c.1954 Claire McCardell Green & Pink Print Cotton Sun Dress w Belt designer-hardy-amies He won the Council of

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

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

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

Item# S210

Item# DD3406

c.1954 Claire McCardell Green & Pink Print Cotton Sun Dress w Belt designer-hardy-amies He won the Council ofClaire 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