Claire mccardell biography
Claire mccardell biography
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Claire McCardell
American fashion designer (1905–1958)
Claire McCardell (May 24, 1905 – March 22, 1958) was an American fashion designer of ready-to-wear clothing in the twentieth century.
She is credited with the creation of American sportswear.[1]
Early life
McCardell was the eldest of four children born to Eleanor and Adrian McCardell in Frederick, Maryland. Adrian was a Maryland state senator and president of the Frederick County National Bank.[2] As a child, McCardell earned the nickname "Kick" for her ability to keep the boys from pushing her around.[3]
Fascinated by fashion from a young age, McCardell wanted to move to New York City to study fashion design at age 16.
Unwilling to send a teenager so far away, McCardell's father convinced her to enroll in the home economics program at Hood College instead. After two years of study in Maryland, McCardell moved to New York and enrolled in Parsons (then known as the New York School of Fin