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Design Clippings, 1950-1951
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.11 · folder · 1950-1951
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.15 · folder · 1939-1940
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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 cover of Mademoiselle from September1940.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1943
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.18 · folder · 1943
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings with examples of day dresses and summer cotton dresses. It also includes several articles about McCardell's work featuring her pictures, as well as reports on the Mademoiselle Magazine Merit Award she won that year.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1946-1947
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.7 · folder · 1946-1947
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains Xeroxed clippings. Including an example for Ski suit designed by McCardell, as well as examples of her resort fashion, beachwear and 'Grecian' style dresses.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.17 · folder · 1942
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from publications such as WWD, Bazaar, Vogue and Glamour among others. It includes examples of the 'surprise alert' suit designed by McCardell that year as well as 'was savings' clothes using minimal yardage of fabric and side closure of buttons instead of metal zipper.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1945
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.6 · folder · 1945
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains Xeroxed clippings from 1945 as well as undated clippings. Includes a cover of Vogue featuring her prize-winning collection for the Blum Store (1945). Also in this folder are examples of swimwear designs.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1949
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.8 · folder · 1949
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains Xeroxed clippings. It includes many examples of McCardell's resort and beachwear designs, and several examples of her evening wear designs. Also in the folder are several clippings regarding British designer Edward Molyneux's, 1891-1974 , visit to the United States in which he purchased several original American garment samples to reproduce, among them McCardell's.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1954
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.12 · folder · 1954
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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 fashions' that mentions McCardell's work

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.14 · folder · 1932-1938
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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 casual sportswear.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Newspaper Clippings, 1941
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.16 · folder · 1941
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains newspaper and magazine clippings, including Vogue, New York Times and Harper's Bazaar. In the folder is a report on her work designing Civilian Defense Uniforms along side designers such as Bonnie Cashin, William Bloom and Lilly Dache among others. Also in this folder are examples of a wide range of her designs, including wedding dresses, costume jewelry and maternity wear.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.19 · folder · 1943
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from local and national publications including Town & Country and WWD. It includes examples of McCardell's 'Pop-Over' dresses, 'Diaper Suit' beachwear and the September 13th cover of Life magazine featuring her knitted leotards.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1947
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.27 · folder · 1947
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes many examples of the casual sportswear style for which McCardell is known: swimwear and resort fashion, printed dresses and 'apron' dresses, to name a few.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1950
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.31 · folder · 1950
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes examples of a wide range of McCardell's designs: floral summer dresses, plaid day dresses, coats, evening dresses, beachwear and even children's clothes.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.23 · folder · 1945
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from local and national publications and includes the January cover of Glamour magazine. Also in this folder are many examples of McCardell's swimwear.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1945
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.24 · folder · 1945
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from local and national publications. Its content shows the wide range of McCardell's designs, from day dresses, to coats, beachwear and even ski outfits.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1946
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.25 · folder · 1946
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

In this folder contains examples of McCardell's day and evening dresses, resort and swimwear and several examples of her empire dinner dresses. Also in the folder are clippings relating to McCardell's rayon collection of mix and match beach outfits.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.22 · folder · 1945
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from local and national publications and includes the cover of Life Magazine from July 9th. 1945. Also in the folder are examples of McCardell's swimwear and resort fashion and her tennis dresses design.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1948
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.28 · folder · 1948
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes examples of McCardell's printed day dresses, knits, evening dresses, maternity dresses and several clippings relating to her denim collection.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1949
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.30 · folder · 1949
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes examples of McCardell's 'Grecian' style jersey dresses, coats, resort and swimwear.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.20 · folder · 1944
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from local and national publications including Vogue and Bazaar. It includes McCardell's design of wool bathing suits, weekend and outdoors outfits. Also in the folder is a report on her winning the "Winnie" bronze trophy from the American Fashion Critics for her four pieces beach wardrobe with double topstitched details, an element that with time became one of her signatures.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1944
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.21 · folder · 1944
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from local and national publications. It includes the cover of Life magazine from August 28, 1944, as well as examples from McCardell's designs of day dresses, outdoors outfits and plaid dresses.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1946
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.26 · folder · 1946
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings, including illustrated examples of McCardell's Portuguese plaids collection, and a wide range of her active wear designs: ski outfits, sailing suit, swimwear and skating outfits.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1948
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.29 · folder · 1948
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes examples of McCardell's 'Grecian' style dresses, plaids coats and resort wear.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1951-1952
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.32 · folder · 1951-1952
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes a coverage of a wide range of McCardell's designs: dresses for afternoon and garden parties, beachwear, tennis outfits, pleated dresses, plaid dress, 'Grecian' style dresses and several examples of her famous 'Pop-over' dress.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1954
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.33 · folder · 1954
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines, including the notable Bazaar cover featuring her bateu neck square red shirt with black polka dots in diminishing sizes. It also includes clipping with a plaid dress now at the collection at MFIT.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2.4 · folder · 1951-1956
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains Xeroxed advertisements from leading department stores like Lord & Taylor, Niemen-Marcus and Bonwit Teller, as well as many lesser known retailers. It includes an ad for McCardell's children's wear designs for Saks Fifth Avenue.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1954
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.34 · folder · 1954
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes examples of McCardell's use of double top stitching as a design element in day dresses, as well as examples of her bathing suits, safari suits and sailing outfits, Also in the folder are clippings relating to her raincoat line for 'Main Street fashions'.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Advertisements, 1928-1956
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2 · 1928-1956
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

Advertisements published in magazines and newspapers, including department stores' ads featuring McCardell's designs and of lines she specifically created for retailers across the country. It also includes ads in which her name is used to indorse fabric manufacturers and lines of accessories and undergarments.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2.2 · folder · 1946-1948
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains Xeroxed advertisements from leading department stores like Lord & Taylor, Niemen-Marcus and Bonwit Teller, as well as many lesser known retailers. The variety of retailers who sold McCardell's designs shows the extent of her popularity.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Design Clippings, 1955-1956
US NNFIT SC.38.2.1.35 · folder · 1955-1956
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains clippings from newspapers and magazines. It includes examples of a wide range of McCardell's designs: plaid, stripped and polka dots dresses; coats; day dresses; bathing suits; jersey dresses; Also in the folder are examples for her use of double top stitching as a design element.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2.3 · folder · 1949-1951
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains Xeroxed advertisements from leading department stores like Lord & Taylor, Niemen-Marcus and Bonwit Teller, as well as many lesser known retailers. The variety of retailers who sold McCardell's designs shows the extent of her popularity.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Advertisements, 1928-1956
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2.1 · folder · 1928-1956
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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 Frocks she designed.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2.13 · folder · 1955-1956
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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 featuring works of artists like Picasso and Chagall. McCardell designed a resort ensemble with Dufy's print.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2.10 · folder · 1949
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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 designed a summer ensemble to reflect the design aesthetic of the car and the life style that goes with it.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2.11 · folder · 1950-1951
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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 jersey dresses.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.2.12 · folder · 1952-1954
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

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 designers Clare Potter and Lilly Dache', among others.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
US NNFIT SC.38.2.4.3 · folder · 1940-1951
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains personal and corporate correspondence, where appropriate original newspaper clippings are attached. Also in the folder an original Western Union telegram from 1946 congratulating her for winning the Fashion Trades Poll as best sportswear designer of the year.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958
Photographs, 1938-1943
US NNFIT SC.38.2.7.2 · folder · 1938-1943
Part of Claire McCardell collection, 1927-1975

This folder contains photographs of McCardell's designs, several of them have relevant newspaper clippings attached. Also in the folder are pictures of McCardell receiving the Mademoiselle Merit Award, 1943.

McCardell, Claire, 1905-1958