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Indianapolis Museum Of Art To Exhibit Fifty Years Of Iconic Couture
Fashions by visionaries Rudi Gernreich and Jean-Paul Gaultier illustrate how some designers played with the notions of shape and construction, ... and more »
Fri, Dec 18 | from TAXI Design Network
Galerie Lelong Presents "Hélio Oiticica: Drawings, 1954-58"
Fashions by visionaries Rudi Gernreich and Jean-Paul Gaultier illustrate how some designers played with the notions of shape and construction, ... and more »
Fri, Dec 18 | from TAXI Design Network
Indianapolis Museum of Art to Exhibit Fifty Years of Iconic Couture in Spring 2010
Fashions by visionaries Rudi Gernreich and Jean-Paul Gaultier illustrate how some designers played with the notions of shape and construction, ...
Wed, Dec 16 | from Art Daily
THEATER REVIEW | 'THE TEMPERAMENTALS'
United States His principal collaborator was his lover at the time, Rudi Gernreich (Michael Urie), a Hollywood costume designer and Viennese Jew who had escaped the Holocaust and who, years later, would become famous as the creator of the topless bathing suit. ...
Fri, May 8 | from New York Times
It's Official: Models Look Good
United States There is Peggy Moffitt, the model whose impassive face and stylized posture added a compelling Kabuki element to her collaborations with provocateur designers like Rudi Gernreich (she modeled his famous “Topless” bathing suit in 1964). ...
Wed, Apr 29 | from New York Times
Model Peggy Moffitt: 'Memba Her?!
CA In the '60s, Peggy Moffitt became famous as a muse to late fashion designer Rudi Gernreich and for her trademark page-boy bob. Guess what she looks like now! 2. Second! *punches the punk who is first. JcPenney sucks. Dont shop there! 5. ...
Sun, Mar 22 | from TMZ.com
Archive
Suddenly feel like Carrie Bradshaw? That’s because you’re looking at the inside of her fictional soul, otherwise known as Archive. This online mecca for the best of the best in vintage and dead stock from the 1960’s - 1990’s is operated by Kerry Bonnell, former manager of an NYC boutique wi...
Mon, Nov 24 | from seedandsew.com
The topless bathing suit arrest
Rudi Gernreich was America's leading... it.truveo.com
Fri, Nov 21 | from it.truveo.com
Some Things In The SI Vault Should Stay There
NY - Nov 17, 2008 Nonetheless I pay tribute to Rudi Gernreich, the designer of the thong; he was also creator of the topless bathing suit a decade ago. Gernreich's topless ...
Mon, Nov 17 | from Deadspin
History of Costume Friday: The Bikini
But probably the most controversial style was Rudi Gernreich’s monokini introduced in 1964. Thin straps were connected to the bottom brief leaving the torso completely exposed. Women were actually arrested on beaches for wearing it. ...
Fri, Nov 14 | from Fashion Indie
Resurrection Recap
Rudi Gernreich Wool Topless Monokini, 1964. Sold for $2075. Gernreich is hailed as one of the most controversial and original American designers of this era, and was famous for being the first to create a topless swimsuit, ...
Sat, Nov 1 | from Market Publique
Patricia Faure: 1928 - 2008
included a shot of Peggy Moffitt and Bill Claxton sailing in the '50s, a 1958 group portrait of the Ferus Gallery stable recently made familiar in the documentary The Cool School, a 1970 shot for Rudi Gernreich’s UNISEX ...
Mon, Oct 27 | from LA Weekly Play
Photographer William Claxton Dead at 80
Photographer William Claxton (pictured at left) died from complications of congestive heart failure on Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 80. Best known for his photographs of jazz musicians such as Chet Baker and Duke Ellington, Pasadena-born Claxton also took iconic fashion photo...
Tue, Oct 14 | from mediabistro.com
Stuff Fashion People Like #21 Gay Fashion Designers
Marc Jacobs Thom Browne Michael Kors Alber Elbaz Sir Norman Hartnell Christian Dior Rudi Gernreich Sir Hardy Amies Yves Saint Laurent Valentino Garavani Roy Halston Frowick Calvin Klein Gianni Versace Giorgio Armani Perry Ellis Willi ...
Wed, Apr 30 | from Fashion Indie
New York: The Metropolitan Museum -blog.mode: addressing fashion ...
circa 1986 including Madeleine homage; looks from Spring 2010 collections for fashion insiders; anything by Rudi Gernreich, even knock-offs; Liquid Sky languidness; or Diane Pernet Killed Iceland Fashion Week tees all night long. ...
Tue, Mar 18 | from Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion
Patt Morrison: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint By Buying Vintage
A Chanel pearl torsade, a 1960s Rudi Gernreich knit suit -- he invented the topless swimsuit -- 1950s beaded cashmere sweaters and I. Miller shoes, an original Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress, 1970s Bottega Veneta lizard platform shoes, a Bonnie Cashin leather coat, an early Judith Lei...
Wed, May 30 | from Huffington Post
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