Popover (dress) explained

Popover is a type of dress originally designed by Claire McCardell in 1942.^[1] The outfit type became the basis for a variety of wrap-around dresses.^[2]

A versatile wrap dress, it could be used as a bathing suit cover-up, house dress, dressing gown, or party dress.^[3] It is iconic of the American Look and could be worn to entertain, to a party, or to cover up a swimsuit.^[3]

Further reading

• Works of art MET Museum for an example of the dress.
• The 1940s by Robert Sickels pages 88, 238
• The Little Black Dress and Zoot Suits

Depression and Wartime Fashions by Alison Behnke pages 45, 54

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pop-over . 2022-06-02 . www.metmuseum.org.
2. Book: Polan, Brenda. The great fashion designers. 2009. Berg Publishers. Oxford. 9780857851758. 93. registration. English. Tredre, Roger .
3. "Claire McCardell: "Popover" dress (C.I.45.71.2ab) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History" The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. 14 Nov 2009.