Rudi Gernreich

Rudi Gernreich

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. Named the Sports Illustrated Designer of the Year (1956), among many other achievements. LGBTQ activist.

See Also

• Prominent Furniture Designers Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/Fr-Gu/Gernreich-Rudi.html
• http://agnautacouture.com/2012/11/25/rudi-gernreich-misunderstood-fashion-prophet/
• http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19671201,00.html

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