOxMDxOjn3XDBpk_sqCyZURXInWlAoz_tE0gFmmN2V0XQtZQVfQzc_8aamD/s1600/IMG_2064.edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuU03DlM3N67_Mykm9Nno6lvPsGYoy6aXI08i8XEh-xk9N80ZsRBLI0Hzpw5uakILFdJ7IWRbNY-xHjjHWdOxMDxOjn3XDBpk_sqCyZURXInWlAoz_tE0gFmmN2V0XQtZQVfQzc_8aamD/s400/IMG_2064.edit.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9j7Z8UuP5YM1HAJQPVnrTcW2jvsh_BdWhrfsDKXnLp-yKxZiQtzJzRhNOTiqvzK7IwEeY0MMNHDHrzaYWxlIKZAXZq6BpkmHUnxs0FKhL6gpqYvZ1La3ggeBefjR4UBcMqVhDMoK6rO-/s1600/IMG_2079.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9j7Z8UuP5YM1HAJQPVnrTcW2jvsh_BdWhrfsDKXnLp-yKxZiQtzJzRhNOTiqvzK7IwEeY0MMNHDHrzaYWxlIKZAXZq6BpkmHUnxs0FKhL6gpqYvZ1La3ggeBefjR4UBcMqVhDMoK6rO-/s400/IMG_2079.1.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><br /><br />This 1960's Bonnie Cashin coat for Sills was found recently by Miss A who shared it with me in an excited text message. My respose: So when do I get to see it in person!. For me, coming across a Cashin coat in a vintage or thrift store is like finding a colorful sea shell on a wide sandy beach. Eureka! <br /><br />This coat has that classic Cashin silhouette: kimono sleeves attached in one with the body. This allows that bold plaid check to continue out onto the sleeves without breaking up the graphic look. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMMHzzrsLVmnggaPrktbCtBlABVNSP4AZEJZcLGUxKc3E-FBDGDYRU9_wN0cTxEMOSQejgcZkS2R788JsDj0_cBE2QTnOQE9OUkE7alxPkC2hpgdeSv3wpe7-Fe2Az2fDo7bWZsfv3LaE/s1600/IMG_2075.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMMHzzrsLVmnggaPrktbCtBlABVNSP4AZEJZcLGUxKc3E-FBDGDYRU9_wN0cTxEMOSQejgcZkS2R788JsDj0_cBE2QTnOQE9OUkE7alxPkC2hpgdeSv3wpe7-Fe2Az2fDo7bWZsfv3LaE/s400/IMG_2075.1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />But what stops the show here is a great, dramatic cape like collar. On closer study, it seems to have been inspired by a triangle shawl shape. Imagine folding a large square wool shawl into a triangle then draping it around your shoulders, over a coat. This has that same effect. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxsnexnFc73saW-ce7yP0PCN2rj3L-8trmP6civo4I2fyo8ZmtmmFyl9xddgCUmSrUeeAq8BTfvYYpaQdrDuD62LFN-Hzq7W0YStlQmHhb6kRUn8Du61PCkaKE-PgZWYtT6eJCprlWd_C/s1600/IMG_2103.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxsnexnFc73saW-ce7yP0PCN2rj3L-8trmP6civo4I2fyo8ZmtmmFyl9xddgCUmSrUeeAq8BTfvYYpaQdrDuD62LFN-Hzq7W0YStlQmHhb6kRUn8Du61PCkaKE-PgZWYtT6eJCprlWd_C/s400/IMG_2103.1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />What pushes it over the top is that this shawl collar is cut from a wildly colored double cloth: fuzzy amber, orange and red colors on the outer mohair textured side with a blinding magenta pink and red on the other smooth surfaced side. That contrast is used to its advantage with this collar design since how its worn or draped can effect whether that contrast is seen or not. <br /><br />Narrow suede trim binds off all edges. The coat is not lined, so that bright pink and red side is clearly seen when worn. Like so many Cashin wool coats, this one has roomy pockets in the side seams. It was designed with a very wide hook fastening at the neckline that at one time were covered in suede. The center front would hang loose and unfastened. <br /><br />I will share the inner workings of this design and the technologies she used to create the look in my next post on this great coat. <br /><br />If you are interested in seeing more designs from Bonnie Cashin, you will want to check out the links below: <br /><a href="http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/cashin/cashinindex.htm"><b>Bonnie Cashin Online Resource, UCLA, Biography with Photo Archive</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pintuckstyle/bonnie-cashin/"><b>Bonnie Cashin, my Pinterest Board (a growing collection of images)</b></a><br><br>

Bonnie Cashin: Mohair Blanket Coat, Up Close

This 1960's Bonnie Cashin coat for Sills was found recently by Miss A who shared it with me in an excited text message. My respose: So ...

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Cashin Coat for Spring: 1966

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jbtEUYBDcQ1n68SgiZU17J0-qc4pLFCWUvLNtrPBJMuVhO8C8MAHmhHwdSTDv6WuKvrciD-T-ffrC6pNS4iKGE0Mk8lvo4WEnAwOnruzm1sYCXb7eKYpDHdQ7N66r_19xlfyY6pTmQqp/s640/Bonnie+Cashin.March.66.2.jpg" width="500" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Bonnie Cashin's vision for Spring 1966 shows her love of texture and inventive silhouettes.  This kimono inspired coat has unique angled sleeve lines, with a diagonal wrap closure that ends in an upswing hemline.  All edges are bound in leather, which would have been colored to compliment her custom wool textiles. Doesn't it have an exciting look?  I think it could be adapted and worn today, which is one of the amazing elements about a Cashin design.<br /><br /><br />

Cashin Coat for Spring: 1966

Bonnie Cashin's vision for Spring 1966 shows her love of texture and inventive silhouettes.  This kimono inspired coat has unique angled...

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Cashin: Knits and Girdles in 1961

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmC3WtkV40-qVq9Egd3Ewmv7PRcQugG7HogrX0aTDHoNji0Nrd8mYZyt0RLyRiSbEw2jcHSS5lv_qbTRO9FqwOzHDGDHEp4gPoYpTQHEM2FtDq7usRKx-MetG4GE4kTkGgrEcOHZEhOg5/s1600/Slide2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmC3WtkV40-qVq9Egd3Ewmv7PRcQugG7HogrX0aTDHoNji0Nrd8mYZyt0RLyRiSbEw2jcHSS5lv_qbTRO9FqwOzHDGDHEp4gPoYpTQHEM2FtDq7usRKx-MetG4GE4kTkGgrEcOHZEhOg5/s400/Slide2.JPG" width="347" /></a></div><br>Bonnie Cashin's fashion style seems so natural, easy fit and easy to wear. But the illusion is often easier to achieve than the reality, as we can see in the foundation garment advertisement from the spring of 1961. <br><br>The dress is described as a green and gold striped knit on bright red which is such a modern, 1960's color concept. The knit has a 'natural' fit in the shoulder and body torso. This ad suggests wearing a Maidenform girdle to achieve that slender, effortless looking silhouette. It was promising a newer, more natural girdle of power mesh that would do the job. Where the previous decade had seen a stronger, boned waistline, the early 1960's would lead into a silhouette where natural was the newest look, and Bonnie Cashin was a leader in that field.

Cashin: Knits and Girdles in 1961

Bonnie Cashin's fashion style seems so natural, easy fit and easy to wear. But the illusion is often easier to achieve than the reality...

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Bonnie Cashin: Brass Twist Locks

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_OCt2PPTgci2UATMBRqbu0BLvGrsXl65uh0zaMGfWLKIlyKDc9-8eTen7g1WDF1XsEp7kgOvniRIoP9L_zxSG8iZBjFIkLMaYTER_JsbWELAayMLoxOwWoFJQ41YRCdzCTMHP09u-D-b/s1600/GBurton.flyer1.3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703247687317610930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_OCt2PPTgci2UATMBRqbu0BLvGrsXl65uh0zaMGfWLKIlyKDc9-8eTen7g1WDF1XsEp7kgOvniRIoP9L_zxSG8iZBjFIkLMaYTER_JsbWELAayMLoxOwWoFJQ41YRCdzCTMHP09u-D-b/s400/GBurton.flyer1.3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 500px;" /></a>This 1970's kid skin leather short coat by Bonnie Cashin sports her signature twist locks that she adapted from canvas boat fastenings in the 1950's. This illustration is from a brochure published by Gene Burton shop on Lake Ave. in Pasadena, CA during the 1970's. From it we find that this leather coat retailed for $200 and came in white, sand, redwing red, navy, lemon yellow or sandstone. <br /><br />Shown below are some examples of the twist locks used on many of her coat designs. You will also notice the extensive use of leathers in her fabrications.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKGn7Qd9NzjluaFSPwaQGWlrWZB5593b3q8fAcA0v1yVba4BlXdXLZOT814Shf8Ec2Qud4t36mhJt4wgJR4DvFJrW76XkkYPkfF0zUHEN7XRL8qWD1WcrJzhpdCppSmjYO_d8dF4j8UtS/s1600/IMG_2195.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703249140114017266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKGn7Qd9NzjluaFSPwaQGWlrWZB5593b3q8fAcA0v1yVba4BlXdXLZOT814Shf8Ec2Qud4t36mhJt4wgJR4DvFJrW76XkkYPkfF0zUHEN7XRL8qWD1WcrJzhpdCppSmjYO_d8dF4j8UtS/s400/IMG_2195.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsZ5QEatZGXACOwqrD4waaTpGN_763ZLeY5u_kaMyzeXstSthyyK8gb7nRCdCFdKtSzNV-DPcmVTyMn1AR1FDD0ERV2VjDPR2MuAxh55pCiDotph91s5AwtOv8n0wAXrRubb7YZhGRtBQ/s1600/P1050360.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703249138821415874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsZ5QEatZGXACOwqrD4waaTpGN_763ZLeY5u_kaMyzeXstSthyyK8gb7nRCdCFdKtSzNV-DPcmVTyMn1AR1FDD0ERV2VjDPR2MuAxh55pCiDotph91s5AwtOv8n0wAXrRubb7YZhGRtBQ/s400/P1050360.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF92xQYa_U_3PtUKn_sn7JRJAsweIqn8yiW1oEMbqqGrQmdXYZhyphenhyphenE1o8x8db71IjKc0pzFnsDj6Oz7yQ20ZU6vNPHUxR2J-hXIYS1IqhfCQhMooo_lZHFWa_xF3_k1ESS1A9ixug9Ovkv/s1600/P1050363.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703251185281686546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF92xQYa_U_3PtUKn_sn7JRJAsweIqn8yiW1oEMbqqGrQmdXYZhyphenhyphenE1o8x8db71IjKc0pzFnsDj6Oz7yQ20ZU6vNPHUxR2J-hXIYS1IqhfCQhMooo_lZHFWa_xF3_k1ESS1A9ixug9Ovkv/s400/P1050363.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3bYgy_yixHZ5znyy7rNCdWQ1n3uOyhAKDvQppHf9dtFWedyFI-i616AHfButiOtWRBbeeNUihAD0XEXAHYjAx7J0j4mos2bPFC0qwNoKNlEIqJT5pgsOwkNYxWBj0Cf1gkTmzL-Z46D1/s1600/P1050332.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703249145986355906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3bYgy_yixHZ5znyy7rNCdWQ1n3uOyhAKDvQppHf9dtFWedyFI-i616AHfButiOtWRBbeeNUihAD0XEXAHYjAx7J0j4mos2bPFC0qwNoKNlEIqJT5pgsOwkNYxWBj0Cf1gkTmzL-Z46D1/s400/P1050332.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAzTpK6wGQXt2TW5WKTDkdcy9N0jGM5MhvABUMPrKwfPQBaG0G9GdwBOBL7MOsX9_xOHypwzvN1ARI6gRRO6Cd30Bu_WBs5nuLDUUhDyDprRmZZpdCvdDhy_LtrCWdrp6wm34UKR2HX-j/s1600/P1050326.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703249158168094050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAzTpK6wGQXt2TW5WKTDkdcy9N0jGM5MhvABUMPrKwfPQBaG0G9GdwBOBL7MOsX9_xOHypwzvN1ARI6gRRO6Cd30Bu_WBs5nuLDUUhDyDprRmZZpdCvdDhy_LtrCWdrp6wm34UKR2HX-j/s400/P1050326.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />Here's a peak at the inside:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYElDEPilZuZ-nCpT1GSmWaXgMfj9R0YdvB20z6lIw-brXRlRAiUFPV7SupGGjnGCdMs8ozt7a05Z3p_B1EooT3bD66JvYciWATGFL2PpaMiW1R4Y6BMNe4WDG85rvnbigYbpApU_FHLXP/s1600/P1050335.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703252329975701794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYElDEPilZuZ-nCpT1GSmWaXgMfj9R0YdvB20z6lIw-brXRlRAiUFPV7SupGGjnGCdMs8ozt7a05Z3p_B1EooT3bD66JvYciWATGFL2PpaMiW1R4Y6BMNe4WDG85rvnbigYbpApU_FHLXP/s400/P1050335.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2Tq598JXOqOyiPT-yg-hewi_IgSuqkVacpQl803y2D9FCnYKe3GP6j6MM8zKWjBqBeTdpSEWlqXPQCyYQazBOkpX1OX1EbOBghEO_way47KQCT4fdlm01hQ3ZxcS5aglKARJsxJXhQZN/s1600/P1050328.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703252327534160530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2Tq598JXOqOyiPT-yg-hewi_IgSuqkVacpQl803y2D9FCnYKe3GP6j6MM8zKWjBqBeTdpSEWlqXPQCyYQazBOkpX1OX1EbOBghEO_way47KQCT4fdlm01hQ3ZxcS5aglKARJsxJXhQZN/s400/P1050328.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivj7oAXvLq9KvVZPn520YGu1DKxHe8FpS2ke_lytd5ZyoCGZd-UCHsfFGUygOLGjcxczCWcIDbVyc4VuVObPLh78LCqoIswY1prcqzyFsn7KBFWhk855ViKe2YWDgOqZXSSzMFsswLpSR/s1600/P1050323.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703252320774063570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivj7oAXvLq9KvVZPn520YGu1DKxHe8FpS2ke_lytd5ZyoCGZd-UCHsfFGUygOLGjcxczCWcIDbVyc4VuVObPLh78LCqoIswY1prcqzyFsn7KBFWhk855ViKe2YWDgOqZXSSzMFsswLpSR/s400/P1050323.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>

Bonnie Cashin: Brass Twist Locks

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Asian Inspired: Bonnie Cashin Coat, June 1950

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG83Ik7GE_rIVF9GYw9seU7qbGobTUS40f8t-gnQ2_PQFUubrJMQ3NN7kCseUyH4jSlNiL42clBJB3WHm5L2F5ncSNmUN40l6-8PBapYAgtF1w_W5SKOoOrbAySn-h0oW8U0rDnqsQYii/s1600/IMG_9860.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695995650701713762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG83Ik7GE_rIVF9GYw9seU7qbGobTUS40f8t-gnQ2_PQFUubrJMQ3NN7kCseUyH4jSlNiL42clBJB3WHm5L2F5ncSNmUN40l6-8PBapYAgtF1w_W5SKOoOrbAySn-h0oW8U0rDnqsQYii/s400/IMG_9860.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 500px;" /></a>This Asian inspired coat is a very early example of the direction that Bonnie Cashin would explore in the decades to come: simple "T" shaped coat with narrow mandarin collar. Here she uses linen and embellishes it with frog closures in a design for Adler and Adler. Later those frogs would become her signature brass twist locks.<br /><br />description from "Vogue", June, 1950:<br />"Sawed-off Chinese coolie coat--new length: white Irish linen, frog closings: three-quarter length sleeves. A summer coat with more than one life to share. First and foremost, a life with a bathing suit; then, perhaps, over a slender skirt in town, slacks at home. Coat by Bonnie Cashin, $30, At Lord & Taylor; Garfinckel's; Neiman-Marcus."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VKD9E0GpOJaOs1bw8ybMmf9pKzc7u1Fy6tDCR9fstFdYgX2u_1iDeZVGoH81JIgMxixnDugUVm4S03FG5HhCEQl3gdQER91wHuwFf9GbPFrMJW3CxDMzvqxodF6q4reuPyItl1rBtibK/s1600/Cashin.+chinesejacket.1950.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696003344632657458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VKD9E0GpOJaOs1bw8ybMmf9pKzc7u1Fy6tDCR9fstFdYgX2u_1iDeZVGoH81JIgMxixnDugUVm4S03FG5HhCEQl3gdQER91wHuwFf9GbPFrMJW3CxDMzvqxodF6q4reuPyItl1rBtibK/s400/Cashin.+chinesejacket.1950.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 435px;" /></a><br />This photo of Bonnie Cashin shows her wearing the same coat, worn casually with pushed up sleeves (a style she favored). <br /><br /><br /><br />The second image shown here is from the <a href=" http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/special/cashin/leather.htm"><span style="font-weight:bold;">UCLA Special Collections website on Bonnie Cashin</span></a>

Asian Inspired: Bonnie Cashin Coat, June 1950

This Asian inspired coat is a very early example of the direction that Bonnie Cashin would explore in the decades to come: simple "T...

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Bonnie Cashin: Turn locks

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgIMXN5ImTqqDu5JscOIuBQwwgwHoVeodWYIlokUB1Az35GSWesz3DNdpsV37wOjoBzKEGHvjVHZ-IkmU9W2LPMjcM_bKlapGTuKqXNEx8GioGKTEkaWj8tikd1rRV72sRSrjTanRT0Qc/s1600-h/P1050361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgIMXN5ImTqqDu5JscOIuBQwwgwHoVeodWYIlokUB1Az35GSWesz3DNdpsV37wOjoBzKEGHvjVHZ-IkmU9W2LPMjcM_bKlapGTuKqXNEx8GioGKTEkaWj8tikd1rRV72sRSrjTanRT0Qc/s640/P1050361.JPG" /></a><br /></div>Bonnie Cashin turn locks are enough to make you want fall weather year round. There's something in that nifty brass setting that really gives her luxurious jackets and coats a bit of down to earth practicality. I can't begin to imagine the "Eureka" moment when she realized she could apply them to her jackets, after seeing the twist locks in a more utilitarian application.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQezNWgNAHr94viR0QamgZ9LRE59nPjWA008gKB4gsUw5LCyNn3bkF-MGiXvQsWqsAzaStHW5laZIAvNgOMYwUhcT1eAZO1Bws1SmPPRRXtZM4BoNuWxTrkx8ZWao2a3t-nEhjqI7-gu9/s1600-h/P1050332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQezNWgNAHr94viR0QamgZ9LRE59nPjWA008gKB4gsUw5LCyNn3bkF-MGiXvQsWqsAzaStHW5laZIAvNgOMYwUhcT1eAZO1Bws1SmPPRRXtZM4BoNuWxTrkx8ZWao2a3t-nEhjqI7-gu9/s640/P1050332.JPG" /></a><br /></div>Soft pastel suede? Sounds nice, now pop in a twist lock. It's better than a button any day. Zipper? you ask. That's an abutted front seam, but our dear twist locks allow us our overlapped front closure. Casual and elegant at the same time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi137SFHniSnBIayox_eYo9G1REmF2wWX4Z_Wu0TnMRE7KDRPmQ-K3X9LeFErqPPOZu2TtDNjbZwZnS3wGc0AjmoPqoG8o1NcoU6p84_W7NJONszIpUuEm0bz5x59mK3Rg_EG_B7Mw7xypn/s1600-h/P1050333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi137SFHniSnBIayox_eYo9G1REmF2wWX4Z_Wu0TnMRE7KDRPmQ-K3X9LeFErqPPOZu2TtDNjbZwZnS3wGc0AjmoPqoG8o1NcoU6p84_W7NJONszIpUuEm0bz5x59mK3Rg_EG_B7Mw7xypn/s640/P1050333.JPG" /></a><br /></div>Signature loopy wool with leather binding frames a brass twister at the neckline. It seems so logical, this industrial fastening. Without it, we would have gotten bored years ago.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCKKC7LUOkuXm9Fwo4TUFHWIqbbhKd8oLmPooyVGab0TMW6fZupRHZZbjx34Av8YEbjRxk-DjWOKiAfwl6RYZh0lgBHdq4lUbCiJHu9W-fv1_MH-YoPhRJ172_xQNCzu-eKhVyLvbnNwz/s1600-h/P1050351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCKKC7LUOkuXm9Fwo4TUFHWIqbbhKd8oLmPooyVGab0TMW6fZupRHZZbjx34Av8YEbjRxk-DjWOKiAfwl6RYZh0lgBHdq4lUbCiJHu9W-fv1_MH-YoPhRJ172_xQNCzu-eKhVyLvbnNwz/s640/P1050351.JPG" /></a><br /></div>Now you get the picture! Sporty and simple, with a twist of fun. How brilliant, how logical. A master invention for the 20th century.<br /><br /><br /><i>All Bonnie Cashin jackets featured are part of a private collection and are not offered for sale.</i><br /><i>This is the first part of a series on the 20th century American fashion designer, Bonnie Cashin.</i><br /><i>Please do not reprint these images without prior permission, thank you. <br /></i><br /><br /><i> </i> <br /><br /><br /><i></i>

Bonnie Cashin: Turn locks

Bonnie Cashin turn locks are enough to make you want fall weather year round. There's something in that nifty brass setting that really...

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