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Title
Press clippings regarding Cashin's work
Alternative Title
Three clippings of newspaper advertisements for Bonnie Cashin knits
Date Created and/or Issued
1952
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theatre, and Film Costume Design
Rights Information
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Description
Clipping 3, Hudson's department store, Detroit: "Couture Knit Fashions / Custom Designed By Bonnie Cashin / With Deft Dressmaker Touches / Two important slim silhouettes with a custom-made look! Excitingly styled by Bonnie Cashin with original dressmaker details [with a drawing of two models wearing knit dress ensembles] Casual Shop in the Woodward Shops, 7th Floor" and includes drawing of a Christmas ornament with the caption "It's Christmastime at Hudson's"
Clipping 2, Denver, Colorado, Post: "Designer Up-Dates Knitted Fashions / By Gretchen ' Denver Post Fashion Editor / One of the greatest twentieth century contributions to the age-old art of knitting and to modern living will be found in "Sculptura" knit costumes which are the result of the designing talent of artist Bonnie Cashin [...] [Image caption:] "Sleek Knit - Designer Bonnie Cashin combines this smart knit sheath dress with sleeveless bodice and scoop neckline with the fingertip jacket in an Iris tweed knit featuring hand-crocheted edges to match [...]"
Clipping 1, The Troy Record: "Knitted Dress Has Important Niche In Fashion World / From early beginnings, when they have devised merely for protection against the elements, knitted clothes have advanced to a point where they hold an important niche in fashion [...]" Includes a photograph of a model wearing a knit dress and matching jacket.
Type

Identifier
uclamss_440_b117_008b
ark:/21198/zz00088xh1
117, 008b
Language
English
Subject
Knitwear
Jackets (garments)
Dresses (garments)--1950-1960
Source
Cashin (Bonnie) Collection of Fashion, Theater and Film Costume Design, 1913-2000

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