According to “The Rudi Gernreich Book” (1991 ... “If you are wearing a fashion that does not have a top as part of its design and hold your arms over your bosom, you’re going along ...

The design’s influence would extend far beyond California’s beaches; to this day, Gernreich is considered the modern thong ... his clothing also combined art and fashion, with shapes, prints and ...

Peggy Moffitt, the L.A. fashion model whose Harlequin-like ... As the muse of avant-garde designer Rudi Gernreich, she helped convey the futuristic themes of his collections with her ...

renowned for her role as model and muse to the revolutionary designer Rudi Gernreich. “We thought, What would be better than to have a one hundred percent American auction?” Taylor says.