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McCardell, Claire (1905–1958)| US fashion designer. She graduated from Parsons School of Design, and in a long career with Townley Frocks (1932–58) she revolutionized US fashion with her casual and comfortable women's clothes, achieving a popular name and recognition then rare for American fashion designers. Her innovations included separates, the wrap-and-tie ‘popover’ housedress and swimsuit, the leotard, and a widespread use of wool jersey and cotton. McCardell was born in Frederick, Maryland. |
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