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PreserveCastClaire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free with Elizabeth Evitts DickinsonToday we're joined by journalist and author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, talking about her critically-acclaimed book, Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free, which came out in June of 2025 from Simon & Schuster. Named a New York Times Editors’ Choice, an Amazon Editor’s pick for Best History, and a must-read book featured in Oprah Daily, The Atlantic, Elle, Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, and on NPR's All Things Considered, among many others, Dickinson’s first book has been hailed as an exceptional biography and an essential read that “puts the American fashion icon Claire McCardell back in the pantheon,” according to Kate Bolic...2025-08-1134 min
Dressed: The History of FashionClaire McCardell: The Girl Who Defied Dior, Part IIIn part-two of our 2022 exploration of the career of American fashion designer Claire McCardell, we discuss her work during WWII which yielded some of her most iconic designs.
For additional reading, check out Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson's recently released biography Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free (2025).
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Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-08-0832 minDressed: The History of FashionClaire McCardell: The Girl Who Defied Dior, Part ICalled the "designer's designer," Claire McCardell turned the American fashion industry on its head starting in the 1930s with her fresh modern take on sportswear. This week we examine her career and legacy in a two-part episode from 2022.
For additional reading, check out Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson's recently released biography Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free (2025)
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Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network...2025-08-0639 min
Women Designers You Should Know047. Claire McCardell: Inventor of Casual Fashion (w/ Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson)Discover the untold story of Claire McCardell, the woman who invented casual wear, defied Dior, and changed the way American women dress (with insight from author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, who finally put her name back on the label).Buy the Book: Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free_______Support this podcast with a small donation: Buy Me A CoffeeThis show is powered by branding and design studio Nice PeopleJoin this podcast and the Patreon community: patreon.com/womendesignersyoushouldknowHave a 1:1 mentor call with Amber Asay: intro.co/a...2025-08-0556 min
NPR's Book of the DayNew biographies look at the careers of designers Claire McCardell and Virgil AblohTwo new books look at the lives and careers of designers who revolutionized American fashion. First, Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson is out with Claire McCardell, a biography of a lesser-known designer who radically changed the way we think about women's clothing. In today's episode, Dickinson speaks with NPR's Andrew Limbong about the history of pockets and the psychology of what we wear. Then, Robin Givhan joins NPR's Michel Martin to discuss Make It Ours, her new cultural history of Virgil Abloh. They discuss how Abloh redefined luxury fashion, despite beginning his career as an industry outsider.To listen to...2025-07-1821 min
Slate CultureSorry, Straight White Male Novelist EditionOn this week’s show, Julia and Dana are joined by June Thomas for a decidedly feminist discussion. They start with Sorry, Baby, the debut feature from writer, director, and actor Eva Victor, about a young academic’s life after a terrible trauma. The panel debates whether the film— which was a Sundance hit for A24 — is a tart, surprising traumedy or a frustratingly evasive experiment.
Next, they get into Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, the HBO documentary about the pioneering feminist magazine. Finally, they take up a recent New York Times piece to determine whether the stra...2025-07-091h 02
Slate Daily FeedSorry, Straight White Male Novelist EditionOn this week’s show, Julia and Dana are joined by June Thomas for a decidedly feminist discussion. They start with Sorry, Baby, the debut feature from writer, director, and actor Eva Victor, about a young academic’s life after a terrible trauma. The panel debates whether the film— which was a Sundance hit for A24 — is a tart, surprising traumedy or a frustratingly evasive experiment.
Next, they get into Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, the HBO documentary about the pioneering feminist magazine. Finally, they take up a recent New York Times piece to determine whether the stra...2025-07-091h 02
Culture GabfestSorry, Straight White Male Novelist EditionOn this week’s show, Julia and Dana are joined by June Thomas for a decidedly feminist discussion. They start with Sorry, Baby, the debut feature from writer, director, and actor Eva Victor, about a young academic’s life after a terrible trauma. The panel debates whether the film— which was a Sundance hit for A24 — is a tart, surprising traumedy or a frustratingly evasive experiment.
Next, they get into Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, the HBO documentary about the pioneering feminist magazine. Finally, they take up a recent New York Times piece to determine whether the stra...2025-07-091h 00
The Weekly ReaderWomen on Women: new books from Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson and Sophie GilbertInfluential women in the world of fashion and pop culture get the credit, and scrutiny, they deserve.2025-06-1803 min
MiddayClaire McCardell, the fashion maven from Frederick, MarylandClaire McCardell, a Frederick native, was one of the 20th century’s most influential fashion designers. But few know her story.
Now, McCardell is the subject of an exhibition at the Maryland Center for History and Culture, and a new book by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free.
Dickinson joins Midday to discuss her book, which is out today. She is an award-winning author whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper’s, The Washington Post Magazine, and many other publications.2025-06-1723 min
Step Inside: This Award-Winning Full Audiobook For Thriller Fans.Claire McCardell by Elizabeth Evitts DickinsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/73232to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Claire McCardell
Author: Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
Narrator: Marni Penning
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
Release date: 06-17-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Art & Literature
Publisher's Summary:
Claire McCardell shattered cultural norms around women’s clothes, and today much of what we wear traces back to her ingenious, rebellious mind. McCardell invented ballet flats and mix-and-match separates, and she introduced wrap dresses, hoodies, leggings, denim, and more into womenswear. She tossed out corsets in favor of a comfortably elegant look and insisted on pockets, even as male de...2025-06-1710h 32
On The Record'A city of artists, led by artists': Baker Artist Awards honor creative talentBaltimore is a city of artists. And every year, the “William G Baker Jr. Memorial Fund” invests in artists AND arts institutions to help support their creative endeavors. It’s the largest private dedicated funder of the arts in the Baltimore Region.
We speak with David London, the new director of the Baker Fund Grants Program, and Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, who received the 2023 Mary Sawyers Imboden Prize for her work in the literary arts. Learn more about Dickinson's forthcoming book on fashion designer Claire McCardell.
If you’re an artist, you have until 5pm this coming Monday, January 27th, to create o...2025-01-2211 min
The Inner Loop RadioGhosts and Goblins with Elizabeth Evitts DickinsonWith Halloween coming up, we discuss ghosts and goblins in writing, how they present themselves in fiction, and how they can be used to process our mortality. First released in October 2018, Journalist Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson tells us about The Woman Who Invented Forensic Training with Dollhouses and reads from her New Yorker article. No tricks this episode, but we have a special treat with Dan Knowlton and Kate Heller!2023-10-0227 min
The Inner Loop Radio: A Creative Writing PodcastGhosts and Goblins with Elizabeth Evitts DickinsonWith Halloween coming up, we discuss ghosts and goblins in writing, how they present themselves in fiction, and how they can be used to process our mortality. First released in October 2018, Journalist Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson tells us about The Woman Who Invented Forensic Training with Dollhouses and reads from her New Yorker article. No tricks this episode, but we have a special treat with Dan Knowlton and Kate Heller!2023-10-0227 min
The Harper’s PodcastYour Own DevicesAnyone who has cracked a smartphone screen or needed to replace a failing laptop battery knows the frustration that awaits. Devices that are vital to our daily lives are nearly impossible to fix ourselves, and manufacturer repairs are often so expensive that it makes more sense to trash it and buy a new one. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson joins web editor Violet Lucca to discuss her article in the March 2022 issue on the Right to Repair movement, which seeks to empower users to fix ailing devices rather than consign them to the trash heap. Dickinson and Lucca discuss the scope of...2022-02-2342 min
Pink Collar: A True Crime Podcast7. Women in Law Enforcement: Frances Glessner Lee & Georgia Hill RobinsonThis week, Rachel and Nathalie are back from a quick mental health break during quarantine. Instead of covering women who have committed crimes, we decided to change things up and talk about two incredible women that have had a positive impact on law enforcement. Rachel starts off describing one of Frances Glessner Lee’s crime scene nutshells (follow this link for an interactive experience http://www.deathindiorama.com/kitchen.html). Lee created mini crime scenes to help train police officers learn how to investigate crime scenes. Nathalie covers the story of Georgia Ann Robinson, the first black woman appointed to...2020-05-2140 min
The Inner Loop Radio: A Creative Writing PodcastMonsters, Ghosts, and Grief with Elizabeth Evitts DickinsonWith Halloween on the horizon and the 200th Anniversary of Frankenstein this month, we discuss monsters, ghosts, and grief in writing. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson joins us to explore how ghosts present themselves in our writing, and how writing can be a way to work through grief and death. No tricks this episode, but we have a special treat with Dan Knowlton and Kate Heller!2018-10-1752 min
Hey BaltimoreHey Elizabeth Evitts DickinsonLocal journalist and Baker Award-winning author, Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, takes us into the bizarre world of a millionaire heiress who used dolls to develop the field of forensic science. We also talk about being a writer in Baltimore, the supportive community, and how she's building a national profile from coffee shops in Hampden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-10-3021 min
Fiction Is FirstThe Second Fiction Is First House Show (Finally)Recorded as the winter slowly, angrily, just barely came to an end, here now is the Second Fiction is First House Show. Present in this compact package are songs from Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith, non-fiction by Michelle Dwyer, and fiction by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson and Ben Forstenzer. I mean, come on, this is everything you…2016-10-2504 minFiction Is FirstA Storyview: Notes From A Suicide, by Elizabeth Evitts DickinsonThe mystery of life and the mystery of death are close relatives. Maybe they are mothers and sons, maybe grandmothers and granddaughters. The only way to know is to look deeply. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson looks deeply and reads her essay “Notes From A Suicide.” Ben Forstenzer asks questions. A discussion ensues. We hope you enjoy…2015-06-1100 min