Rudi Gernreich

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Taschen, 1999 - 254 pages
"One of the most original, prophetic and controversial American designers of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Rudi Gernreich (1922-1985), was fashion's bad boy and its oracle. The creator of the topless swimsuit and the thong, the see-through shirt and the "uni-sex" look, he infused Seventh Avenue with wit, intellect and the beauty of surprise. The Vienna born Gernreich left Austria in 1938, shortly after the Anschluss. As early as the 1950s, his innovative designs were causing a stir and by the 60s he had become both star and enfant terrible of the fashion world. This book documents Gernreich's career through William Claxton's acclaimed photography of Peggy Moffitt, Gernreich's favorite model and muse. Gernreich's work was rarely shown correctly in fashion bibles. His designs were considered too outrageous and were usually presented in a diluted manner. Augmenting Claxton's definitive studio work are shots of his earliest work and photographs by Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and David Bailey, among others."--from book jacket.

Table des matières

Section 1
1
Section 2
7
Section 3
53
Section 4
55
Section 5
62
Section 6
86
Section 7
93
Section 8
100
Section 9
105
Section 10
121
Section 11
130
Section 12
138
Section 13
141
Section 14
146
Section 15
171
Section 16
188

À propos de l'auteur (1999)

Acclaimed editorial and fashion photographer William Claxton is perhaps best known for his cool photographs of the LA and New York jazz scene beginning in the late 1940s. His publications include Jazz (1996), Claxography: The Art of Jazz Photography (1996), Young Chet (1999), and The Rudi Gernreich Book (1999).

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