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THE RUDI GERNREICH BOOK |
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1965, beige and black wool "Ringo" suit And nothing, of course, is more limited than freedom. It's the razor's edge, a hairline, the skin of a tooth. It's beauty, but beauty is always ugly at first. It's sex appeal, but sex appeal is always austere. It's art, but minor, not major. " On June 30, 1967, Gernreich's fashion art became major in the sense that he was elevated to the Fashion Hall of Fame by the Coty American Fashion Critics-the highest award of that time-and received his honor later that year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also received this kudo from the New York Times: "Virtually everything starting in American fashion appears to have been done first by the 44-year-old, Vienna-born and California-based designer. Best known for the only fad that didn't sell -- his topless bathing suit -- Mr. Gernreich has always had a way of anticipating trends. He is famous for taking things off-or out-of clothes, beginning with an unlined knitted swimsuit 15 years ago and continuing through transparent or cutout dresses in recent seasons. "
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