Claire McCardell

The Designer Who Set Women Free

First published 2025 · debut

Reception

Rave reviews. 4 of 7 critics gave a rave.

Rave 4 · Positive 3 · Mixed 0 · Pan 0

“Like her subject, Dickinson thrives on the limits of her craft”

The New York Times Book Review · Kate Bolick · Rave

2 more quotes

“Lively and psychologically astute … Dickinson offers a portrait of a revolutionary…and examining McCardell’s story helps expand our sense of what revolution can look like … Thoroughly researched.”

The Atlantic · Julia Turner · Rave
“Smart, insightful”

The Washington Post · Karen Heller · Positive

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, United States.

Simon & Schuster, 2025 · 336 pages

Full recordClose

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2025
Pages: 336
ISBN: 978-1-6680-4523-7
Editions: Simon & Schuster, 2025, 336 pages 978-1-6680-4523-7
Simon & Schuster, 2025, 336 pages 978-1-6680-4525-1
Author: Dickinson, Elizabeth Evitts
Statement: Claire McCardell : The Designer Who Set Women Free / Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson.
Records: Open Library

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Catalogue data checked 3 October 2026