McCardell, Claire; 1948, gray cotton dress with red, pink & maroon diagonal stripes
Description
Claire McCardell fit-n-flare cotton dress in gray with red, pink, maroon diagonal stripes; stripes have little hearts woven all through them; V-neckline front and back; kimono-bell shape sleeves, elbow length; bust darts; left side seam zipper closure; natural waistline; belt missing; gored bias cut full skirt, calf length; hidden pockets front sides of skirt cotton ca. 1948.
Source
HCT.1988.318.73
Date
1948
Relation
Additional fiber images and information available at the CAMEO Materials Database at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Provenance
Purchased at auction.
Designer
McCardell, Claire
Design Elements
Kimono Sleeve, Gored Skirt, Hourglass Silhouette
Fiber/Fabric Information
fiber content=Cotton
Decade
1940-1949
Files
Collection
Citation
“McCardell, Claire; 1948, gray cotton dress with red, pink & maroon diagonal stripes,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed April 23, 2024, https://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/3811.