Neiman Marcus Collection Scrapbook leather coat designed by Bonnie Cashin

Neiman Marcus Collection Scrapbook leather coat designed by Bonnie Cashin

Texas Fashion Collection

1956/1959

Catalog entry for an item in the Texas Fashion Collection including a photograph of the item and text describing information known about the designer and manufacture date, provenance, and physical descriptions. Description of object in photo: Ensemble consisting of green leather jacket and green and black striped knit dress with green leather belt. The street-length coat is of matching green leather, with long sleeves and tuxedo collar that extends to lower hem. The center-front opening has no closures, and there is a welt pocket at each side seam. The coat is lined in the same fabric the dress is made from, and faces the tuxedo collar and opening. There are no designer labels in the garments, and the coat has retailer's label: "Neiman-Marcus / Trophy Room". (Not fully seen in photo: The sheath-style short sleeve street-length dress is of wool jersey with a knitted pattern of horizontal green and black stripes. The dress has an accompanying green leather belt that ends in fringe.)

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