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Skirt

Designer Bonnie Cashin American
1954
Not on view

Cashin deliberately secured purse to skirt, blending common-sense utility and security. No mugger would be able to steal this purse!

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Skirt
  • Designer: Bonnie Cashin (American, Oakland, California 1908–2000 New York)
  • Date: 1954
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: wool
  • Credit Line: Gift of Bonnie Cashin, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.40.3
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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