Popover (dress)
Type of wrap dress designed by Claire McCardell in 1942
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]
A versatile wrap dress, it could be used as a bathing suit cover-up, house dress, dressing gown, or party dress.[3] It is iconic of the American Look and could be worn to entertain, to a party, or to cover up a swimsuit.[3]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- 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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