We are pleased to announce a partnership with designer Tory Burch who has drawn inspiration from the Claire McCardell collection in our Fashion Archives, as well as McCardell's personal and professional correspondence in our research library. In a statement released this past weekend at New York Fashion Week, Tory Burch said: “Our Spring/Summer 2022 collection is inspired by Claire McCardell’s ingenuity and her legacy of American sportswear which revolutionized the way women dress. She discarded the rules of what women should wear, instead problem-solving for the reality of their lives. Her designs instilled a sense of freedom, encouraged self-expression and empowered women with a casual elegance that is as relevant today as it was in the late 1940s." Also, to support the preservation of Claire McCardell's legacy, we have partnered with Tory Burch to establish the Tory Burch Claire McCardell Fashion Fellowship at MCHC, with more news coming in spring 2022 about the fellowship. “T...