WOMEN FASHION DESIGNERS - Lot 33

WOMEN FASHION DESIGNERS Press photo related to the exhibition “Three Women: Madeleine Vionnet, Claire McCardell, and Rei Kawakubo” at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, 1987. Photograph (of a swimsuit design by C. McCardell) by Louise Dahl-Wolfe (taken in 1945), 1987 RC print, captioned (dated label with photographer’s credit) and annotated on the reverse. 25 x 20.7 cm, including white borders. Note: Taken in 1945 by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, a leading figure in American fashion photography, this image features a design by Claire McCardell, a pioneer of modern and functional women’s fashion. Its inclusion in the 1987 New York exhibition underscores the designer’s major role in the history of 20th-century fashion.