c.1954 Claire McCardell Green & Pink Print Cotton Sun Dress w Belt designer-hardy-amies Her pieces are exquisite and

Her pieces are exquisite and made to the standards of couture

Item# S210

The upper portion of the skirt is solidly beaded with tubular glass beads done in rows that fan out in ever widening panels

It is all hand finished and meticulously done

hand applied bead-work mixed with embroidery

c.1954 Claire McCardell Green & Pink Print Cotton Sun Dress w Belt designer-hardy-amies Her pieces are exquisite andClaire 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