Bonnie Cashin

Bonnie Cashin (1908 - 2000) is considered one of the most important pioneers of the design prêt-à-porter, more commonly known sportswear in the United States. Among the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful designers of the 20 century, Cashin was revered for their intellectual, artistic and independent approach to fashion. Treatment of clothing as a collage or kinetic art, luxurious carved designs of organic materials including leather and mohair, which defended its first case of the high-end fashion, as well as tweed, mohair, cashmere , wool and jersey. She began using hardware industry in clothing and accessories, most famous and alternate with the bronze she incorporated into her handbag designs Coach, the company he started a division of accessories for women in 1962. Favouring timeless forms in the history of world clothing, their staple food silhouettes including ponchos, tunics, jackets and kimonos Noh, allowing ease of movement and manufacture. Cashin also is credited with introducing the concept of layers to fashion.
Born on September 28, 1908, in Fresno, Calif., Cashin "apprentice" dressmaker with her mother. She attended Hollywood High School, the Chouinard School of Art in Pasadena and the Art Students League in Manhattan, but has no formal training in designing clothes. After designing clothing for girls in the choir from Los Angeles, in 1933 he moved to Manhattan Cashin design for the Roxyettes, in the house of dance line at the Roxy Theatre. From 1937 to 1942, designed for the coat and dress manufacturer Adler & Adler. In 1943, he returned to California to design the wardrobe of more than sixty films in Twentieth Century-Fox, including Laura (1944), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), and a tree grows in Brooklyn (1946). She uses Fox ladies major libraries and to develop ideas for "real" and returned to the clothing prêt-à-porter in 1949.
In 1950, Cashin received the Neiman Marcus Award and Coty Fashion Critic's Award for his first collection return. Disgustado, however, the manufacturer of control over their frustration with the creativity and design only coats and suits, she began working with multiple manufacturers to design a range of garments in different price points. This enabled him to create complete wardrobes for modern living. In the decade to 1950, its price ranged from $ 14.95 a plastic raincoat to $ 2000 for a fur kimono. At the time, it was unheard of for any designer to work for a variety of companies in different sectors of the company.
In 1953, Cashin team with leather importer Philip Sills and pioneered the use of high-fashion leather. Designing for your lifestyle world, developed "layers" costumes, inspired by the traditional Chinese dress, with the goal of creating a flexible wardrobe for the modern nomad, if one day trip was from country to country or city on the outskirts. In 1962, with Miles and Lillian Cahn, wholesale manufacturers wallets of the men was launched as a trainer of women handbags and accessories firm. The designer cache and its inimitable aesthetic kept in constant demand. She designed for companies ranging from American Airlines to Hermès, and was the first American designer to have a boutique at Liberty's of London.