Last week, my leather class went over to the Special Collections of the FIT library to look at some of Bonnie Cashin's original sketchbooks.
Bonnie Cashin was a designer who started her career in the 1950s. She was known for using leather in unexpected ways.
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| look how cute this girl is in her little hat! |
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| this is Bonnie Cashin in 1960. seeing this photo made me laugh because one of the jokes-that-is-actually-true in fashion illustration is that everyone draws girls that look like themselves. Miss Bonnie was no exception. |
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| teehee. |
Now I'm off to have my ideal Sunday-- Petco to pet the cats, then buying yarn for my senior collection, then getting a macaron, then coming home and sewing for the rest of the day.
Any fun Sunday plans? What's your ideal Sunday?
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Sounds like a lovely Sunday! Stroking cats and buying yarn - ideal.
ReplyDeleteIt was every bit as lovely as I'd hoped it would be. I hope yours was, too! Thanks so much for stopping by. ♥
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