Cotton dress

Published/Created:
1946
Date Depicted:
1993
1940 AD - 1950 AD
Notes:
Bronze cotton dress with crushed and draped off the shoulder bodice and gathered skirt. Claire McCardell's work has an originality and time­lessness that is yet to be equaled in American ready-to-wear design.
Associated Names:
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958 [Designer]
Topics:
Commercial Design -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Costume -- United States -- History -- (LC)
Culture:
American
Accession Number:
4393-140
Genre:
costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
fashion illustrations (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Creator:
Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
Source Title:
History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 6
Source Created:
New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1993
Call Number:
GT513 +B87 6 (LC)
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Original Repository:
New York, NY: Fashion Institute of Technology
OID:
10642300
PID:
digcoll:1806115