72.54.1

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Denim_31 72.54.1 (dress), 2007.63.7 (jumpsuit)

Denim_04 Left to right P92.25.3 (top and shorts), P91.55.4 (man's shirt), 85.174.2 (coordinates two sets), 85.62.2 (man's jeans), 74.44.17 (ladies jeans), 70.57.36 (denim blouse), 86.154.1 (skirt), 72.54.1 (dress and pot holder), 2007.63.7 (jumpsuit)

Object: Reproduction “Popover” dress and pot holder

Designer: Claire McCardell (1905 - 1958)

Date: 1972

Medium: Cotton denim

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Bessie Sustersic

Object number: 72.54.1

DescriptionCopy of Popover dress in blue denim: wrap coat dress with attached belt and quilted patch pocket; coordinating oven mitt in blue denim reversing to red and white cotton, quilted.

Label Text:Claire McCardell first designed her “Popover” dress in 1942. Made of denim, it was durable, easy to clean, and came complete with a matching oven-mitt, making it the perfect ensemble for affluent women to wear while tending to their households. The original design debuted in Harper’s Bazaar with the tag-line, “I’m doing my own work.” It was a huge success, and McCardell regularly featured the style in subsequent collections.

This set is a reproduction that was made in 1972.

In Collection(s)

1970s

Exhibitions:

Denim: Fashion’s Frontier