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Navy blue and brown striped floor length dress with diagonally striped crossover bodice and ful…
evening dress
Navy blue and brown striped floor length dress with diagonally striped crossover bodice and ful…
Evening dress
Designer (1905 - 1958)
Brand (American, 1929 - 1976)
1949-1950
Silk/cotton faille and brass
USA
Gift of Kristin Moehlmann
Object number98.99.1
Claire McCardell’s famous “popover” debuted in 1942 “as a wartime Victory Garden cover-up,” she said, “[and] moved into the house when servantless living arrived.” In post-war suburbia, the housewife’s many domestic responsibilities required clothing that was versatile yet fashionable. By the early 1950s, the popover had “played its role as dress, coat, beach wrap or hostess dress.”
DescriptionEvening popover dress in navy blue and brown wide stripe silk / cotton faille; bias cut surplice bodice with high V-neck, short dolman sleeves, brass hooks and eyes at LS; long full skirt
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