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Clipping 2: "The new knit-orlon-and-nylon, in Bonnie Cashin's well-behaved two-part dress, $9.95." with a drawing of a woman wearing a skirted suit with a belted polo style top with a classicizing domed building in the background. Clipping 1: "Clothes-Conscious Connecticut / Above: Mrs Philip F. Walker, Jr., views the Connecticut River valley from atop the Travelers Building in Hartford. BonnieCashin has fashion-tested Du Pont's wonder fibers, orlon and nylon, in her knitted coatdress that neither wrinkles, sags, nor shrinks. Hat by Chanda. Ronay envelope. Kayser gloves. Core mock pearls. Dress in beige, grosgrain bound, by Guttman, at Lord & Taylor; Marshall Field; Joseph Magnin." Clipping 5: "Because the knitted evening dress on the right is a blend of Du Pont Orlon and nylon, it will be in just as fine shape forty wearings from now. More promises: It washes like any nylon--beautifully; it's kind to fullish hips; moths hat it; By Bonnie Cashin, $65. Lord & Taylor; Neiman-Marcus, Dallas." Clipping 3, Pasadena, Cal., Star-News: "Novel Accessory: The Riboza--The pictured here show ideas for spring and summer accessories, those all-important touches that make a costume outstanding. Above is a knit riboza, a practical and glamorous accessory to cover bare shoulders on cool evenings. The riboza, two and a half yards long, is an excellent partner for sheer silks, suits, cotton dresses or for bathing suits. It was designed by Bonnie Cashin." Clipping 4, New York Herald Tribune, 4/16/ 1953: "Elegance Key In Pierre Garb / A quiet and lady-like elegance was the keynote of a collection of clothes shown yesterday at the Hotel Pierre. Including designs by Benham Originals, Lentz Diminutives and Bonnie Cashin, the fashions covered various size ranges, as well as every summer occasion. [...]" with no photograph.
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