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Womens wear fashion designer. Considered to have pioneered many avant-garde features in his designs. The first to use cutouts and vinyl and plastic in clothes; designer of the thong bathing suit; introduced plastic, zippers, hardware as decoration. Furniture designer. Sports Illustrated Designer of the Year (1956), among many others. LGBTQ activist. | Womens wear fashion designer. Considered to have pioneered many avant-garde features in his designs. The first to use cutouts and vinyl and plastic in clothes; designer of the thong bathing suit; introduced plastic, zippers, hardware as decoration. Furniture designer. Sports Illustrated Designer of the Year (1956), among many others. LGBTQ activist. | ||
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==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 10 April 2019
Country
Austria
Birth - Death
1922 - 1985
Occupation
Fashion
Description
Womens wear fashion designer. Considered to have pioneered many avant-garde features in his designs. The first to use cutouts and vinyl and plastic in clothes; designer of the thong bathing suit; introduced plastic, zippers, hardware as decoration. Furniture designer. Sports Illustrated Designer of the Year (1956), among many others. LGBTQ activist.
