c.1954 Claire McCardell Green & Pink Print Cotton Sun Dress w Belt designer-hardy-amies The patches are a combination

The patches are a combination of glossed pale pink leather

It is all hand finished and meticulously done

He won the Council of Fashion Designers of America New Talent award in 1993

This outfit is so easy to wear and feels fantastic once on

Skirt: 30" from waist seam to bottom hem at the back

c.1954 Claire McCardell Green & Pink Print Cotton Sun Dress w Belt designer-hardy-amies The patches are a combinationClaire McCardell is remembered as a being a true pioneer of American fashion. She was one of the most influential women's sportswear designers of the twentieth century. She studied at Parsons and worked as a fit model before a series of small jobs in fashion. in 1929 McCardell landed a job as a design assistant to Robert Turk, an independent designer and dressmaker. It was he that took her along with him when he became the chief designer at Townley