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Two-piece bathing suit

Claire McCardell, 1930

MEDIUMwool
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONCostume Institute
CULTUREAmerican
CREDIT LINEGift of Mildred T. Gilbert, 1976
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Claire McCardell

Claire McCardell revolutionized American fashion by creating chic, practical ready-to-wear, famously challenging a designer to create a dress for housework and cocktail parties.

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