Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Italian Knit Pant Ensemble and Lambretta Motor Scooter

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/9557fdee792d1ceeb033a1854b3bf86f

Title

Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Italian Knit Pant Ensemble and Lambretta Motor Scooter

Creator

Dan Arje

Date

January 22 1957

Description

Bonwit Teller window display featuring a women's knit ensemble imported from Italy, and a Lambretta motor scooter. The mannequin sits on top of the scooter, wearing matching striped shirt and pant set, jewelry, flat shoes, and a scarf tied under the chin. Beside the scooter stands a second mannequin dressed as a motor vehicle technician, wearing a jumpsuit, wind goggles and holding a cigarette. A banner at the bottom of the display reads "Zooming in from Italy... Bonwit's exciting new Italian knits... Sports Floor the Fifth... Zooming in from Italy... The news making Lambretta... Courtesy of the Innocenti Corp. Lambretta Division."

Subject

Department stores
Show windows

Source

Empire State Digital Network

Relation

http://digitalarchives.library.newschool.edu/admin/media/kellen/images/1/3/0/76504_ca_object_representations_media_13075_small.jpg

Type

image

References

http://digitalarchives.library.newschool.edu/index.php/Detail/objects/KA0001_000413

Date

January 22 1957

Source

Empire State Digital Network

Subject

Department stores
Show windows

Citation

Dan Arje, “Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Women's Italian Knit Pant Ensemble and Lambretta Motor Scooter,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 7, 2026, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/6455.

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