Name the designer, round 3

[fuzzylizzie]

It's been a while since I posted one of these, but here goes:

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Hints:

This design is by a well known American designer.

Photo is from 1951

This designer had a long career.

This design is probably not what most people would visualize upon hearing this designer's name, however, it's not a total red herring.

Any guesses?

 

[blue-eyedcalico]

pauline trigere?


carol

 

[Patentleathershoes]

Do we get a clue...male or female?

 

[fuzzylizzie]

Not Trigere, but great guess.

Chris, I GAVE 4 clues.

Oh, alright... female.

 

[noir_boudoir]

McCardell??

 

[noir_boudoir]

ooh, ooh, I want to change my guess: Bonnie Cashin??

 

[Patentleathershoes]

Valentino?

Lizzie, I know you gave 4 hints but I am a very brain deficient person at the moment

 

[fuzzylizzie]

DING! DING! DING! We have a winner! This is a Bonnie Cashin design.

Tell us how you figured it out, Lin.

 

[theopshoproc]

I totally feel cool, Bonnie was my first guess when I saw it!

It actually felt very "Bonnie" to me. Clean lines but always with a little surprise.

 

[noir_boudoir]

yey!

Similar impressions to Justine - the fact that she's doing something quite innovative with the whole female outline.

Also, I have a Cashin for Ballantyne 60s cardigan, and independently of anything else, the top half of this coat, and particularly the collar, really reminded me of that. And the buttons.

In fact, in general, despite its 1951 date, this seems to have some aspects about it which other people were doing 9-15 years later.

And when I suddenly thought 'Cashin!' I went to look on the label resource and found that she was particularly designing suits and coats at this time :D