Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free

Dress 2026

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Authors: Courtney Pierce
DOI: 10.1080/03612112.2026.2614238
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Abstract

Though widely known and celebrated by fashion historians and museum curators, mid-twentieth-century American fashion designer Claire McCardell is not a household name. Claire McCardell: The Designe...

Fields of Study & Subjects

Fashion and Cultural Textiles Cultural and Historical Studies Architecture Design and Social History

Publication details

Journal / source
Dress
Volume
52
Issue
2
Pages
429–431
Publication date
30 January 2026
Language
EN