Avery Trufelman

She always put her closures on the side or in the front.

So women could dress themselves, which is like, duh.

But back in Claire's time, a lot of dresses required someone else to zip you up or button you in.

Claire was a real advocate for independent living.

She herself lived alone until she was 37, which is like shockingly late in her time.

She married very late.

Marriage wasn't important to her.

And when Claire did eventually marry, it wasn't a traditional marriage by any measure.

Really?

Yeah.

His first marriage had been to an heiress, so he had long since stopped working, even when he did not get a payout from his first wife's estate.

This was where Claire needed help.

She was secretly, painfully shy.

Claire was living a completely modern life in the 1940s.

She had these really strong convictions, and she macheted this new uncharted path with her comfortable, practical clothes that allowed women to be free.

Cue the villainous music.

Here comes Dior.

because they were getting cinched back in.

Christian Dior made extraordinary clothes.

I don't want to turn him into a cartoonish villain, but that guy really loved tiny, structured waists.