Popover (dress)
Popover is a type of dress originally designed by Claire McCardell in 1942.[1] The outfit type became the basis for a variety of wrap-around dresses.[2] It was created as a response to a Harper's Bazaar challenge to create something fashionable one could wear to clean the house and then, wear to a cocktail party. The simple grey dress came with a matching potholder that fit into the dress pocket.[3] The "Popover Dress" sold for $6.95[4] and more than 75,000 were sold in the first season alone.[5] These dresses became a staple of McCardell collections and over time, Claire McCardell made versions in different lengths and fabrics.[6] The "Popover Dress" received a citation from the American Fashion Critics Association and in 1943, McCardell won a Coty Award.[7]
A versatile wrap dress, the popover dress could be used as a bathing suit cover-up, house dress, dressing gown, or party dress.[8] It is iconic of the American Look.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pop-over". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Polan, Brenda; Tredre, Roger (2009). The great fashion designers (English ed.). Oxford: Berg Publishers. p. 93. ISBN 9780857851758.
- ^ Gunn, Tim; Calhoun, Ada (3 September 2013). Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781451643862.
- ^ White, Constance C. R. (17 November 1998). "Celebrating Claire McCardell". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Claire McCardell, MSA SC 3520-13581". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "The Museum at FIT - Online Collections". fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Thoroughly modern McCardell Designer: Frederick native Claire McCardell started a fashion revolution in the 1930s. Now, her legacy is being celebrated in a book, a gallery and a retrospective show". 4 October 1998. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Claire McCardell: "Popover" dress (C.I.45.71.2ab) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History" The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. 14 Nov 2009.
Further reading
[edit]- Works of art MET Museum for an example of the dress.
- The 1940s by Robert Sickels pages 88, 238
- The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits: Depression and Wartime Fashions by Alison Behnke pages 45, 54
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