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Bonnie Cashin
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Born September 28, 1908Died February 3, 2000 (91 years)
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Bonnie Cashin (September 28, ca. 1908– February 3, 2000) was an influential American designer and is considered one of the most significant pioneers of designer ready-to-wear, more commonly called sportswear, in America. Among the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful designers of the 20th century, Cashin was revered for her intellectual, artistic, and independent approach to fashion. Treating clothing as collage or kinetic art, she sculpted designs from luxurious organic materials including leather and mohair, both of which she first championed as appropriate for high-end fashion, as well as tweed, cashmere, and wool jersey. She initiated the use of industrial hardware on clothing and accessories, most famously with the brass toggle that she incorporated into her handbag designs for Coach, where she became founding designer in 1962. Favoring timeless shapes from the history of world clothing, her staple silhouettes included ponchos, tunics, Noh coats and kimonos, all of which allowed for ease of movement and manufacture. Cashin is also credited with introducing the concept of layering to fashion.
Bonnie Cashin (September 28, ca. 1908– February 3, 2000) was an influential American designer and is considered one of the most significant pioneers of designer ready-to-wear, more commonly called sportswear, in America. Among the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful designers of the 20th century, Cashin was revered for her intellectual, artistic, and independent approach to fashion. Treating clothing as collage or kinetic art, she sculpted designs from luxurious organic materials including leather and mohair, both of which she first championed as appropriate for high-end fashion, as well as tweed, cashmere, and wool jersey. She initiated the use of industrial hardware on clothing and accessories, most famously with the brass toggle that she incorporated into her handbag designs for Coach, where she became founding designer in 1962. Favoring timeless shapes from the history of world clothing, her staple silhouettes included ponchos, tunics, Noh coats and kimonos, all of which allowed for ease of movement and manufacture. Cashin is also credited with introducing the concept of layering to fashion.
Filmography
| 1949 | I Was a Male War Bride · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | You're My Everything · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring · as Costume Design |
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | Unfaithfully Yours · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit · as Costume Designer |
| 1948 | Cry of the City · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | The Luck of the Irish · as Costume Design |
| 1948 | The Iron Curtain · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Nightmare Alley · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · as Costume Design |
| 1946 | Do You Love Me · as Costume Designer |
| 1946 | Anna and the King of Siam · as Costume Design |
| 1946 | Three Little Girls in Blue · as Costume Design |
| 1946 | Smoky · as Costume Designer |
| 1946 | Cluny Brown · as Costume Design |
| 1946 | Claudia and David · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | The House on 92nd Street · as Costume Designer |
| 1945 | Junior Miss · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | The Caribbean Mystery · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | Where Do We Go from Here? · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | Diamond Horseshoe · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | The Bullfighters · as Costume Design |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · as Costume Designer |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom · as Costume Design |
| 1944 | Laura · as Costume Design |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling · as Costume Designer |
| 1944 | Home in Indiana · as Costume Design |
| 1944 | Ladies of Washington · as Costume Designer |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark · as Costume Design |
| 1943 | Claudia · as Costume Design |