Handwritten on drawing: At Home costume / Mrs. Francis Lawrence / Internation Rayon Assoc. / Waldorf -- Oct 9th / 1953 / velvet / 15 back, 12 1/2 front / Bonnie Cashin
Main sketch of a figure wearing a full-length fitted button front coat with an empire seam and with collar and cuffs in a contrasting fabric. There is a secondary sketch of the back view of the coat. Includes a swatch of white leather.
A window display of a retail store, the Saks Fifth Avenue, two mannequins and a stand display two raincoats and a overcoat of a heavy material. The rain coats are very loose and knee high; they look like two piece large shawls made to raincoats with buttons on front.The overcoat is knee high and straight cut, looking like a sack. it is long sleeves with two horizontal pockets and a small standing collar with buttons.
Velvet pantsuit, loosely fitted. The blouse is covering the hips and is tide by a string on the neckline. This pantsuit has long-sleeves and the bottom of the sleeves are secured by elastic giving a puffy look to the sleeves.
Sketch of a figure wearing a two piece suit consisting of a button front jacket with elbow patches and a sash belt and a box pleat skirt. The figure is also wearing a cloche style hat. A swatch of taupe colored velvet is attached.
Sketch of skirt, blouse and jacket ensemble in velvet and rosebud knit. Skirt is long and in layers. Jacket is gathered below the yoke, has tie at collar with two large side pockets.