ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
The Design Genius Who Gave American Women Pockets
The New York Times Book Review
8 New Books We Recommend This Week: Claire McCardell is a New York Times Editors’ Choice
The New York Times
Claire McCardell Predicted Our Current Fashion Moment.
Elle
5 New Books to Celebrate Women Who Refused to Back Down
Oprah Daily
“Walking Alongside” American Designer Claire McCardell in New Book.
WWD
18 Must-Read Summer Books
W magazine
A century ago, this designer set women free. And gave them pockets.
The Washington Post
The Best New Books to Read: Claire McCardell
The New York Post
"Dickinson digs up buried treasure in this essential and inspiring account.”
Kirkus, starred review
The Designer Who Taught American Women How to Dress
Bloomberg Businessweek
24 Books Coming in June
The New York Times
“A terrific, well-written biography of an American original.”
Library Journal, starred review
“Dickinson illustrates how fashion served as a mirror for sociopolitical change…”
Publisher’s Weekly
How Clothing Designer Claire McCardell Changed Your Life:
A Q&A With Biographer Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
Baltimore Fishbowl
When American Fashion Struck Out on its Own
Financial Times
Georgia O’Keeffe and Claire McCardell
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
A City of Artists, Led by Artists, an interview with WYPR’s Ashley Sterner
On the Record
Baltimore author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson just picked up her second Baker Artist Award
The Baltimore Sun
Six Baltimore creatives win thousands as Baker Artist 2023 awardees
The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore Literary Whiz Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson Talks Writing
The Best Story I Read in a Lit Mag This Week: “Birthright” by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
Little Patuxent Review, Craft Essay
RADIO & PODCASTS:
The Visionary Designer Claire McCardell.
Booknotes, WBJC
“Claire McCardell, the Fashion Maven from Frederick, Maryland.”
Live on Midday with Tom Hall, WYPR
Women on Women: New book from Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
The Weekly Reader, on WYPR
Kick Back with one of our 2025 summer reading selections.
WGBH
TELEVISION AND DOCUMENTARY:
“Invitation au Voyage: Claire McCardell,” Arte, 2025
Interview about Claire McCardell, WJZ News, 2024
Maryland Center for History and Culture honors fashion pioneer Claire McCardell, WJZ News, 2023
ArtWorks, Baker Artist Awards Profile, Maryland Public Television, (22 minutes in), 2023
The Claire McCardell Project, The Frederick Art Club, 2019
Artworks, Mary Sawyers Baker Prize Profile, (starting at 14:14 minutes in), 2017
Reading “Danish Modern”, Little Patuxent Review, 2013
