Nude sketches and figure studies, 1927-1928
This folder contains charcoal and crayon nude sketches and figure studies, may have been done while McCardell attended the Parisian branch of New York School of Fine and Applied Art (today known as Parsons). Most sketches are signed and dated.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
This folder contains advertisements from retailers across the country who sold McCardell's designs. Also in the folder is an advertisement for her line of Utility fashion for Lord & Taylor, as well as a booklet of a Denim line of Townely ...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
This folder contains original press releases, including these from Townely Frocks and the Fashion League.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
This folder includes hand written notes which seems to be describing garment styles, fabrics and knits.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Programs and Events, 1941-1950
This folder contains original programs and invitations to fashion-related events in New York City.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Sketches and Illustrations, Undated
This folder contains pencil fashion illustrations of mostly day dresses. Some have hand written notes and different versions of details sketches. Most unsigned and all undated.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
This folder contains one picture of McCardell at a dinner party.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Student sketches and figure drawings, 1927-1928
Student work. Sketches and illustrations that were created while McCardell was a student at New York School of Fine and Applied Art (Known today as Parsons)
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Tear sheets and newspaper clippings relating to McCardell's professional career as a fashion designer
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
This folder contains news paper clipping from Fashion Week, the national news paper of retailing from November 13, 1972. It describes a retrospective fashion show of McCardell's designs, organized by American Designer Rudi Gernreich, 1922-198...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
This folder contains Xeroxed clippings, including McCardell's bathing suit featured on the cover of Life Magazine. Also in the folder are clipping regarding McCardell's men's wear design for an event related to the Costume Institute...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Department Store Advertisements, 1949
This folder contains advertisements for retailers such as Niemen-Marcus,, Bonwit Teller and Lord & Taylor, as well as for fabric and yarn manufacturers. It includes an advertisement for "Futuramic Oldsmobile" for which McCardell desi...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
The Xeroxed clippings in this folder show the wide range of McCardell's designs at the time, including swimwear, knits, day dresses, evening gowns and even Children's wear.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Department Store Advertisements, 1950-1951
This folder contains advertisements for retailers such as Lord & Taylor and Julius Garfinckel & Co. as well as for fabric manufacturers and Sanka coffee. It includes many examples of McCardell's sun dresses, stripped dresses and jers...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Department Store Advertisements, 1952-1954
This folder contains advertisements of sunglasses and gloves lines McCardell designed, as well as ads for retailers such as Bonwit teller and Niemen-Marcus. In the folder there is also an ad for Chrysler featuring McCardell herself along side desi...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
In this folder are Xeroxed clippings, including trend reports for spring, several clippings relating to McCardell's separates, accessories, and resort collections. Also in the folder in an article from the New Yorker, titled 'Feminine fa...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
This folder contains Xeroxed clippings, including Claire McCardell's appearance on the cover of Time magazine in 1955.
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Department Store Advertisements, 1955-1956
This folder contains advertisements, including a Lord &Taylor ad congratulating McCardell on her appearance on the cover of Vogue. In the folder there is also an ad for fabric with Raoul Dufy's prints from a series of a line of fabrics fe...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings (Monastic Dress), 1932-1938
This folder contains clippings with examples of McCardell's 'Monastic dress', dinner and hostess dresses, knitted dress, and earlier works with elements that will later become her signature such as use of plaids and stripes, and cas...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Newspaper Clippings, 1939-1940
This folder contains clippings from national and local newspapers and magazines. It includes examples from her stint at Hattie Carnegie, as well as reports on her work, design aesthetic and methods and her background. Also in this folder is a cove...
McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
