Claire McCardell: The Girl Who Defied Dior, Part II

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

Arts, History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In part-two of our 2022 exploration of the career of American fashion designer Claire McCardell, we discuss her work during WWII which yielded some of her most iconic designs. For additional reading, check out Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson's recently released biography Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free (2025). Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.2	Dress listeners, Bonjour from Paris. Yes, we are currently on our annual summer hiatus from the show
1:03.9	as we conduct our summer fashion history tours of the City of Lights. But worry not, we will be back in
1:09.4	August with brand new content
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