Sketch of a 2 women wearing leather jackets with pants. The model on the left holds a purse; the model on the right also has a Winter scarf with fringed ends. This is the cut out of the advertisement, and the copy reads, Winner on the first ballot--leather jacket in a choice of marvelous Fall colours to top all your classic pants skirts and p.m. skirts..these by Bonnie Cashin, of course to serve a full term and then be reelected by a landslide. Fall 1976 is handwritten on it, and the copy also includes the store name and Friday hours. Bonnie Cashin (September 28, ca. 1908� February 3, 2000) was an American designer and is considered one of the pioneering designers of American sportswear. She created practical, uncomplicated clothing that catered to the independent woman of the post-war era. . Cashin is often cited creating both the concept of layering clothing and for coining the term. The idea of layering came from time she spent in Asia. Her use of leather, mohair and hardware was pioneering and the brass turnlocks that kept the top of her 1940s convertible down became a signature feature of Coach handbags.