[DOC] [TLE] Rudi Gernreich - Wikipedia [PAR] Rudolf "Rudi" Gernreich (August 8, 1922  April 21, 1985) was an Austrian-born 
gay Jewish ... He was a four-time recipient of the Coty American Fashion Critics 
Award. ... When he was 12, Austrian designer Ladislaus Zcettel saw his sketches 
and offered Gernreich ... He also designed costumes for Lester Horton until 1952. [DOC] [TLE] Rudi Gernreich, misunderstood Fashion Prophet. | [PAR] Nov 25, 2012 ... Perhaps because of his geographic detachment from the centers of ... Some 
years later, he opened his own company G.R. Designs Inc. which ... He was 
awarded the prestigious Coty Award for American designers in 1960. ... made of 
white satin, and the topless bathing suit' named Monokini of 1964, which... [DOC] [TLE] Rudi Gernreich - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia - clothing, century ... [PAR] Rudi Gernreich, 1966 collection: ensemble in a cheetah print that includes coat, 
... 1975; cosmetics for Redken, 1976; also designed knitwear for Harmon 
Knitwear, ... Designer of the Year award, 1956; Wool Knit Association award, 
1960; Coty ... in his early swimwear designs of 1952 in which he eliminated the 
complicated... [DOC] [TLE] Rudi Gernreich - Revolvy [PAR] He was a four-time recipient of the Coty American Fashion Critics Award . ... 
Gernreich wanted his designs to be affordable and in 1966, he broke American 
fashion's .... Gernreich is most well known for his design of the first topless 
swimsuit, which he called the "Monokini". ... He won the Wool Knit Association 
award in 1960. [DOC] [TLE] Decades old, Gernreich's ideas still look fresh - philly-archives [PAR] Sep 23, 2001 ... So many fashion signatures of the 1960s turn out to bear Gernreich's ... Even 
women who didn't wear his designs inescapably wore clothes influenced by them
. ... which won Gernreich his second Coty Award - as well as clips from ... those 
who have only for the topless bathing suit, which he meant more as... [DOC] [TLE] Rudi Gernreich | Facebook [PAR] Some years later, he opened his own company G.R. Designs Inc. which became 
... He was awarded the prestigious Coty Award for American designers in 1960. 
... bathing suit of 1964, which reflected the new vogue for topless sunbathing. ... 
Magnus Hirschfeld and Leontine Sagan, he is known to have talked about it with
... [DOC] [TLE] Rudi Gernreich  currentdesigners [PAR] May 2, 2016 ... He purposefully used fashion design as a social statement to advance ... 
generally regarded as the most innovative and dynamic fashion of the 1960s. ... 
He was a four-time recipient of the Coty American Fashion Critics Award. ... He 
later told one of his favorite models, Leon Bing, about images of leather... [DOC] [TLE] FASHION | When the Future Was Ultramodern :: Visions from the ... [PAR] Oct 11, 2011 ... Also from LIFE, Dior's ostrich feather hoods, 1965: Space-Age hair for gorgeous 
girls. ... In the 1960s, Pan Am established a waiting list for future flights to the 
moon, ... Rudi Gernreich's shocking, revolutionary topless bathing suit (he .... The 
fashions in this short film won Rudi his second Coty Award and the... [DOC] [TLE] 1960s Hemlines - Up, Up & Away - the Fashion Spot [PAR] Sep 17, 2007 ... "Those show-offs who wear dresses up to their bottoms know nothing ... but even 
his critics grant that Rudi's topless was only an incident in his rapid rise ... Just 
four years ago, when Gernreich won his first Coty Award, Norman ..... Just this 
year, he also contracted to design silk signature scarves for Glentex... [DOC] [TLE] Encyclopedia of 19th &20th century fashion designers & retailers by ... [PAR] Apr 6, 2014 ... His popularity was immediate, and he influenced fashion changes with his 
opulent ... group also helps protect designs by copyrighting the designs that are 
registered with it. .... and, for the most daring, Rudi Gernreich's topless swimsuit. 
.... Connecticut Awards: Coty American Fashion Critic's Award, 1944. [DOC] [TLE] Bikini History [PAR] A

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