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Costume Designer

Bonnie Cashin

Born September 28, 1908 in Oakland, California, U.S.

Died February 3, 2000

12 films

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 12

I Was a Male War Bride (1949) movie poster
I Was a Male War Bride1949
It Happens Every Spring (1949) movie poster
It Happens Every Spring1949
Cry of the City (1948) movie poster
Cry of the City1948
The Luck of the Irish (1948) movie poster
The Luck of the Irish1948
Unfaithfully Yours (1948) movie poster
Unfaithfully Yours1948
Nightmare Alley (1947) movie poster
Nightmare Alley1947
Anna and the King of Siam (1946) movie poster
Anna and the King of Siam1946
Cluny Brown (1946) movie poster
Cluny Brown1946
Fallen Angel (1945) movie poster
Fallen Angel1945
Home in Indiana (1944) movie poster
Home in Indiana1944
Laura (1944) movie poster
Laura1944
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) movie poster
The Keys of the Kingdom1944