Two weeks ago I was at Melrose Antiques with the boyfriend when I spotted something beautiful behind the counter: a long, lime green Bonnie Cashin jacket with toggle closures up the front and at the cuff of both sleeves. I asked the shopgirls if I could please take a closer look. They handed it over. I slipped the thing off the hanger with care and asked: please, may I try it on? Lime green is not my best color, as with most people, but whaddya know that thing fit as would a glove.
Boyfriend’s appreciation of such things rivals my own, and so his response was: “buy it,” “now,” and “who cares how much.”
But then the shopgirls broke the sad news that it was not for sale. They spoke of some-such varmint and local apparel designer who had the thing on hold since December.
So, to make myself feel better, I’ve been cruising the Bonnie Cashin Foundation‘s online gallery ever since. I’ve been ogling the attache and the leather gloves embellished with what seems to have been Cashin’s preferred closure–the industrial toggle. And then, just yesterday, I received an email message about this online exhibition of vintage Cashin editorial coverage.
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