Called the "designer's designer," Claire McCardell turned the American fashion industry on its head starting in the 1930s with her fresh modern take on sportwear. This week we examine her career and legacy in a two-part episode.

Additional Reading:
Nolf, Nancy and Kohle Yohannan. Claire McCardell: Redefining Modernism. New York: Abrams, 1998.

Called the "designer's designer," Claire McCardell turned the American fashion industry on its head starting in the 1930s with her fresh modern take on sportwear. This week we examine her career and legacy in a two-part episode.
Additional Reading:
<ul>
<li>Nolf, Nancy and Kohle Yohannan. Claire McCardell: Redefining Modernism. New York: Abrams, 1998.</li>
</ul>

With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.

Dressed: The History of Fashion

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.

With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.

Claire McCardell:  The Girl Who Defied Dior, part 1

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A quick message from April and Cassidy as they take a break over the next few weeks to make exciting and new types of Dressed content!

Follow along on Intstagram @dressed_podcast, email them at hello@dressedhistory.com and/or join them in Paris this summer at www.likemindstravel.com.

A quick message from April and Cassidy as they take a break over the next few weeks to make exciting and new types of Dressed content!
Follow along on Intstagram @dressed_podcast, email them at hello@dressedhistory.com and/or join them in Paris this summer at <a href="https://www.likemindstravel.com/fashion-history-in-paris-with-april-calahan-and-cassidy-zachary-part-two/">www.likemindstravel.com</a>.

New Things Happening at Dressed!

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The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes with Kate Strasdin, Part II

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For forty plus years, Anne Sykes (1818-1890) documented her life through fabric, creating a dress diary comprised of two thousand plus textile swatches that made its way into the hands of today's guest, dress historian Kate Strasdin. Kate unravels the fabrics of Anne's life and the world within which she lived in her new book The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe.

For forty plus years, Anne Sykes (1818-1890) documented her life through fabric, creating a dress diary comprised of two thousand plus textile swatches that made its way into the hands of today's guest, dress historian Kate Strasdin. Kate unravels the fabrics of Anne's life and the world within which she lived in her new book The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe.

The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes with Kate Strasdin, Part I

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Claire McCardell: The Girl Who Defied Dior, part 1

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