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[professorpski]

Betwixt and Between: Sub-Teens & Slacks: Simplicity 4540

Separates were an idea that had been around for a while, at least to the days of the shirtwaist around 1900, and were made even more popular by Claire McCardell in the 1950s. McCardell liked to have separates made in the same fabric to look like dresses as you see in the print and the plaid skirts and blouses here in the top row. McCardell like a covered-up top and a bare top which went with the same skirt, while many others realized harmonizing coordinates simply made it easier to get dressed.

This patterns dates to the early 1960s and shows us how a moment in time and in the life cycle could get dressed. Slacks on women were for informal occasions, like resort wear or dirty work, although women began wearing fancy silk slacks around the house for informal entertaining during the 1950s. On girls--and these patterns were for 8-14 sub-teen sizes--slacks were for play time or at-home time. By the late 1960s, pants on women were for every occasion, despite the protests of conservative dresses. But here you can see there was still a level of formality, or perhaps we should say of a level of harmony expected, as these coordinates were made of the same fabrics as the skirts or the vest. The days of a pair of jeans with any kind of top were still in the future.

The skirt is a simple rectangle with pleats at the waistline and both the skirt and the pants close with a zipper. The vest is lined to the edge, and buttons closed. Notice the collared blouse has cuffs as well. Cottons are recommended, but so are linens, silks, and even lightweight woolens for cooler months. These garments took a fair amount of sewing effort and ability. Maybe possessed by the sub-teen herself, but more likely by her mother or some older relative.

Notice this isn't really all that different from the capsule wardrobe that got invented in the 1940s and keeps getting rediscovered as something new about every 15 years or so. There is something persistently appealing about an easy, but polished way to get dressed.

[fashionbooksmilano]

In America

A Lexicon of Fashion

Andrew Bolton and Amanda Garfinkel with Jessica Regan and Stephanie Kramer   Photographs by Amma-Marie Kellen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2022, 257 pages, Hardcover,    24.77 x  31.12 cm, ISBN  978-1588397348

euro 53,00

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A new glossary of American fashion explores the expressive qualities of works by pioneering designers, who established the nation’s style, and the up-and-coming designers shaping its future.

In America: A Lexicon of Fashion presents a modern vocabulary of American dress that emphasizes emotions while not discounting the simple, practical, and egalitarian character that has traditionally separated American ready-to-wear from European haute couture. Stunning new photography showcases over 100 garments from the 1940s to the present that offer a timely new perspective on the diverse and multifaceted nature of American fashion.

The catalogue features works that display qualities such as belonging, comfort, desire, exuberance, fellowship, joy, nostalgia, optimism, reverence, spontaneity, strength, and sweetness by well-known designers and emerging creatives, including:

Gilbert #Adrian, Geoffrey Beene, Thom Browne, Bonnie Cashin, Willy Chavarria, Olivia Cheng, Telfar Clemens, #OscardelaRenta, Colm Dillane, #Perry Ellis,        Tremaine Emory, #TomFord, #RudiGernreich, #Halston, Elizabeth Hawes, #CarolinaHerrera, Conner Ives, #CharlesJames, Kerby Jean-Raymond, #DonnaKaran, #CalvinKlein, Michael Kors, #RalphLauren, Vera Maxwell, #ClaireMcCardell,Norman Norell ,Heron Preston, Christopher John Rogers, Raul Solís, Hillary Taymour, #DianevonFurstenberg, Vera Wang

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03/02/22

[eugenelacroix]

Reposted from @kyriaanda Louise Dahl-Wolfe McCardell suit, 1945 #louisedahlwolfe #vintagefashionphotography #clairemccardell#eugenelacroix1 @eugenelacroix1 #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CdqAYDnI4Zq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[palmbeachvintage]

Good morning Monday! Detail of a Claire McCardell by Townley cherry-red pleated jersey dress with a black leather, gold buckle belt from 1949. #monday #clairemccardell #townley #cherryred #nippedwaist #1949 #piratebelt #palmbeachvintage #antiquerowwpb https://www.instagram.com/p/B8tQeFLpzzO/?igshid=r7kiu7ogrte6

[coevavintage]

So simple and so elegant. Feeling inspired by this gorgeous evening dress by Claire McCardell from 1945! . . . #inspiration #coevavintage #vintagelove #vintageclairemccardell #ClaireMcCardell #onlinevintage #40sdress #style #slowfashion #selfexpression #vintagestyle #shopsustainable #vintageshopping  #sustainability #vancouvervintage #vintageshop #vintageseller #vancouver #vancity #smallbusiness #vintageVancouver #vintageonetsy #buylesschoosewell #etsyvintageseller #vintageetsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B1PUihLg8x1/?igshid=wmtc2ypa3hr5

[almaclara]

Claire McCardell designs (there’s a post on my blog FULL of her pieces.... search Claire McCardell on my website at FashionIllustrationTribe.com@and get free fashion design creative tools 🧰 when you subscribe! >>>>>>Stripes and Plaids will always help you understand clothing design and #Patternmaking/ #draping because woven plaids and stripes make the GRAINLINE (crossgrain and lengthrgrain) of the Fabric VISIBLE. This is like having an “X-ray” vision that shows you how the pattern pieces were laid out on the fabric, of you aren’t used to recognizing fabric grain, this will help you. To learn more about fabric grain, check out my IGTV tutorial! #fashioneducation #fashiondesigner #fashiondesign #fashionillustrator #fashionillustration #fashionsketches #fashiondrawing #plaid #clairemccardell https://www.instagram.com/p/B1G0YX5gNMB/?igshid=6gcq3a2rakel

[kaloogamagazine]

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! #AudreyHepburn - tonight we're kicking off our new series #AmericanStyle with an episode titled "From War Boots to Work Suits" that takes us through the 1940s and 50s - from World War II rationings, to the #bikini and #zootsuits to #ClaireMcCardell, the mother of American #sportswear - simple, clean lines, pantsuits, ballerina flats, casual jersey and denim. Americans also looked to Hollywood for the kind of lives they wanted to live. From material things like cars and homes that they could dream of to romantic adventures or simply a certain kind of attitude towards life. Think of Joan Crawford's powerful look with short hair and shoulder pads, Audrey Hepburn in a crisp white shirt and Capri pants or Marlon Brando in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' - and that's just the first episode! Tune in tonight on @CNN at 6p PT / 9p ET (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BslldmrHbzW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z0pje4rg4tq6

[thesinembargo]

Georgia O’Keefe: Art, Image, Style @peabodyessex #georgiaokeefe #peabodyessexmuseum #artandfashion #fashionhistory #ferragamo #emiliopucci #zoedesalle #clairemccardell #fashionblog #fashionjournal #fashiondiary #amenfashion #fashionstyledress #thesinembargo (at Peabody Essex Museum)

[lesfemmesvintage]

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Vogue in the 40's. 📰 #fashionflashback #voguemagazine #1940s #the40s #40sfashion #ww2 #era #20thcentury #fashion #vintage #ladieswear #therise of #american #sportswear and #couturier #adrian #charlesjames #mainbocher #valentina #clairemccardell #americandesigner #invogue #voguefashion #fashionhistory 📽 via @voguemagazine

[perfettamentechic]

Claire McCardell

Claire McCardell e la moda quotidiana. #clairemccardell #stilista #storiadellamoda #creatoredimoda #creatoredistile #moda #fashion #pretaporter #monasticdress #popoverdress #perfettamentechic

Claire McCardell è stata una stilista americana di abbigliamento prêt-à-porter del XX secolo. Le viene attribuita la creazione di abbigliamento sportivo americano. Claire era la maggiore di quattro figli nati da Eleanor e Adrian McCardell, senatore e presidente della Frederick County National Bank.  Affascinata dalla moda fin dalla giovane età, Claire si voleva trasferire a New York City per…

[professorpski]

Now through November 2023, you can learn more about McCardell at the Maryland Center for History and Culture in Baltimore. Click through to learn more about visiting this show on a wonderful American designer.

[fashionbooksmilano]

Ballerina

Fashion's Modern Muse

By Patricia Mears, Laura Jacobs, Jane Pritchard, Rosemary Harden, and Joel Lobenthal

Vendome Press, New York 2019,  288 pages,  250 color, b+w illustrations,   ISBN 978-0-86565-373-3

euro 75,00

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Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse is a revelatory, irresistible treat for dance aficionados and fashionistas alike. Couturiers such as #Balmain, #Balenciaga, #Chanel, #Schiaparelli, #CharlesJames, #Dior, and #YvesSaintLaurent designed ballet-inspired dresses and gowns, many featuring the boned bodices and voluminous tulle skirts of classical tutus. American ready-to-wear designers such as #ClaireMcCardell found inspiration in ballet leotards and other practice clothing, creating knitted separates, bathing suits, and wrap dresses.        Written by fashion and ballet experts, the book is illustrated with archival photography by such masters as #RichardAvedon, #EdwardSteichen, #IrvingPenn,#ManRay, and #CecilBeaton, along with newly commissioned photography of contemporary ballerinas wearing ballet-influenced couture.

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT) presents from  February 11 – April 18, 2020  Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse, the first large-scale exhibition to illustrate the profound and enduring influences of classical ballet and its most celebrated practitioners — ballerinas — on modern high fashion.

06/12/19

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[eugenelacroix]

Reposted from @ettienne_louis_boullee @allaboutfashionhistory Model Liz Benn in a gray swimsuit with polka dot scarf by Claire McCardell. Photographed by Serge Balkin, 1945.⁠ ⁠ ———————————————————————⁠ ⁠ La modelo Liz Benn con un traje de baño gris con fular rojo de lunares de Claire McCardell. Fotografiada por Serge Balkin, 1945.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ·⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #allaboutfashionhistory #fashionhistory #historiamoda #historiadelamoda #dresshistory #costumehistory #dresshistorylovers #1940s #1940sfashion #40s #beachstyle #vintagestyle #vintageinspiration #clairemccardell #fashiondesign #fashiondesigner #sergebalkin #fashionphotography #1940sinspiration #fashionicon #fashionhistoryblogger #historicalfashion #fashion #eugenelacroix1 #photography @eugenelacroix1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbVE2Hnxr9/?igshid=1go1vn9gj3v44

[rumorexmundis]

"Dal giorno in cui gli impressionisti liberarono la pittura, la pittura moderna basa tutta la sua struttura sui contrasti; invece che sottomettersi a un soggetto, il pittore crea un inserzione e mette il soggetto al servizi di fini puramente plastici..." Fernand Léger Mark Ahah, foto di Fernand Léger nel suo studio con la modella Anne Gunning, 1955, #20febbraio #storiadellarte #rumorart #arte #art #kunst #arthistory #historyofart #beniculturali #beniculturali30 #culturalheritage #fernandleger #markshaw #photography #colourphotography #photographyart #model #americanfashiondesigner #clairemccardell #contemporaryart #artistportrait #aforismi #aforismadelgiorno — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2tqMbQq

[palmbeachvintage]

If you’re visiting Palm Beach today, better bring one of these, sunny, rainy and windy January in so Florida. Don’t forget the family pearls! #evelyntripp #wearing #clairemccardell #photographedby #louisedahlwolfe #harpersbazaar #1955 #onthebeach #blackandwhite #parapluie #windbreak #chic #1950sstyle #itssaturday #palmbeachvintage https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LrLGNJ163/?igshid=gdywt2zyh9h1

[coevavintage]

So simple and so elegant. Feeling inspired by this gorgeous evening dress by Claire McCardell from 1945! . . . #inspiration #coevavintage #vintagelove #vintageclairemccardell #ClaireMcCardell #onlinevintage #40sdress #style #slowfashion #selfexpression #vintagestyle #shopsustainable #vintageshopping  #sustainability #vancouvervintage #vintageshop #vintageseller #vancouver #vancity #smallbusiness #vintageVancouver #vintageonetsy #buylesschoosewell #etsyvintageseller #vintageetsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B1PTgxWAP1Y/?igshid=1vdn9eme5ttke