98.110.1

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Exoticism_22 Left to right 90.72.1 (pink dress), 98.137.1 (dress), 98.103.3 (romper), 73.110.10, 82.21.8 (hats case), 2000.119.2 (textile wall), 98.110.1 (dress), 79.10.24 (strapless dress), P88.3.15 (textile wall)

Object: Dress

Designer: Claire McCardell (1905 - 1958)

Designer: Nina Lewin

Manufacturer: Everfast Fabrics

Date: 1952

Medium: Multicolor cotton

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Gerta Harriton

Object number: 98.110.1

DescriptionDress in South American inspired cotton fabric with varied solid and patterned stripes in purple, red, pink, gold and green; bias cut with deep-V F&B neck, long dolman sleeves puffed at cap, calf-length flared skirt

Label Text:The fabric used for this dress was titled "Serape," after the Latin American shawl of the same name. McCardell cut the fabric on an angle and matched the stripes to create a bold design that emphasizes the small waist and full skirt.

In Collection(s)

1950s

Exhibitions:

Exoticism
Claire McCardell and the American Look
The Women of Harper's Bazaar, 1936-1958