Rudi Gernreich

Closet Doors Were Shut Tight, but Some Guys Oiled the Hinges

source: New York Times

 United States The play revolves around two closeted professionals who lived in Los Angeles in the mid-20th century, Harry Hay, a teacher and labor advocate (played by Thomas Jay Ryan) and Rudi Gernreich, a fashion designer (Michael Urie, of abc's “Ugly Betty”). ...

Published Tue, Jun 16

Bikini swimsuit

source: gamekyo

 France This style of swimsuit is accredited to the American fashion designer Rudi Gernreich who, in 1964, brought it to popularity and is said to have first used the term, monokini. Monokinis are only for the most daring of women and for those beaches where ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

Rodarte sisters inspired by birds

source: CBS News

 CA Dresses are 'hard' to wear for Laura, and Kate says their goal is not to wear the latest pieces but change the shape of American fashion. People think American fashion is all about sportswear and the bland, but if you look back to Gernreich and Adrian, ...

Published Fri, Jun 12

Rodarte inspired by birds

source: MSN Singapore

She told Britain's Independent newspaper: 'People think American fashion is all about sportswear and the bland, but if you look back to Gernreich and Adrian ... and more »

Published Thu, Jun 11

Rodarte: California dreamers put B-movies before business

source: Times Online

 UK Yet by the time the family moved to Pasadena, not far from LA, the fashion virus had taken root. They drew, they sewed, they nursed a passion for the designs of Rudi Gernreich (creator of the topless swimsuit) and Adrian, the costume designer. ...

Published Wed, Jun 10

The Temperamentals Resumes Performances Off-Broadway June 10

source: Playbill.com

The new play tells the story of two men, "the communist Harry Hay and the young Viennese refugee and designer Rudi Gernreich, weaving together the personal ... and more »

Published Tue, Jun 9

We celebrate underwear styles as Lycra hits 50

source: Glasgow Daily Record

 UK The thong is thought to have first emerged in 1939, after NewYork major Fiorello LaGuardia urged the city's erotic dancers to cover up. Then in 1946, Jacques Heim's and Louis Réard's original bikini featured a thong. Designer Rudi Gernreich is credited ...

Published Sat, May 16

Applause by David A. Rosenberg

source: Wilton Villager

 CT Though married and with children, Hay was having an affair with up-and-coming designer Rudi Gernreich who became so famous for the women's topless bathing suit that he landed on the front cover of Time magazine. A Jewish refugee from Austria, ...

Published Sat, May 9