<b>An exhilarating look at the quintessential</b>&nbsp;<b>American modernist, acclaimed for her “auntiemame” lifestyle, her iconoclastic approach to</b>&nbsp;<b>fashion, and her visionary designs.<br></b><br>A talented artist who happened to become a fashion&nbsp;designer, Cashin was brilliant, free-spirited and&nbsp;unconventional in all that she did. Revered for her intellectual and independent approach to fashion,&nbsp;Cashin changed the way women dressed with her&nbsp;revolutionary, forward-thinking approach to life. She&nbsp;designed chic, functional clothing for the modern&nbsp;woman “on the go” —for women like herself who&nbsp;loved to travel and lived life to the fullest.&nbsp;The most successful independent fashion designer of&nbsp;her day, Cashin worked outside of the fashion&nbsp;industry, yet is arguably the most influential designer&nbsp;of our time, revered in the fashion world and a muse&nbsp;for designers working today.<br><br>Cashin is credited with many fashion “firsts,”&nbsp;including introducing the concept of layering and&nbsp;championing such timeless shapes such as ponchos,&nbsp;tunics, and kimonos. She is acclaimed for inventing&nbsp;the “it-bag,” with her classic handbag designs for&nbsp;Coach in the early 1960s.&nbsp;<br>Brimming with a half-century of creative work,&nbsp;<i>Bonnie Cashin</i> celebrates the designer’s incredible,&nbsp;well-traveled life and her revolutionary designs with&nbsp;an unflinching, happy elegance.