Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free - Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson NEST Filson Zip-Top Tote Bag and the traditional four-pocket front

and the traditional four-pocket front

it makes for a killer pair of tassel loafers

and not much else

a midi hemline and a clean A-line drape — the kind of simplicity that plays well with really fun shoes or earrings

Made in Washington using the traditional lost-wax casting method

Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free - Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson NEST Filson Zip-Top Tote Bag and the traditional four-pocket frontClaire McCardell was a force in women's 20th century fashion (we have her to thank for corsets going out of style, introducing wrap dresses, the invention of the ballet flat just to name a few!) "Filled with personal drama and industry secrets, this story reveals how Claire McCardell built an empire at a time when women rarely made the upper echelons of business. At its core, hers is a story about our right to choose how we dressand our right to