Summary of Claire McCardell's What Shall I Wear?

By IRB Media

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#1 What is fashion. I love it, and I want to keep trying to find out what it is. And I want to wear what I love.

#2 What you do with Fashion is Fashion. The right proportion, this much red, this much white, this much blue; it makes flags and well-dressed women.

#3 If your maiden aunt finds a ladybug on the lapel of your suit unamusing, don’t blame the maiden aunt. Blame yourself.

#4 If your maiden aunt finds a ladybug on the lapel of your suit unamusing, don’t blame the maiden aunt. Blame yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350001662

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Insights on Claire McCardell's What Shall I Wear

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Fashion is a form of art. It is meant to be fun, and it is meant to be lived in. It is not meant to be taken too seriously. It is made for real women, not for pedestals.

#2

You can't look up the rules of Fashion in a dictionary. The right proportion, this much red, this much white, this much blue; it makes flags and well-dressed women. You can't learn it from a book.

#3

Fashion is a form of art that uses visual elements to create a sense of dash and whim. It is important to understand that people without a sense of fun, dash, and whim may misunderstand Fashion.

#4

Fashion is constantly changing. It puts in shoulder pads, then takes them away. I never had as much fun as the year I ripped them all out. The excitement of one new idea often brings your entire wardrobe into line.

#5

I am a woman, a designer, and a hostess. I