2025 Wicker Endowment Lecture with Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson

Discover the riveting hidden history of Claire McCardell, the most influential fashion designer you’ve never heard of.

Join us for an evening with award-winning writer Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson as we explore her new book, Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free. She will share how fashion innovator Claire McCardell popularized comfort and practicality in women’s wear with zippers, pockets, ballet flats, and more. McCardell’s work reinvented American sportswear and set women free from the severe, hyper-feminized silhouette championed by male designers after World War II. Signing to follow with copies available to purchase from Scuppernong Books.

Free program, but spots are limited. Learn More and RSVP to reserve your spot.

This program is in partnership with UNC Greensboro Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies and supported by the John Floy Wicker Endowment Fund.