c.1954 Claire McCardell Green & Pink Print Cotton Sun Dress w Belt designer-hardy-amies Item# DD3406

Item# DD3406

The skirt is gathered in gentle soft pleats into the waist for a slight amount of fullness

Her pieces are exquisite and made to the standards of couture

Skirt: 30" from waist seam to bottom hem at the back

He won the Council of Fashion Designers of America New Talent award in 1993

c.1954 Claire McCardell Green & Pink Print Cotton Sun Dress w Belt designer-hardy-amies Item# DD3406Claire McCardell is remembered as a being a true pioneer of American fashion. She was one of the most influential women's sportswear designers of the twentieth century. She studied at Parsons and worked as a fit model before a series of small jobs in fashion. in 1929 McCardell landed a job as a design assistant to Robert Turk, an independent designer and dressmaker. It was he that took her along with him when he became the chief designer at Townley