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Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free Business_Gift_Guide But before he can takeNamed one of The New York Timess 100 Notable Books of 2025 The riveting hidden history of Claire McCardell, the most influential fashion designer youve never heard of. Claire McCardell forever changed fashionand most importantly, the lives of women. She shattered cultural norms around womens 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